Chapter 19: Chapter 19 – Adrianne (2)

“Hey! Wait up!”

Novus kept refreshing the coin count in his inventory, but the zeros weren’t changing. Of course, he didn’t have much to begin with but spending it all hurt more than any physical training could.

“I swear they only bring in those vases to raise prices. Then, they fill it with those divine-awful flowers and expect more coppers. Then, everyone looks at me funny when I try and leave the room. Like I'm some sort of—”

“HEY!”

The beautiful woman had reclaimed her partially ripped cloak as she put a hand on Novus’ shoulder to stop him.

“Don’t touch me!”

Novus knocked the hand off his shoulder as he stomped away.

“Well—where are you going?”

“Away from you.”

However, the woman was intent on sticking around Novus.

“You could at least thank me for helping pay the rest of the inn fees. Hey! Stop walking away!”

Suddenly, Novus turned on a dime and stood face to face with the cloaked woman.

“Fine! Who are you? Why are you following me? Why—hey!?”

Pulling him into a nearby alleyway with astonishing strength, the cloaked woman introduced herself.

“My name is Adrianne Volant, but you may call me Adrianne. I apologize for the terrible first impression. But I needed help and not just anyone’s help. Only yours, it seems.”

Novus looked unconvinced as Adrianne spoke aloud.

“Polaris! Please relay my status window to Novus.”

A mechanical voice rang out that was both familiar and different from what Novus had quickly grown used to hearing.

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“Attempting to display the status window of the player, Adrianne, to the player, Novus. Does the player, Novus, accept?”

Reluctantly, Novus accepted, and a status window appeared.

 

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