Chapter 97: Margaret

"She's a vixen, that girl Margaret. Still, with her body… wouldn't be that bad for your last night, I'd say!"

"In your dreams, George," a loud laughter was heard. "Remember the rumours about her only sleeping around with strong men? Well, she apparently forces the men who wish to court her into fighting with each other to find out who's the stronger one! If you want to sleep with her, you're going to need to cultivate a lot more, George!"

Claude drowned out the laughter that ensued after that last remark, turned around, and stared at the glass window of the shop he was standing next to. 

"Clan Head's daughter, huh..."

Claude tidied his face and his clothes as he viewed his reflection on the glass window. With the attire he was wearing now, he could certainly pass as being someone in his twenties. A smile appeared on Claude's face as he muttered to himself, "I guess I've found a way..."

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The public house of the city of Soderberg was in the centre of the main street, named 'Red Lion'.

Inside the public house were small a group of woman, who were sitting around a table and talking with each other. There were about eight women in the group, all of whom were exceptionally beautiful and fair skinned. Almost all of them were wearing tight and quite revealing clothes that accentuated their slim waists and voluptuous breasts. Together, they sat around with a glass of wine in each of their hands, and were chatting with each other, acting all giddy and giggling every now and then, and the men inside the public house were staring at these group of women as if they were looking at a group of goddesses, enamoured by their beauty.

At that very moment, one of the women suddenly shifted her gaze towards the man who was walking up to the bartender and ordering his alcohol, and immediately let out a surprised shout. "Oh my god! That seems to be Killian Grant, the wanderer known as the 'Monster Slayer' in the West!" 

Hearing this, the entire group of women became startled and immediately turned their heads and looked over at the big, muscular man with their mesmerizing eyes.

"My lord! It definitely is definitely Killian Grant! I had heard that he was arriving in Soderberg city, but I didn't know when!" One of the women who was wearing a blue dress said and the girl next to her nodded her head, agreeing with her words.

"That's right, I'm absolutely sure this person is Killian Grant. Look at his body! My oh my, he's exceptionally built. Looks like the rumours about him slaying monsters weren't exaggerated at all!" The woman with a monocle spoke out, licking her lips as she spoke and the rest of the women giggled along with her.

Another women spoke out softly, "I don't know about any monsters, but would he be able to take down the men inside this public house? You know, the one's who've been ogling us for the past few hours? I mean I don't know about you, but Jonas over there is pretty well built himself. In fact, I'd even go far as to say that he's a much better catch than Killian." She pointed at another muscular man who seemed to be in his twenties, who noticed the group of women staring at him and waved his hands at them with a smile. The woman who pointed at him waved her hand back and bit her lips.

"Did you seriously just compare Killian 'The Monster Slayer' Grant with Jonas Asher? No matter how strong and handsome he might be, he isn't a match for someone like Killian, who has defeated literal monsters. A pretty idiotic comparison, if you ask me.." The woman in the blue dress scoffed as she sipped her wine, and the woman with the monocle let out a short giggle, but instantly covered her mouth to hide it.

"Alright, calm down. Charlotte, you can try to seduce whoever you want, but first, we have to listen to who Margaret is interested in." At that moment, a calm looking lady opened her mouth. She continued, "What do you say, Margaret? Care to share your thoughts on whom you're interested in?" After she had finished speaking, the ladies stopped talking and shifted their gazes towards the woman who was at the front of the table. Out of all the ladies in the group, it was only she who could be considered to be the most beautiful, and her tight red dress that revealed her beautiful long legs were simply enhancing her beauty.

She was Margaret Flair, the Eldest daughter of the Azure Lion Clan Head, Bradley Flair. 

Although she was known to be an extremely beautiful dame, Margaret Flair was more famous for her many rendezvous with strong and powerful men at night time. However, this didn't matter to the men who were enchanted by her. Tall, mature, and beautiful like a rose, she was indeed gorgeous and charming enough to be the talk of any town. There were rumours that the clan head was fed up with Margaret, but he was forced to go along with her ways as she was his daughter.

"Hmm… Did you say that he's known as the 'Monster Slayer'?" She stared closely at Killian Grant, who in the middle of gulping down his drink, was secretly taking a glance at her table, with her narrowed eyes. After a few moments of silence, Margaret rolled her eyes and turned around to face her entourage, finally coming to a conclusion. "I don't think I'm interested in him. He looks desperate. As if he expects me to come to him first. I don't like that. If it was any other day, perhaps I'd be more enamoured by him, but unfortunately for him, today's not the day."

"What? Why, Margaret? I thought you would definitely go for the 'Monster Slayer'. He's surely the strongest one out of all of them," The girl who was wearing the blue dress looked shocked by Margaret's words, unable to believe her. She looked like her whole world had come crashing down.

"I told you, didn't I? She's more interested in Jonas. She can tell who's the stronger one," the girl who had been gushing about Jonas Asher spoke happily with a smug expression on her face, and the girl in the blue dress began pouting.

"I apologize, Alexandra. But I'm not interested in Jonas either," Margaret waved her hands as she let out a soft giggle, and she pointed her slim hands towards another table on the other side of the public house. "The one I'm interested in today is that young man over there."

"What? Him?" The two girls who were fighting with each other turned to look at the young man sitting on the other side of the room with confused gazes. "He is definitely handsome, and does appear to be well built, but I just don't understand how you can pick that young man over Jonas and Killian. Why are you interested in him, Margaret?"

Margaret replied with a sexy smile, "Because, I have a feeling that he's stronger than the both of them. At least, that's what my instincts tell me."

"I apologize for my rudeness, Margaret, but I do not trust your instincts today." The girl in the blue dress, Charlotte, said with a determined expression, and Alexandra nodded her head, siding with Charlotte.

Hearing that, Margaret let out a giggle and she stared at the young man across the room with a seductive expression. "Well then, why don't we find out whether I'm wrong or not?"

After finishing her words, Margaret slowly stood up, immediately attracting the gazes of all the guys in the public house, who began murmuring amongst themselves as she walked past them. 

Margaret knew that they were looking at her as a sexual object, but she didn't care. She was used to these gazes. She walked past both Jonas and Killian, who had turned around after seeing Margaret walk towards them, and sat down next to the young man who was sitting near the corner of the room with a glass of alcohol in his hands.

"I'm Margaret," she said with a smile, and the youth turned his gaze towards her. She studied the young man's face for a moment before adding, "I apologize if I interrupted your evening." 

"It's alright, I'm always delighted to have my evening interrupted by beautiful women." The young man said as a charming smile spread across his face, and Margaret let out a short giggle that only enhanced her beauty. "Does that mean you're interested in me?"

"Who wouldn't be interested in a beautiful girl like yourself?" the man responded quickly. "I'm Claude."

"Are you meeting someone, Claude?" She asked as she gently placed her hands on his. 

"Not anymore, I guess." Claude replied, and Margaret had a sexy smile in response.

They chatted for a few more minutes before Claude said, "You want to get out of this place?"

Margaret smiled at him. "I would love to, but my ex-boyfriends have been stalking me all day, and I'm afraid I'll get stopped by them if I try to leave with a guy. They both are really obsessive."

Claude asked, "I can deal with them if you want. Where are they?"

Margaret licked her lips as she turned her head and pointed at Jonas and Killian, who immediately turned away, afraid that Margaret would notice them ogling at her. "It's those two."