Chapter 475: Service and Shared Drinks
In a dim corner of the tavern.
"Lord Kurt really is impressive." Mahama set down his cup and looked around.
As they walked from their lodgings, it had felt as though they were climbing a staircase of emotions, and the starting point had not been as low as they had imagined. By the time they reached this corner, the people in the tavern were still talking and laughing, though not as much as before.
Of course, the fine drink had something to do with that.
"An excellent god, an excellent lord with some rather distinctive ideas, and a wizard who stood out from the crowd and successfully advanced. By every measure, he's an excellent fellow."
Ruger smiled as he spoke and picked up the cup before him.
"Oh, right, and an excellent blacksmith too," Ruger added with a smile.
Mahama looked puzzled.
"But I believe that even if the eighteen-year-old Kurt from decades ago stood before your teacher, he wouldn't have been chosen as an apprentice. So, Mahama, you're the true genius recognized by that esteemed wizard, at least when it comes to the wizard's path." Holding his cup, Ruger teased him. "So, Your Excellency Mahama, who is every bit as excellent, would you explain exactly what you intend to do?"
Mahama responded to the teasing with complete candor.
"From childhood until now, my teacher is the only person who has ever considered me a genius."
He shrugged his broad shoulders as he spoke. The enormous black wooden cup looked like a little afternoon teacup in his hand.
Ruger quietly listened while savoring the tart bitterness in his cup.
"You've probably guessed that becoming a Demon Hunter Wizard, coming to the Endless Sea to gain experience, and looking for a strange fish called the