Tristana was already a mid-ranking cleric, and the two Nightwind Guards at her side were no pushovers either.
Besides, the West Wall district was dotted with Nightwind Family outposts. Wherever she went, a squad of family soldiers followed her. There was no need for Renato to waste his time accompanying her.
Apparently, two captains in the family army had already made overtures to her. As the youngest daughter and the Matron Mother's favorite, the little cleric now wielded vastly more power than before.
So over those two weeks, Renato had found a casual excuse to visit the Breath of Tonnigat tavern, where he completed three Gray Zone commissions and earned three thousand experience points.
His performance during the ambush on Molantro had caught the interest of quite a few nobles in the city. Word spread quickly through Sammoril's noble circles, and commissions poured in, piling up into a small mountain in Raven's hands.
The leader of the Iron Price mercenary company knew how to handle things, too. Apart from commissions that would take a long time to complete, she set aside all the quicker assassination jobs for Renato.
As it happened, Renato also wanted to use this opportunity to build his reputation among the nobles and make the name Black Blade more widely known. He sifted through the pile of commissions and selected three noble commissions that were relatively straightforward and offered a decent amount of experience.
Lying on the soft bed, Renato scanned the [Adventurer's Guide] panel.
Before he knew it, he had accumulated eleven thousand experience points, leaving him just nine thousand short of his next level.
At the current frequency and difficulty of his jobs, another six or seven commissions would give him enough.
Once his Resolve attribute reached eighteen, he would be able to activate the