As Carl pondered over what Amelia's intentions were in holding this banquet, the woman continued speaking, "Also, this is Carl and Irina, Miss Dorothy's friends."
Amelia's way of introducing them had made him and Irina become Dorothy's subordinates. Was she trying to drive a wedge between them? Carl found all of this very interesting indeed.
At the same time, Amelia introduced Nicholas to them, "This gentleman here is Mr. Nicholas, a great scholar with deep knowledge of the world, as well as a powerful and noble mage. He is a retainer of the Karolin family and my husband relies on him greatly."
Amelia's introduction had been somewhat vague and she did not state specifically what sort of mage Nicholas was.
Nicholas had an indifferent look on his face as his gaze quickly scanned past Car
