Chapter 133:

Clearly, I Was First

Aiden was considerably stunned as a result of he and Rebecca had initially agreed to satisfy on the agreed-upon restaurant – the one the place their squad usually dined collectively, not removed from the residence Rebecca rented.

However now, Rebecca had immediately appeared right here.

“Have you ever been ready right here for me?” Aiden requested.

“I completed my work on the workplace early, so I simply left. Figured you hadn’t come out but, so I got here straight right here. It is on the best way anyway, let’s go collectively,” Rebecca stated with a smile.

“What if I had left early too? You’d have waited for nothing,” Aiden chuckled. “Alright then, let’s go collectively.”

“Certain…” Rebecca nodded, then observed Veronica standing considerably dazed behind Aiden. “And who is that this?”

“She’s Veronica, a jail guard who works with me. She took care of you whenever you had amnesia earlier than. It is best to keep in mind her,” Aiden launched well timed, then turned to Veronica. “That is my junior on the Inquisition, Rebecca, the one who swapped our bodies with Priscilla earlier than.”

“Good day…” Veronica surprised for a second earlier than greeting the opposite.

“I do have some recollection, however I really feel like I’ve seen you someplace earlier than, a very long time in the past…” Rebecca blinked a few occasions, then immediately remembered, “Ah, you are Officer Wolfie from the Mounted Police, proper?”

She reached out her hand in the direction of Veronica.

“I’m…” Veronica shook fingers with Rebecca, trying puzzled. “How have you learnt me?”

“Do you keep in mind final yr’s Warcraft catastrophe? The nine-headed hydra that crawled out of Zeloro Swamp? The Inquisition and the Mounted Police labored collectively to seize it! We met again then!” Rebecca shook fingers warmly together with her.

“Ah!” Veronica appeared to recall.

“What? You two knew one another earlier than?” Aiden glanced between them.

“Have you ever forgotten? Did not the suburban space have a Warcraft catastrophe in April final yr? The Inquisition dealt with the assault whereas the Mounted Police evacuated the general public,” Rebecca defined to him. “Later, when the stress was excessive on our aspect, the Mounted Police got here to help us, and Officer Wolfie additionally joined us. She was so courageous in fight, much more expert than us inquisitor. The Metropolis Council awarded her a medal, and the Chief all the time needs we had extra skills like her in our division.”

Aiden nodded after recalling, “Looks as if there was one thing like that.”

It was clearly me first—nicely, simply by way of being saved by Aiden. I all the time really feel like I fall quick compared to others as An individual.

“Oh, truly…” Veronica’s eyes lit up immediately. “I occur to be heading in that route too. I reside on Lilac Avenue…”

“Oh, so you reside fairly shut to one another,” Aiden noticed the 2. “Are you taking the carriage again?”

“No, I choose to stroll again,” Veronica responded promptly.

“Properly, why do not we stroll collectively then?” Aiden needed to associate with this response, given the awkwardness of being acquaintances and strolling in reverse instructions with out acknowledging one another.

“Certain,” Veronica agreed readily.

Rebecca glanced at her however did not say something.

The three of them walked alongside the sidewalk in the direction of the downtown space when immediately, a person sporting a hat and strolling with a cane, approached them. He was heading straight in the direction of Aiden.

Aiden moved to the left to offer approach, and the person additionally shifted barely in that route.

Instinctively, Aiden tried to maneuver to the proper, however the man mirrored his motion, creating the awkward scenario that often happens on the road.

Aiden was about to cease and step apart, however the man, seemingly provoked, raised his cane and thrust it in the direction of him. The seemingly atypical cane unexpectedly flashed a harmful silver mild at its tip.

Startled, Aiden reflexively stepped again, his wrist turning as he skillfully wielded his cane in a sword-like method to parry the person’s thrust.

Earlier than he may set up his subsequent transfer, Rebecca and Veronica, who had been flanking him, surged ahead with uncanny velocity and concurrently kicked the person with drive, lifting his toes off the bottom and sending him flying again, crashing right into a lamppost.

“Senior!” “Chief!”

“Are you okay!?” They each turned again and shouted in unison.

“I am fantastic…” Aiden replied dazedly.

However the particular person you each kicked undoubtedly appears to be in a little bit of hassle!