บท 407: Escape plan

Rothwind's amusement faded quickly as he returned to the matter at hand.

He let out a heavy sigh, his gaze drifting away as if lost in thought.

"But what the mayor doesn't know, lad, is that he's barking up the wrong tree."

Alex raised an eyebrow at hearing this, confused by the sudden shift in Rothwind's tone.

"What do you mean? I thought the whole reason he came after you was because you still have the beast corpse?"

"Aye, that's what he thinks."

Rothwind's lips curled into a knowing smile.

"But the thing is, I don't have it anymore. I've already finished working with it."

Alex's eyes widened, and he took a step forward, disbelief washing over his features.

"You… what? But you told us it would take up to 7 more days! You said you needed some time to test the soul orbs because there was no precedent in them being used in crafting before!"

Rothwind rubbed the back of his neck, looking somewhat sheepish.