Chapter 177: Prep For War; Speculative Truth (P2)

The filthy, wretched looking tavern owner gives in to my demand before I can even introduce myself as his worst nightmare or something along those lines.

He stumbles up to his feet, the stench of liquor rising him. However, he promptly falls back down on his ass, either from suddenly jumping to his feet or the fact that he recognizes the short man beside me as the Mayor.

Alric does nothing but stare and I take another step forward.

"Ah! Alright, they're downstairs! Downstairs in the basement with all the barrels and empty seed bags!" He yelps, an unnecessary thing which I'm sure has cost me the element of surprise.

I grunt past him and pull up a ritual, another one I've been gifted from my zombified hunger walk from not too long ago.

As far as I see it, it's the perfect ritual for controlling someone who doesn't manipulate mana, people exactly like Red and Quen.