Chapter - 69
Leo lay back on the disheveled bed, staring blankly at the painted cherubs on the high ceiling. His body was relaxed, sinking into the soft mattress, but his mind was running laps.
It had been a week of wins. He had money, he had stats that made him a superhuman compared to the average guard, and he had the most beautiful woman in the territory warming his bed every night. But the gamer in him was itching.
He was stuck.
The Main Quest, [The Matriarch's Vengeance], was a brick wall. Lord Caelum, the cowardly bastard, had barricaded himself in his study or surrounded himself with a dozen guards at all times. The man was paranoid. There was no opening to slip a knife in his ribs without triggering the entire City Watch and losing his sweet setup here.
"Boring," Leo sighed, the sound echoing in the large room. "I need a catalyst. I need someone to do something stupid so I can kill them."
Just then, the silk sheets tented around his waist stirred.
