The Golden Calix

uld, I would escape right away but I haven't gathered all the things we need and my logical mind knows that escap

uards standing at the door of each room. Well, maybe calling them guards is a bit of a stretch. In front of Adiel's room are two servants

owers and they made sure to put actual guards at my door. The thing is even if they are actual g

near someone with magic just the proximity could get you severely ill or even cursed. I find this all especially funny and even ironic

don't show it, at least not to an untrained eye. Even so, I have the feeling that if I get close to them and

sk for Vian to do me the favor. I invoke him and he appears at my side. The truth is he is not always with m

ys Vian with a low vo

ing and help me with this?" Vian sighs and gives me the "y

I give him a cold look and he rolls his eyes. "Y

aving today at night. Tell him the plan in detail and th

he disappears. Just a few minutes after, he

ady," he says and it's m

eed you to do just on

stern face convinces him. "Ok, ok.

front of the door and entertain their minds while I get out to gather some things I

ent kinds of spirits in this world. Vian is one of the rare ones: a Spirit of Life. This type of spirit ca

s the last thing I want to do right now. Not only that, but I don't have complete control of m

in the lock. Just like last time, the click sound informs me the door is open. Just like last time, I open the door with care, tr

ne and start looking for some basic necessities for our trip. I go to the cupboards and find some loaves of bread, pieces of ham, and cheese. I carefully wrap them in a napkin. Then I look for a metal canteen where w

n flinch. But I have no time for that since I see how Vian looks weak. I grab him, enter the room and close

m. "Thanks for doing this.

replenish the lost energy. After a while,

he says with pride. I chuckle, gla

meet Adiel. Ah! I almost forgot I need a change of cloth

dn't focus on her daily clothes. I look through the clothes and, just as I expected, Irina only has a few ol

rest, and even that is risky considering Adiel's weak body, but we must stay in an inn at least. Also, the food I go

br

m s

iling, inside

for the envelope and... there it is. I take it, open it and a small gold brooch with a

h, an heirloom and the only

but I rather not sell this. I

and the last thing I hear so

portant as this, but I will take it with me.

ng so that I can use the brooch as a necklace. I tie it

ed. This is why I use some wind magic to sing a lullaby to the guards to make them fall asleep. Why I didn't use this magic before? Becaus

gain and wait until the guards fall asleep before getting inside Adiel's room. The room is dimly lit so it takes m

ready?" I

asked me," he says pointi

s time to

remembering we have to be as quiet as possible. He runs to hi

is t

she wanted three rubies instead of two. It didn't seem like she would keep it so I took it with me t

m, telling hi

meters, Adiel stops and looks back. There is a bit of longi

e beginning o