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.

Mabel, Donald, and the

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in Mabel’s eyes immediately

of the Duke

she be ignored

“This was utterly unacceptable!”

already felt uncomfortable

curry favor. “Mabel, I’ll drag that guy

“Donald, calm down! If you cause

in bravado. “I advanced to high–tier warrior just last month. Beating someone like

But Ryleigh remembered wha,

her. Robin had effortlessly killed Evander and one of the Black Faith Order’s Guardians. The remaining three guardians were

Donald picked a fight, Robin might kill

reckless! Maybe they don’t like talking to strangers,” Ryleigh said, scrambling to

her

of Xylon’s

a nobody. What’s the big

let’s

Alaric looked at Robin and Daphne’s retreating figures and then at Donald, who was trying to

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

stared at Robin’s 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 past the

noticed something

was crowded, very few

often came out

face and a black eye shouted angrily, “Damn it! That thing was worth two Netheris coins, and they charged me two hundred! Even pulled out some decree from the

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Hostility in

out of a toy store with her hair a mess, clearly

“Never repurchasing anything!”

stores run by the

forced me to pay 50 coins for a five–coin

said they developed it using the Duke’s accounting devices! Those devices are designed by master

everyone they passed had some

stores really that shady?”

discased. You can’t judge it by Earthend’s standards. Come on, it has nothing

by a supermarket, its entrance grand

the door, a sign read. Hunderra’s First

grab some water,”

Daphne walked into

were stocked with goods, and the prices

bottle of water