Rise of the Knight

congratulations for adding another masterpiece in your treasure. we have waited so long for Nate story you already know how much we love your dark dangerous mafia men be it denzel or killian and we are expecting Nate to be much more darker than anyone please don't hold us back it's painful waiting

"Not just me. It's your insane friend's letters I've been lugging around for the better part of a year AND I've been sitting here waiting for you to finish playing house with your new family. Don't think you can delay helping me just because you've been giving away Essence Tools. Don't look so surprised boy, the thing bleeds across the ether and anyone with a sliver of talent would have sensed the Life-Binding." Etenani rasped. He turned his goblet upside down and shook it as if he expected more wine to Magically appear. Which would have been possible if Nikolai acquiesced to the old man's pouting expression, but he wasn't interested in dealing with an inebriated Etenani. [If I have to drag an unconscious, naked Master Mage off of some dowagers window sill I'll scream.] He scratched his cheek, distracted by the thought. [It happens far more often than I'm willing to admit as well, but of course he recognised the halberd without even seeing it. I managed to keep it a secret for a year and he discovers it within a week.]