🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

“As expected,” the scholar said, digesting what he had heard. “If you’ll allow me to offer my humble opinion, I wouldn’t put too much hope in this unexpected collaboration resulting in a trustworthy partnership. I don’t know how yet, but Sir Tann and the phantom lady will, at the right moment, betray you just as they betrayed us before.” He shrugs. “So, it’s for entertainment? To drown my homeland in blood for the sake of a joke, to force me to betray my family, my country, and my king, and to go on a quest to fulfill someone else’s desires? Hmm, can you give me even one good reason why I should help you? For the sake of saving my insignificant life?”