Recruitment Speech (Part 2)

"Magus Verhen, if it's not too much trouble, do you mind telling the story behind that plaque?"

"The one I carved? Why?" Lith furrowed his brows while the customers gasped in shock.

"Because no one believes me and calls me a fraud." Gilad's voice was sad but his gaze was fiery as he glared at those who had relentlessly mocked him.

"Let's teach them a lesson then." Lith told the story in a cut-and-dry family-friendly version due to the presence of the kids but it still matched Gilad's words.

He even turned a mug of ale into a weapon and then back into beer to give a practical demonstration.

"Aren't you going to drink it?" The owner said in a pleading tone.

"It's morning, mister." Kamila glared at him. "What kind of example are you setting for young children?"

"My apologies." Gilad backed down quickly.