420 - Another helper

“Forgive me. I was only taking precaution since you didn’t seem to want to ask,” Baji said. This man was cautious of him a second ago, but now, his whole demeanor had changed. He seemed calmer and he was more welcoming.

Jai didn’t think that he would do this though. It was the first time they meet after all, and he had already pushed Jai to tell him his real intention visiting this kingdom by just… What? A single lie?

“Did you tell from my lie about the hunt?” Jai asked.

Baji nodded. “And Gilbert’s assessment on you. As I said, it’s weird that Carrola mentioned you by name and asked us to protect you. We’re just windlets here, boy. If he wants someone to protect you, he should’ve asked someone from the Adventurer Guild, not us. But since you also don’t know why, maybe he was just worried for the two of you.” The man smiled.

Jai thought that made sense. Whenever he was tog