The Shatterplate War Chapter 51

The Shatterplate War Chapter 51

Kay walked into the Adventurer’s Guild and was quickly escorted up to the Guildmaster’s office to wait for her to be available. It only took a few minutes for someone to stick their heads out and greet him. He strode into the office, doing his best to look self-assured.

Technically I’m higher ranking than her, at least in my own damn city! But trying to look like an actual leader in front of someone who has hundreds of times the experience you do is a bit of a struggle. He thought to himself behind his poker face.

“Ah, Lord Kay, it’s nice to see you. Apologies for the wait; I had some paperwork to finish.”

“Nice to see you as well, Guildmaster Gemglass, and don’t worry about it. It was only a short while.” He took the seat she gestured for him to sit in.The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.

“What is it that I can do for you today?” She asked.

“Well... Hopefully, it’s not a problem and more of a set of circumstances, but if it is a problem, hopefully, we can come to an understanding about it.”

Gemglass’ smile dropped off her face, and she sat up completely straight in her chair. “Whatever she did, the Adventurer’s Guild is more than able to provide any recompense, and we’re ready to meet any conditions you might set to get her free. We’d also be happy to remove her from your territory once she’s in our custody.”

“... What?”

Lauren leaned in close and whispered, “She’s probably talking about Miss Hernandez, that armored figure from when you first met them that turned out to be the daughter of their founders?”

“What about her?” Kay whispered back, trying not to make eye contact with the Guildmaster, who was staring at them intently with worry in her eyes.

“Guard Commander Hunteo was complaining about her in your last meeting? The woman from the Adventurer’s Guild who keeps getting in fights but always gets away with it because she’s always defending herself?”

“Oh!” Kay exclaimed, “Her.” He shifted his attention back to Gemglass, “You don’t have to worry about her; she’s not in any trouble. I mean, my Guard, uh, the city Guard not my Blood Guard, they aren’t very happy with her, but she’s not actually broken any laws, so she’s not officially in any trouble.” He thought back to the meeting Lauren talked about, “We are officially requesting that she stop getting in so many fights, although apparently, she’s not been doing anything to provoke them, according to witnesses, so please have her do her best to avoid places where she’ll get in fights. Also, while her prompt payment of any and all fees is helpful, she really needs to stop damaging furniture and buildings when she’s defending herself.”

She tilted her head forward to acknowledge his point, “Oh, it very much is. As I said, the Adventurer’s Guild would very much like to make money in this new market that’s opening up. While we were founded on ideals of helping people, and I, along with many of my counterparts, still do try our best to bring those ideals to life, we are also a guild that exists to make money.”

Kay stood up from the chair. “While I will admit that I don’t entirely trust you or the rest of the Adventurer’s Guild, we also aren’t going to be kicking you out or hitting you with any punitive regulations unless you do something to deserve it. So as long as you behave, Avalon and the surrounding areas will be there for you to try and profit off of.”

Gemglass nodded once, “Thank you for that.”

Kay left after a few more pleasantries. “Right, that’s that part done. What else do I need to do today? I need to talk to Meten and Curcius about going after those Ancients, so that’s not on the schedule already.”

Lauren gestured at one of the Blood Guard. “Lord Kay’s schedule.”

“Yes, ma’am.” He rotated to look at Kay while they walked, “My lord, your Prime Minister has asked that you see her today so she can present a few candidates to be your personal assistant. She said It was quite important that you have an actual designated assistant rather than grabbing whichever staff member is nearby.”

Kay grunted in acknowledgment. “Fine, we’ll do it Amanda’s way. What else?”

“Preparation for tomorrow's session of government with the representatives. Measures up for voting include what to actually name the body, how to go about granting noble titles to people to expand the roster of Avalon’s nobles, and several other topics that were marked ‘low importance’. There are no set times for either entry, and the remainder of your schedule is marked open for you to continue pushing towards tier five or preparing for the same.”

“Thank you.”

The Guard member quickly saluted and stepped back into formation.

“Good job,” Lauren told him, and he nodded back at her.

“Right, let's go find Amanda; we can get her thing done and then find Meten and Curcius to start planning.”