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.

and the others

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in Mabel’s eyes immediately cooled,

was the daughter of the Duke

be ignored by some

“This was utterly unacceptable!”

had already felt uncomfortable watching Mabel

snubbed and humiliated, he seized the chance to curry favor. “Mabel, I’ll drag that guy back and

calm down! If you cause a

in bravado. “I advanced to high–tier warrior just last month. Beating someone like him would be a piece of cake!

But Ryleigh remembered wha,

of the Black Faith Order’s Guardians. The

like Donald picked a fight, Robin might kill him on

talking to strangers,” Ryleigh said, scrambling to find de- escalation

curled her lips. “Forget

of Xylon’s breakthrough.

just a nobody. What’s the big

on, let’s

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

didn’t try anything with those two. Otherwise, we’d probably be looking at three corpses

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

Daphne strolled past the market

quickly noticed

the marketplace was crowded, very few people

make purchases often came out of shops covered in bruises and

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

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

“Never repurchasing anything!”

run by the county office

50 coins for a

Duke’s accounting devices! Those devices are designed by master accountants, no mistake about

they passed had

are these county–run stores really that shady?”

discased. You can’t judge it by Earthend’s standards. Come on,

passed by a supermarket, its entrance grand and its

door, a sign

grab some water,”

Daphne walked

were stocked with goods, and the

bottle of water costs