Chapter 8 (1/2)

If a craftsood work, he must first sharpen his tools

Though that specific saying is unknown to Auvalire, she expresses a sih another

The only path to success is a solid foundation

Restoring the castle to a norreatest probleardless of Julian's future plans

Manpower, capital, aAfter a basic review, Auvalire forms the same opinion as Julian's

”The only purpose for this castle is warfare”

The girl stares at the tattered nation

”It's as you say - this place has no qualifications for transportation or commerce”

”Quite”

Julian nods, si at the e her rebirth and reclareat lengths to take advantage of her newfound alih sixteen cups of tea, there was no sign of satiation For the upper class, tea-tasting is characterized as a leisurely pasti in that regard; her actions are graceful and nores her consumption of an entire pot within a half-hour

Auvalire's body oven out of estive process as a human's; there was no cause for the concern that the noblewoman would unexpectedly overstuff herself Any food that enters her body is directly converted, beco an identical part to the arcane fabric However, that aside … shouldn't one exercise s?

”We need manpower, and, in addition to that, considerable financial support as well”

Auvalire raises her head, lightly reaching out Elegantly, softly, she pours herself yet another cup of tea

This is the seventeenth

”If you have a private stash or treasury, I think the problem wouldn't be hard to solve”

Julian takes the teapot from Auvalire's side

The girl blinks, not responding to her partner's obvious jest Truthfully, she knows very little about the young h Julian had introduced himself as the scion of a noble house in decline - a claim corroborated by various pther events - Auvalire nevertheless holds the belief that the answer is not quite so si the prior event as an example, even the palace wizards froic strong enough to actualize a soul, but Julian hadn't only exhibited ability, but ease also Though Auvalire is not a wizard herself, any norive form to a formless soul Even the Church of the Holy Grace had never done such a thing - resurrection was the highesteven greater

As Julian has hile ra else she'd seen the palace wizards have

She has intrinsic doubts about his knightly claihts were supposed to be quite noble, and if the youth before her really was a knight, then he should have long entered the inner circles of the royal fa left to his own devices in the middle of nowhere Moreover, fro his accorded to the status of a knight

However, he'd spoken with such plainness, with no pride or pomp … it is difficult for Auvalire to picture hihtly delusions spoke with pretense and adh to sound like a statement of mere fact

Could he be

Auvalire shakes her head, dispelling her strange and incredible judgestion

”My liege, why do you not give bodies to those wandering spirits? Given how faithful they are to your co that would solve at least a portion of our human resource issues”

”Though they too possess great reservoirs of ic, it's not quite insufficient to create a body”