Truth And Lies

Dusk arrived once more, and a long-absent roar resounded from Steven’s residence. Minnie curled up in a corner of the sofa without a sound, yet another fresh red handprint added to her face. In the meanwhile, a few alchemists of the Solam Family were busying themselves in front of the laboratory table. All of them had intensive knowledge of runes, even if they didn’t have the innate skills to be true runemasters. Their knowledge with regards to the handling of magic items alone saved Steven a lot of time. Upon hearing the roar, the magic alchemists merely shot each other glances, shrugged their shoulders, and pretended not to have heard anything while continuing the tasks at hand.

Steven shattered yet another vase, but that wasn’t enough to abate his rage. He shouted with unrestrained rage, “Richard! It’s Richard again! What else has he been withholding from me? First, it was Sharon, and now it’s the princess of the Millennial Empire. Why are all the women attracted to him? What do they see in this prepubescent kid?”

After his outburst diminished some of...