Raising his chin up a bit, he replied, "Yeah. Understood, ma'am."
"Good. Now what is the purpose you have in Redding? What mission do you have?"
"To find and kill a slaver named Pretayus," Galen answered.
"Who was the feline that was with you?"
"A Neko named Petra."
"What is she to you?" Dreek jut in.
"A servant, bound to me for life by her laws."
"Explain," Jrastra ordered. "Actually, completely explain this 'Petra,' and this 'Pretayus,' to us, as well as where you obtained that magic of yours. Tricks as powerful as yours are not natural to even powerful human mages."
Chuckling under his breath, Galen smiled as he said, "Ya might wanna take a seat then. It's quite the tale."
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Half way through Galen's tale, Jrastra had lit a candle on her desk after fetching a book from
