69: A tempting offer - part 1

It stung to let Quince take Clove away like that but I could not let my emotions sway me away from what was important.

And I knew that if Clove had been in front of me, she would have understood my choice and not hesitated to agree with my decision.

"Hey, do you know those tower people? That man seemed like he was not happy to see you."

Aurora held back a chuckle at the question. Now that she looked back at it, Quince did look older than his age.

But maybe it was that Emilia looked younger than she was. Their maturity gap was too much to make any accurate guesses as well.

"I guess you can say that I know them. I helped them out once but they misunderstood my intentions. Also, Quince is only two years older than you so you should not call him a 'man' yet."

"Only two? But he talks like an adult already."