“I take it back,” Maria whispered as she stood beside me. The acolyte had a vicious smile on her mouth. “You are perfect for this Quest. I'm gla... I wasn't chosen.”“What?” I asked, frowning at her.Maria shrugged and strode off, disappearing out of the sanctuary. She was just messing with me. Maria was supposed to get the next quest, and she was jealous that I was awarded this honor. But I bit my lip, my stomach tightening. Was this a dangerous quest? Dragons were rare and deadly, but Knights. Lilith saw Cara put down her arm. "Dear I deserve so much more than justbeing slapped by you. I did you wrong, I did all the people who used tobe my friends wrong. Don't worry, an ambulance is coming to take you tothe hospital."The best way to make someone to worry is to tell them not to whileinforming them about something unexpected. Cara had no idea why Lilithwould say what she just did. She looked so scared and confused. Lilithwanted to assure her friend and be truthful at the same. " Certainly, I will. I will bring money when I come in with the inscription. Turning to other matters, I wanted to ask, do you have a copy of the bylaws that the council runs the town under?" I'll get you a copy. I suppose you want to be on the council?" No, I don't, but I am civic minded and want to know what goes on." Are those church people going to be voting?" I don't believe they will. They don't believe in government. They think that the government could force them to bear arms and that. The others had ordered one of each of the appetizers to try. I waited for my challenge food since the salads and soup couldn’t count per the contest rules. To count, they must arrive with the main courses. I kept watching the staff watching me eat.It doesn’t matter anyway. My body is working to backfill the energy I spend fucking today. I doubt that I will have anything left to digest when my steak and sushi arrive. Which will be ready first, the sushi or the steak?I didn’t get to find out.