Chapter 54 A Good Start Is Half The Job

A few days later, Marchioness Distar summoned Lith once again, this time in a proper polite way, giving him time to prepare and an explanation for their meeting. They met in a neutral territory, in Count Lark's lounge. Contrary to etiquette, the noblewoman stood up when he entered the room, making a curtsy even before Lith had greeted or bowed to her. "Welcome, young mage. Thanks for saving my daughter's life. No one knows how much time she had left in such conditions." "I actually do."...