Half-step Purgatory

Durin stroked the black cat on the armrest of his chair, sitting on the black leather sofa. Through the glasses perched on his nose, his gaze passed over the long table in front of him and settled on the man kneeling on the carpet:
"I understand, you've made money in Naples, your business has been very successful, and you've led a happy life. You've had those secret police, friends in both the law and the underground, and even the Royal Family speaking on your behalf."
"You don't need a friend like me, I know that. You're afraid of owing me a favor, and you don't want to get involved in troubles."
"But now you come to me and say, 'I beg you, Mr. Durin of the Corleon family, please help me seek justice, so that my life and my family will not suffer and sink into despair.'
Yet, in your eyes, I was nothing more than a second-rate artist involved in movies and music. Even at the brink of death, you still show me such disrespect, not even willing to call me by my title... Keeper of Secrets."

Durin's Diary

The art center was willing to pay the original price and agreed to their own request, Durin heard about their commission request and after thinking it over, he agreed to it.


The Grassland Elves' New Year holiday would not end until fifteen days later, and the girls were also willing to spend these happy days with Durin.


So why spend ten days painting a piece at Mentor Cherny's place?


"Really?" Upon hearing Durin say that, the two elderly people were overjoyed.


"However, do you have any requests regarding the size of the painting and the style?" Durin asked.


Since it was a commission, Durin, as the party of the second part, obviously needed to ask the party of the first part—after all, the art center as the the party of the first part really did pay and never delayed the final payments.


"We plan to hang your painting on the wall right at the entrance of the central art gallery, the wall is four and a half meters high and seven meters wide."


Chapter 193: Painting