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 standing there,

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immediately cooled, replaced by a

of

be ignored by some

“This was utterly unacceptable!”

uncomfortable watching

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

If you

someone like him would be a

But Ryleigh remembered wha,

one of the Black

Donald picked a fight, Robin might

don’t like talking to strangers,” Ryleigh said,

her lips.

a celebration of Xylon’s

guy’s just a nobody. What’s

on, let’s go

and Daphne’s retreating figures and

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

Her heart felt heavy with disappointment and loss. “Ryleigh, what are you standing around for? Let’s go!” Mabel

Daphne strolled past

quickly noticed

was crowded, very few people

came out of shops covered in bruises and

man with a swollen 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

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with her hair a mess, clearly

“Never repurchasing anything!”

by

to pay 50 coins for a five–coin

Those devices are designed by master accountants, no mistake

they passed had

stores really

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

its entrance grand and its

sign read.

grab some water,” Daphne

and Daphne walked

were stocked with goods, and the prices seemed reasonable

water costs 20