Retreating a step, even if Lin Da hadn't given Abner the Buti Tree slot, if they had encountered Lin Da in distress today, they wouldn't have stood idly by.
White Dove City has been weak for a long time and must be more united than other cities.
An hour later.
In Weylon's office at the Adventurers' Guild.
The desk was piled high with magical beast bones, and several water jugs had been emptied.
A young man gobbled down food voraciously, his mouth smeared with bits of meat, not even bothering to wipe it away, like a starving ghost reincarnated.
"Eat slower," Aiko suggested as she took out a handkerchief, wiping the corners of the young man's mouth with concern.
For some reason, before she formed the Oath with him, seeing him in an embarrassing situation felt satisfyingly vindictive. Now, her feelings had changed dramatically.
Seeing the young man hurt felt like being pricked by thorns in Aiko's heart.