Chapter 514

• I nodded, and after that, Gisele guided me out of there. I was happy that a woman was in charge of me, but she was very talkative. While showing me around the palace, she started talking about herself and how she earned her position as an elite warrior. She quickly jumped from one topic to another, but what she liked to talk about most was her family. I had to choose between paying attention to everything she said and paying attention to my surroundings, and doing both was impossible.
• “I’m the middle child, literally. Above me are Geison, Rilla, and my brother, Ethan. My brother Ethan is very bitter, so I was really surprised when he agreed to help you. He’s always saying no to everyone.”
• “He hasn’t agreed yet,” I reminded her. I needed to prove myself, and he was definitely not an easy judge.