The Deadly Assassin Robin by Tristan Storm

Hostility in Hunderra

Ryleigh, is this your boyfriend?”

Ryleigh hadn’t even had a chance to say a word to Robin or Daphne before a tall, fashionably dressed young woman walked up from behind, flanked by two young frien

of similar age.

This woman is Mabel Lovett, daughter of Zennet Lovett, the Duchess of Hunderra

Accompanying Mabel were two young men.

One was Donald, the son of the Maacks of Hunderra, one of Mabel’s admirers.

The other was Lucian, heir to another prominent Hunderra household, the Shelbys. He was also one of Mabel’s admirers.

Mabel, Donald, Lucian, and Ryleigh were all classmates at the Academy of Netheris.

Lucian had always harbored feelings for Ryleigh.

He had returned to Hunderra for the Black Faith Order’s ceremony, where Xylon was being promoted to Peak Warrior. Lucian had hoped to ask Mabel to help him get closer to Ryleigh, maybe even bringing them together.

The moment he saw the admiration in Ryleigh’s eyes as she gazed at Robin, a surge of anger rose within him.

And with Mabel’s teasing words only fueling the fire, Lucian’s heart was already brimming with hostility toward Robin.

Ryleigh blushed furiously at Mabel’s sarcastic jab. Her secret feelings were suddenly bare, and panic surged in her chest.

“Mabel, stop joking around! This is the first time I’ve ever met Mr. Ramsey. He’s an honored guest in Gyro City.”

Mabel’s gaze swept over Robin with thinly veiled desire.

She had never seen such a striking man in the entire Netheris.

From the moment she laid eyes on him, she was already intrigued.

Mabel stepped forward with a playful smile and held out her hand. “Hey, handsome. I’m Mabel. My father’s the Duke of Hunderra. I’m here on behalf of Hunderra…”

Robin wasn’t interested in socializing with them. He had more pressing concerns, like finding where Shirley’s soul was imprisoned.

Since Varryn’s father once served as the Archmage of the Light Syndicate, he must know w Syndicate binds souls.

the Dark

Mabel stepped forward to strike up a conversation, Still, Robin gave a detached nod and pulled Daphne along, walking past her without a word.

left Mabel, Donald, and the others standing

Hostility in

eyes immediately cooled, replaced by a sharp

of

she be ignored

“This was utterly unacceptable!”

uncomfortable watching Mabel approach

humiliated, he seized the chance to curry favor. “Mabel, I’ll drag

stepped in. “Donald, calm down! If you cause a scene, things could get

thumped his chest in bravado. “I advanced to high–tier warrior just last month. Beating someone like him would be a piece of cake! How dare he snub Mabel? I’ll teach him

But Ryleigh remembered wha,

killed Evander and one of the Black Faith Order’s Guardians. The remaining three guardians were forced to kneel

Robin might kill

don’t be reckless! Maybe they don’t like talking to

her

a celebration of Xylon’s breakthrough.

nobody. What’s the

let’s

retreating figures and then

anything with those two. Otherwise, we’d probably be looking at three corpses

back, then glanced at Daphne. Her heart felt heavy with disappointment and loss. “Ryleigh, what are you standing around for? Let’s go!” Mabel called out,

and Daphne strolled

noticed

very few people were actually buying

those who did make purchases often came out of shops covered in bruises and

and a black eye shouted angrily, “Damn it! That thing was worth two Netheris coins, and they charged me two

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hair a mess, clearly having been thrown our

“Never repurchasing anything!”

the stores run by

forced me to pay 50

they developed it using the Duke’s accounting devices! Those devices are

they passed had some

these county–run stores really that shady?” Daphne asked,

it by Earthend’s

a supermarket, its entrance grand and

sign read. Hunderra’s

grab some water,” Daphne

Daphne walked

with goods, and the prices seemed reasonable

of water