The Man’s Decree

“Excuse me, miss. My employer wishes to invite you to join us on our voyage,” a cultivator who looked like a servant came over and said to Quinley out of the blue..

“Your employer?”

Quinley was slightly startled. “Yes. Mr. Zupakie would like to invite you to sail the Night Sea together,” the servant elaborated, pointing to someone a stone’s throw away.

Quinley glanced in the direction he was pointing, only to see a man dressed in a white shirt waving at her with a smile, looking very much gentlemanly.

She was just about to decline when she noticed Jared throwing her a look. Promptly grasping his intention, she replied smilingly, “After you, then.”

The servant nodded and led her over while Jared and Cloud followed a short distance away. At the sight of Quinley approaching, the man immediately straightened his clothes. All smiles, he then started, “I hope you don’t mind that I took the liberty to invite you to join me, miss. I’m Zordey Zupakie. You can call me Zordey. And you are?”

“I’m Quinley Tall,” Quinley replied honestly.

wonder who you came with to the Night Sea. Also, can we voyage together?”

I would’ve liked to voyage with you, but we didn’t manage to buy tickets, so

Seeing the look on her face, Zordey instantly countered with a chuckle, “What’s the big

saying that, he threw his servant a look. The servant then strode toward the crowd queuing to board the ship, two bodyguards in

before yanking

it!” he demanded arrogantly, Although the tickets bore no name and could be snatched away, doing so publicly at the dock

Zordey would not have

you doing? Are you simply snatching my ticket away openly in front of

I’m snatching it away? I’m buying it from

them onto the ground. Then, he lifted the cultivator up and had the

capabilities and no family to back him up, a wandering cultivator like

the servant grew even more arrogant. He again swept his gaze through the queuing