Facing Lynn's blatant disrespect of her friend, Brianna did not retort. Instead, she actually agreed with him.Taking this as a sign, Lynn continued to say, "It is good that you understand. I don't blame you for being fooled. After all, you are a naive girl who hasn't seen much of the universe. It is understandable that you would fall for his dashing looks and be swept off your feet by his seemingly irresistible charm. But deep down, after you feel away from the beautiful exterior, you will find that he is nothing but a hoax and his looks are nothing but a cover to hide how unrefined he is."After saying this to Brianna, the handsome young man did not stop.Turning to Arran, he continued to say, "As for you, you are an Aeth, but you do not know your place. I don't recognize you from anywhere and I don't know how you got in here, but I do know one thing. That was that if you truly belonged to our circle, there is no way I wouldn't recognize you at all. The fact that I don't mean that y
Shocked!Dumbfounded!Speechless!There were no words that were apt enough to describe how the handsome young man, Lynn, felt at this moment.As he watched as Brianna and Vanna left with Arran and his grouping in dumbfounded silence, Lynn did not know what he should do at this moment. No response came to mind, no intelligent remarks of overbearing declarations of revenge escaped from the handsome young man's lips. There was only stunned silence as he wondered where he had gone wrong to make Brianna abandon him like this.It never occurred to Lynn that Brianna would show no hesitation in leaving him for Arran without even so much as a rebuttal from her. Lynn felt that even if Brianna was angry or upset with him over what he said about Arran, at most she would have only expressed her displeasure verbally and not in this manner. If that had happened, then Lynn only needed to back off and not target Arran again, since it would mean their relationship was quite close enough for her to defe
Brianna's words sounded softly through the walls of the hall as she explained her relationship with Lynn.“Lynn’s full name is Lynn Corvac. He is the second son of Willhiem Corvac, the current patriarch Corvac noble family.”“You should know that there are seven royal families, eight great noble families, and thirteen lesser noble families. The Corvac family is one of the eight great noble families in the Aeth civilization. If you were to rank them, the Corvac noble family would rank in the top five among the great noble families, along with my family, the bankers. So you tell me, what kind of person do you think Lynn is?”After Brianna finished explaining Lynn’s identity, she turned to look at Arran. There was a look of surprise clouding Arran's face as he listened to her words. Replying to Brianna's question, Arran said, “It seems like this Lynn is a very important person. His background is very incredible.”Looking at Arran in surprise, Brianna asked, “Is that all you have to say?
Past the curtains was a very wide hall about the same size as a concert hall or a medieval ballroom, only much bigger. The hall was not extremely large, but it was still big enough to contain about a hundred people in it, with enough room to move around without feeling cramped.The seating arrangements featured many of those hanging terraces that were commonly seen in opera houses widely distributed around the entire hall and a wide center stage on the ground where a banquet was prepared. There was also a small elevated partition on the far side of the entrance, away from the banquet area, that looked like a stage for presentations to be made.Unlike the previous area, which was more like a waiting room, this was a place that was more befitting for the rich and powerful to mingle and socialize.Arran and his group were not the first to arrive. On the banquet floor, amidst exquisite delicacies and fine wine, there were many people all banding together in little groups conversing about
While Arran and Brianna were discussing with each other, the others were occupied with observing the entire venue. Various aspects of the auction venue appealed to each and every one of them. For Sadie and Jon, they were drawn to the exquisite decor of the room and the expensive and very delicious-looking food that was laid out lavishly on the tables.Unable to resist, the two of them had already moved to the table closest to them and started picking several enticing treats to taste. The wide varieties of foods made it difficult for Sadie and Jon to decide which to take. They wanted all of them, so by the time they were done selecting what to eat, their plates were already filled to the brim and overflowing with food. Sadie’s and Jon’s actions naturally drew the attention of those around them. Under the close scrutiny of the guests of the auction, the two of them would probably not avoid being labeled as bumpkins by the otherwise more sophisticated bunch. But neither Sadie nor Jon ca
“This is what I wanted to explain to you...” Brianna said to Arran. Hearing this, Arran opened his ears and waited patiently to listen to what Brianna had to say. But Brianna did not start immediately. Instead, she turned to address the others and said to them.“You all should listen too. This is important.”The others were surprised when they heard this. Normally Brianna wouldn’t include them in her discussion with Arran and would only talk to him. Feeling that this was important, Sadie, Jon, Trapp, Elena, and Vanna all perked up to listen to Brianna. Once everybody was paying attention, Brianna started.She first asked a question, “Do you know how the bidding in this secret auction works?”Brianna was asking everybody there, but they shook their head in denial. Since they hadn’t been here before, they naturally didn’t know how the bidding was conducted.Only Elena answered otherwise, “I’ve heard it’s done by way of exchange where the various participants offer up something of ben
“The crux of the matter is that there is no place for kids like us to actually bid for anything during the auction. What we can only do is watch as the various groups try to best and exploit benefits from each other.” Brianna said, finally ending her explanation. At this point, Arran and the others agreed with Brianna. Based on the stakes of the bids made in the secret auction, there was really nothing that any of them could offer that would be enticing to the various parties gathered here. Still, it was not a loss. Just like Brianna said, although they couldn’t bid on anything, they could still watch and expand their horizons. At least this way, the group could understand the strength and capabilities of the various powers in the realm.This, on its own, was a benefit that they would pass up on.Right at this moment, as Brianna finished explaining the way the auction worked, the center of the hall brightened once more. The stands where the guests were seated were still dimly lit, b
There was a heavy buzz of activity following the introduction of the first item to be auctioned.Murmurs spread around the room as people discussed the value of the first item. Arran was filled with incredulity. He felt that his understanding of the universe was being tested at this moment. Recalling the description of the higher dimensional disk, Arran for a moment, there was actually a higher dimension in the universe... one that was fully observable but had yet to be discovered. Sure Arran had heard of a lot of speculations about the existence of a higher dimension in the universe, but till now there had never been proof of this assumption. Just like how humans on earth believed there was life in space but had yet to discover any concrete evidence to prove their theory, this too was how it was for a higher dimension. But now, seeing this disk that clearly possessed features that do not conform with the characteristics of the 3d universe, it made one wonder if the existence of th