Chapter 28: Information & Promotion Quest

Charlotte took a sip of her tea, a special version of the regular 'Mint tea' that they served within Noble circles. It had a much more profound chilly effect on the tongue than the normal mint tea and tasted mildly sweet without any sugar. 

It has been a few hours since the battle with the fragment of Atyx went by, and Charlotte was feeling a bit better, though she still flinched instinctively when she saw fire. 

Now housed within a small wooden hut magically insulated by ice magic, she was waiting for Isbert, the elf, to invite her to speak with Vetris. 

She glanced down at Masamune, and instinctively rubbed her blade. The Ichor transformation, which allowed her to freely switch between Ichor and blood at will was definitely a nice edition, as she would now have a superpowered trump card to get out of difficult situations. It added a single golden stripe around the red gem in a hexagon shape around the red gem, with nothing else being changed.  Masamune had been completely silent this entire time, likely still unconscious.

Charlotte hoped that she wasn't hurt that much, and if possible, erase her memories about this entire ordeal. Trauma was never a fun thing to deal with, especially for a being with no lifespan. She would eventually die of old age, but Masamune won't. No way was she letting her get burdened with this for eternity.

*knock knock*

"Come in." She drank the rest of the tea in one sitting and stood up.

"Mother will see you now." 

"Got it." Exiting the small hut, she was immediately greeted by the smiling face of Isbert. He looked a lot more handsome when he was smiling.

"Mother wishes to express her thanks for your cooperation," Isbert said as they walked. "You have truly done her a huge favor. She wishes to grant you something as a present."

Charlotte nodded. "Can I ask some questions to her?"

"Of course."

Further ahead, the swirling storm of ice and frost had become larger since she had last seen it, with the black flames beneath the ice now getting tamer and smaller. The Ice coalesced into the same figure from before, but now her eyes glowed bluish gold. 

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