Steampunk: Sixth Era Epic

Chapter 738: 738

Compared to their normal state among mortals, Grace and Helen’s current condition was evidently very wrong. This peculiarity pertained to their mental state; it seemed that as they were entangled in the Whisper Element, they were ultimately descending into chaos.

Meeting old acquaintances from long ago did not bring happiness to Shard; on the contrary, he was somewhat worried about the twins’ future. At the final moments before the disaster in Midshire Fort approached its end, the appearance of the twins as the Guardians of the Seal was clearly not a good sign.

However, for now, Shard could do nothing but wait to see how things would unfold.

After retrieving his cat from Miss Swift outside the door, he said goodbye to Granny Cassandra upstairs and then took the coach to Rolandta Manor in the northern part of the city. That was where Miss Aphrola temporarily resided in Midshire Fort, and the manor itself belonged to Granny Cassandra.

Shard planned to visit Joey Barton, the Reverse Being, again that afternoon, but he would not invite Miss Hevy Aurora, a Twelfth-Rank Witch, to join him, as he intended to discuss the sensitive subject of The Chosen One alone with Mr. Barton.

Visiting Miss Aphrola at the manor was also because since the witch arrived in Milestone, Shard had seen her only once at the Fire Worship Festival’s banquet and thought it would be good to see her again since there was nothing else pressing. Besides, he had borrowed from her one of the Witch’s Jewelry, a Sage-Level Relic that provided comprehensive benefits to Circle Sorcerers—the Ancient Witch’s Golden Ring – Right One.

Joey Barton was related to the Truth Society; Shards would certainly not rush there unprepared.

By the time Shard arrived at the manor, it was already noon, and Miss Aphrola, who had just finished entertaining some guild guests, invited Shard and his cat to join her for lunch.

During lunch, she asked about the “ritual” from the previous day and confirmed that Shard had indeed met Granny Cassandra’s teacher.

“Yes, someone I knew from before. I met her in Tobesk, but at that time, I didn’t know she was a Circle Sorcerer.”