"Lord Road Builder, please, come inside; let us speak within."
At their first meeting, the two could not avoid a round of compliments and formal courtesies; one before the other, they entered Moss Stone City—no matter what, Great Druid Melvin absolutely refused to walk abreast with Gaven.
Gaven possessed no consciousness of his own status as a Demigod, yet Great Druid Melvin was a devout Believer of the Forest Queen, and naturally would not allow himself to neglect proper decorum in this regard.
The restraint and stance of these Druids completely disrupted all the preparations Gaven had made beforehand.
There was simply no need to play at any game of利益交换; he believed that with but a single word from him, they would unconditionally support Zalanda.
He had underestimated both the destructive power of a Demigod, and the extent of Forest Queen Melikai's influence among Her own Believers.
