>>5362278Walking downstairs you found the lady who had come to see you. She was wearing a dark cloak and hood and was carrying a wooden staff while Malevus was glaring daggers at her with her hand on the hilt of her sword.
When the lady noticed you, she removed her hood and let her cloak fall on the floor.
"I am Lady Nalice, a servant to Lady Katrana Prestor." She said with a voice that was somewhat aristocratic and powerful. She was wearing an intriguing and quite exotic looking black armour, her black straight hair was cut short from the front, but otherwise left growing long. Her eyes had a red tint and seemed to radiate warmth when you looked into them.
Lady Nalice looked at you for a moment and you felt like she was staring through you in an attempt to look for something. Then suddenly she kneeled and performed a very deep curtsy.
"Prince Alric Perenolde, it is good that I found you." Lady Nalice said to you while keeping her eyes fixed on the floor.. "You have asked my mistress to send help and she chose me."
This was quite surprising really and you didn’t know what to say immediately.
"Prince Alric, Lady Nalice. Maybe two of you should go into the side room before anyone else arrives." Monica finally stammered out. She was right, the inn was otherwise empty. Only four of you were downstairs.
"Monica is right, could you please follow me Lady Nalice. We should speak in private." You said to her and waved carefully to Malevus to stay her hand. You didn’t feel like you were in danger.
"Lead the way Prince Alric." Lady Nalice said to you as she stood up.
It didn’t take long for you and Lady Nalice to have sat down in the more private side room and Monica having brought wine for both of you before leaving two of you alone. Lady Nalice seemed to sample wine for a moment before accepting it.
"Passable, just what I expected from a town like this." Lady Nalice said aloud before taking another sip and turning her gaze towards you.
"Prince Alric…" She said slowly with power in her words. "My mistress sent me to help you to train your new spymaster… and to serve you in any capacity and in any way I can."
She let what she had said to sink in.
"To serve me in any way?" You had to ask her. "I didn't ask for a servant, just help to train my spymaster."
"Yes, I hope I don't have to repeat myself Prince Alric. It is the ring my mistress gave you, it obliges me to follow your orders and do anything you say." Lady Nalice said to you. "After all I follow my mistress and if she gave it to you, then she must trust you."
Anything? What was this ring and who was she? This raised you more questions than answers, but Lady Katrana was a quite powerful and wealthy, it wouldn't surprise you if she had more eccentric servants in her service like Lady Nalice.
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