Chapter 810: 807. Old Bristle-Wolf Family Affairs
In the main channel of the Gallop River, Lenikova Finless Porpoise, a Senior Mage of the Finless Porpoise Clan, drifted downstream inside a huge bubble of air. Inside the bubble was the younger daughter of Count Bristle-Wolf's family, Elinda Bristle-Wolf, who had just become a Court Baron.
Under Lenikova's control, the water's local current flowed especially fast. It took the two girls only a few hours to travel from near Night-Kirin City to the outskirts of White Wolf City. By the time the light of the Two Suns appeared in the river, they were already close to the forest's edge.
While Elinda made breakfast on the riverbank, Lenikova called upon the fish in the water to scout the area and search for the Count.
"Do you think my father will be all right?" Elinda felt her heart thumping wildly. "I have a bad feeling about that girl named Jessica, but she's only a Junior Knight. She couldn't do anything to my father."
"Heh. The hatred and schemes among humans are a hundred times more complicated than among Beastmen," Lenikova said, almost as if she were singing. "Gratitude, honor—they're just things you use to fool yourselves. Loyalty, benevolence—those are nothing but a lord putting on an act."
"Forget it!" Elinda shook her head, knowing there was no point trying to reason with a porpoise.
"Tsk, you'll understand soon enough. The ways of human nobles are all hypocritical and boring." Lenikova suddenly hauled herself onto the bank and sat beside Elinda, rubbing her pale body against the girl. "Only love is sincere, and worth singing about!"
Lenikova gazed at Elinda with deep affection and said tenderly, "Lady Knight, I know you love gossip, but you've never experienced the baptism of true love. Would you like