It was only two in the afternoon, while Shade's appointment with Miss Reinhart was at dusk, so he was in no hurry to head to Kael-Todd Town. He took the well-behaved cat out onto the street, saw that light snow was falling, and suddenly remembered something he had yet to do:
"I forgot to tell Mr. Mortis that I found his friend."
Shade did not know exactly what sort of work that "Mr. Mortis" did, but not long after he brought Little Mia, disguised as an ugly little dog, to the Clock Tower Black Market, he saw the man in the clown mask hurry over.
Elder Harald did not mind Shade revealing the current situation of the "Magic Potion Merchant" to his friend. Besides, that Demon Sword had already come knocking, so there was no need to hide it. Thus, Shade told Mr. Mortis most of what had happened, merely emphasizing Elder Harald's role and downplaying his own:
"Anyway, he is in Kael-Todd Town now. Just ask any priest over there and you'll find out. I got hold of some valuable magic potion from out of town, and your friend should have woken up by now. Since you have time today, you can go see him."
The Low-Ring Arcanist hesitated for a moment:
"So the operation by the Church team in the city yesterday afternoon was because of what you did on the Snow Mountain?"
"I have to admit, that Demon Sword is extremely powerful. Although I'm a High-Ring Arcanist, I was seriously injured immediately after barely blocking one of its attacks. I'm not trying to raise the price, but this commission of yours is no easy matter."
Mr. Mortis then took out the two extra Lucky Coins he had prepared and handed them to Shade. At that point, Shade