Tur’stal met Liz’s sarcasm with a small smile and a slight rise of her wine glass in Liz’s direction, while Rusty laughed outright and extended his arm far enough to ruffle her hair from the other side of the table.
Harper was covered by their mask and robe, which let nothing slip, but they nodded slightly to Liz.
Frederic smiled politely but otherwise did nothing, as the clear outsider.
Matt moved forward and said, “My Tier 1 Talent was rated as detrimental by the Talent system, and for good reason. I can’t allocate any essence into my magical cultivation, and my starting mana pool was lowered to 1 mana.”
That earned him several pairs of narrowed eyes aimed at his midsection, where his cores were located, as they looked to confirm his statement.
None of the royals seemed bothered by
