The auction continud, even though my head was stuck on that one name.
Bearateme.
I repeated it in my mind again and again, like sharpening a blade.
If fate had written me down as the villain, then fine—I'd carve a path with that name at the very end of it.
But for now, I had to keep my focus.
Lapui raised his hand and a new orb descended, swirling with faint green mist. "Next, the Elixir of Renewal. A consumable item capable of restoring one's body from near death. Bidding starts at 400,000 credits."
The crowd grew chaotic instantly.
Five hundred thousand. Six. Eight hundred thousand.
I leaned back, letting my eyes wander. I wasn't here for this one.
Neither was Sia.
She didn't even twitch. Her gaze was still on Lot #7. Always on it. Like nothing else existed.
It made me smirk. I understood her completely. The rest of this was noise.
The Elixir went for 1.4 million to some noble on the second floor.
