บท 96: A Taste of Corruption

The sisters jumped down from the cart and handled the guard. They told him about their jobs in the city and the people they knew to prove they weren't shady individuals.

Then, they introduced Adam using the earlier forged story to paint him as a teenager aspiring to become a knight.

However, the guard frowned at him. A vicious smile splitting his lips, he approached and knocked on his breastplate.

"What nice armor for a kid. It's not enchanted metal, but it's lighter. The fabric's design underneath is of decent quality, too." The guard gave him a meaningful glance. "I believe it'll fit someone more experienced much better, don't you think so?"

He rolled his eyes at the guard's shenanigans yet did his best to sound pitiful.