Reporting Upward (Part 2)

This was a spacious room, with thick carpets spread across the floor and expensive paintings hanging on the walls. Lavish decorations filled the entire room with a glittering golden splendor. The door was tightly shut, and two men sat inside, chatting.

"Want a drink?" Stet, a minor supervisor of the Adventurers' Guild, took a bottle from the cabinet, filled the two empty goblets before him, and handed one to Oman, who had come to inquire about something. Then he raised the other and took a sip.

The red liquid flowed gently over his tongue. As he savored it, he had to admit that it tasted quite good.

Oman took a sip, signaling that his cup was already nearly empty, then asked, "Stet, let's talk about this Giant Eagle Druid first. You know I came under the Count's orders to investigate his origins. I heard he completed missions as an adventurer, so you must have detailed records of his identity here. Could you help me look them up as soon as possible?"

Clearly, compared with wine tasting, Knight Oman was far more interested in his mission.

"No, no, no, Oman. That isn't how wine should be drunk." As he spoke, Stet leisurely took another sip of the red fruit wine. With the air of someone giving instruction, he set down his cup and refilled Oman's goblet. Red liquid soon rippled within it. Stet elegantly lifted his own cup in demonstration and took another sip.

"Come now, since you're here, and we haven't seen each other in years, let's have a proper drink first. We can talk about the Giant Eagle Druid after we finish." Stet smiled, his half-open eyes seeming to observe Oman's reaction.

Oman sighed inwardly. He knew that this fellow townsman, who had once been as down-and-out as himself,