He stared in shock but recovered quickly and smiled, accepting my clause. The cat beastman was still in shock, but he dared not say a word.
I also needed to make money, as I recently saw Elowen sending a letter to the Duke. Only God knows what she must have written down, and the Duke's favor was entirely on her. My money could be cut off suddenly. So I'll have to think of ways I could invest money or something modern to invent that would make me money. I smiled.
"When do we start the lab experiments?" I asked gently, moving forward, drawn in by a painting… was it moving?…
The moment I was inches away from it, I couldn't help but be mesmerized. It really was beautiful. It was a lady falling into the sea, her hands trying to grasp at nothing… her lips moved like she screamed, even her falling felt real as the painting moved. I reached my index finger, but then—
GROP!
