They'd just arrived in Far North City, and someone was already looking for them?
Thor hurried downstairs and opened the door. "Hello, I'm Thor."
A white-haired old Wizard stood outside. His face was lined with wrinkles, and he looked like a hundred-year-old ordinary man.
He wore a gray, fleece-lined robe and had a kind smile on his face. His presence, too, was that of an ordinary man.
Thor frowned slightly as he sized him up, then asked hesitantly, "Lord Murphy...?"
The other man's smile brightened a little. "How did you figure that out?"
I guessed from the context, Thor thought.
Of course, he couldn't say that. Instead, he said, "My mentor has told me about you."
"He's mentioned me?" Murphy stroked his beard, then looked up and noticed Keli behind Thor. "Hello there. You're Thor's friend, I take it?"
Thor turned and beckoned Keli over. This Tier 4 Wizard was someone they had every reason to respect.
"Greetings, Lord Murphy. My name is Keli." Keli curtsied.
"Oh, I know you. You're the remarkable young lady who destroyed the Lost Corridor." Murphy was still smiling as he spoke about it. He showed no sign of taking Flim's side.
It seemed he didn't care at all that a Tier 2 Wizard had slighted the dignity of a Tier 4 Wizard.
After the greetings, Thor invited Murphy inside. But Murphy had come in person to invite them up to the Wall of Sighs.
"You've only just arrived, so I should let you rest first. But the Black Tide will come in less than a month, so I'd rather make the most of the time and talk with you properly."
"Of course. We should take care of business first."
Neither Thor nor Keli objected.
Murphy raised his cane and lightly tapped it against the