"Lady Ashenway," Ignatius greeted with a respectful nod, his back straightening involuntarily in her presence. "We were just discussing the reward for that very boy regarding the new method he discovered to obtain the Bronze rank Living Tunnel for the first time in recorded history."
"A minor matter compared to what I believe he will achieve later, according to my predictions and based on my collected information," she dismissed with an elegant gesture. "But I come for a more immediate and substantial matter. I will make a deposit on behalf of my granddaughter to young Patinder's name."
Wei and Ignatius exchanged surprised glances.
"A deposit?" Ignatius inquired cautiously, his fingers steepling together on his desk.
"One and a half million crystals," Selphira announced as casually as one might comment on the weather. "And I expect the academy's usual duplication system to be applied."
Ignatius nearly choked on his own saliva. The irregularities kept growing with that kid.
