The Herb King

199 The Deal Between Aethelwolf and Aenwyn

Aethelwolf headed to the headmaster’s office to sort out some documents. There are a lot of things to take care of since he still didn’t have an assistant who could help him settle those menial tasks.

Aenwyn followed him silently. She ignored the curious gazes sent her way and just trailed behind Aethelwolf.

“Don’t mind them. The people here have not seen an elf in their entire lives. You are also the first elf I encountered.” Aethelwolf said.

“I don’t mind.” Aenwyn muttered in a calm voice.

Soon, they entered the headmaster’s office. It was located on the topmost floor of the main building. It was well-decorated and there were even some safety runes inscribed all around the room.

“Sit down. I’ll take care of these documents first.” Aethelwolf said as he grabbed a stack of papers on his table.

Aenwyn wanted to help him, but she couldn’t understand the words written on the papers. In the end, she could only sit down worldlessly since she had nothing to do.

After a few minutes, she looked at Aethelwolf and said. “How about hiring an assistant to do this job for you? My mother, the queen of our kingdom, is supported by many aides and they do all the simple tasks for her.”

Aethelwolf put down the documents and stared at her. “I plan to do that, but I still haven’t found a suitable person to hire. There are a lot of things to do here so I would need more than one person to help me. I believe four people should be enough.” He said after a moment of thinking. Truthfully, he already had one person in mind, but it would be a waste of her talent if he just hired her as his assistant.

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“Teach me the language of humans. I can help you after I learn it.” Aenwyn’s words surprised him greatly.

“You want to learn our language?” Aethelwolf looked at her. “Do you have no plans to go back to your kingdom? I believe your mother is worried about your safety.”

Aenwyn was silent for a moment before she shook her head. “I can’t go back there now. My elder brother’s forces are strong and even my mother couldn’t handle him anymore. If I go back, there might be a civil war in the Aracan Kingdom.” She sounded calm, but Aethelwolf sensed the emotion in her voice.

“Sorry. I spoke rashly.” Aethelwolf apologized.

“It’s fine.” Aenwyn let out a rare smile. It looked beautiful and even Aethelwolf who has the heart of an old man was stunned by her beauty.

“Do you really want to learn our language?” He asked.

Aenwyn nodded her head. “I want to understand the people around you as well. I plan to settle down in your territory.”

It was definitely good of him if Aenwyn would officially join the Lassiter Household.

Aenwyn was a late stage Level 4 Esper. Her strength alone was already among the strongest by the Leone Empire’s standards. Other than that, she was also a Level 3 Engraver!

The only worrying matter about her is her identity as the crown princess of the Aracan Kingdom. If her elder brother hears that she was now living with him... Aethelwolf hurriedly discarded those negative thoughts and looked at the elven princess with a pondering gaze.

“Actually, I can make a Translation Rune for you. That would make things easier.” Aethelwolf said.

“No. I want to learn your language. The Translation Rune could make things easier for me, but I want to experience the process of learning. At least that way, I would have something to do in my free time.” Aenwyn answered.

Aethelwolf revealed a look of understanding. The elven princess had nothing to do other than being his guard, but it was almost no different than doing nothing. After all, he was also a Level 4 Esper and no one would foolishly try to assassinate him. Aenwyn might have gotten bored doing absolutely nothing in the past few days.

“Alright. I’ll teach you, but you have to improve the runes in our territory. Lion City might look peaceful, but there are a lot of crooked individuals hiding in the dark. We must ensure that our people are safe at all times.” Initially, Aethelwolf planned to do this himself, but since Aenwyn was a Level 3 Engraver, he thought that he could save some time if he let her do the job.

Aenwyn nodded her head. “Sure, but it would take some time to improve all the runes in your territory. If you want to expedite the process, you will need ten more Engravers to help me do it. That way, we can complete everything in just a week.”

Aethelwolf faked a cough upon hearing this.

“You don’t have ten Engravers?” Aenwyn looked at him in surprise.

Aethelwolf shook his head. “Engravers are rare in our empire and most of them already belong to the noble households or merchant families.”

“Is that so? If you want, I can train some Engravers for you, but I can only do that once I mastered your language.” Aenwyn suggested.

Hearing this, Aethelwolf’s eyes lit up. “Deal!” He answered right away. He badly needed Engravers in his territory. In fact, he also need Alchemists, Blacksmiths, and even Beast Tamers since he was planning to train a cavalry army.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Aethelwolf adjusted his sitting posture after hearing the knocking on the door. Aenwyn also stood up and walked behind him.

“You may enter.” Aethelwolf said.

Madilyn entered the room.

“Headmaster, I came here to report about Joseph Maynard’s matter.” Madilyn said.

Aethelwolf smiled upon hearing this. “Sit down first and we’ll talk.” He asked her to observe Joseph’s group last time. He was curious about what the guy has been up to lately.

Madilyn nodded her head before taking her seat.

After sitting down, she looked at the elf standing behind Aethelwolf, but she hurriedly looked away when the elf looked at her. She found the elven woman scary for some reason.