"Normally, I wouldn't mind, but for your case, there's no need. It's merely a waste of time and energy, so leave now while I'm still being nice." The man not only flat out denied but also pursued Lucas away.
"He's right, young man. It's about time to call this a day." Giselle said.
Lucas was incensed, but he was trying to think of what to do. He couldn't prove them wrong by making a vestige on the scene as that would then raise suspicions of him being a spy from Digress.
Although all thirteen city-states of Eretre were under the rule of the Oklo Dynasty, they were semi-autonomous states and were free to compete against each other. Naturally, apart from the thirteenth state, Oklo, the other eleven city-states had pushed Digress city-state to the side. The reason for this was a mix of bias birth out of their contempt for humans, alien species and mixed races, especially those who didn't appeal to the standard aesthetics. At the same time, it was due to a certain suspicion of theirs.
