Seen at the Blackstone apothecary: The archmage’s ‘servant’ is hiding in plain sight, and she’s terrified of everything.
So, I’m waiting for my shipment of nightshade, and this girl comes in. She’s shivering so hard her silver hair is literally vibrating. She’s staring at the clinking vials on the counter like they’re torture devices. Every time the clerk moves a metal tool, she flinches and tucks her hands into her sleeves, hunching over like she’s trying to disappear. She didn't say a word, just clutched a list tight to her chest with both hands. When the wind blew the shop door open, she actually ducked and covered her head. Is this really who the archmage of the Spire keeps around? She looks like she’s been through a war, not like a personal assistant.
I saw that brand on her collarbone once. That’s not a servant mark. That’s a property seal from the black-market auctions.
Reply to ShadowRidgeLocal： Are you sure? Why would an archmage keep someone like that?
Oh, I’ve seen her! She was at the market once. She tried to buy sweet cream, and when the merchant asked if she had the coin, she just started trembling and apologizing like she’d committed a crime.
Reply to HerbCollector99： Wait, did she actually buy it?
She’s a slave. That’s all. Stop acting like it’s a mystery.
Why is everyone analyzing her like an experiment? Just look at her eyes, she’s terrified.
Could she be a mana battery? That would explain the shaking.
I hear her inside the Spire sometimes, sweeping the stone floors. She’s way too quiet for a living person.
She’s an elf, right? They usually have that 'high mana' look, but she looks completely drained.
That’s definitely . She’s always hovering near the Spire’s gates. I heard she never leaves unless he’s on a trip.