Words of Affirmation

"But before that, what do you think about that girl?" Maria stared at Alaric.

Alaric thought about Hershey as he answered. "She is a beautiful and talented young lady. If it's her, then I'm not against the proposal."

"That's good to hear." Maria was satisfied with his response.

"Now, here's what we need to do…"

Maria told them about her plan. From who they would bring to Ryvaad and to how they should act once they were there. She didn't miss any detail, even going as far as thinking of several countermeasures in case something fell through.

"That's the gist of it. Don't forget anything since we still need to discuss this with the warriors."

"Speaking of which…" She turned her gaze to Alaric and said with a smile.

"Sir Henry has successfully become an Elite Knight yesterday. You should go and look for him later. You were the first person he wanted to see when he made his breakthrough."