I sat in the Great Hall, excitement bubbling inside me.
A few minutes passed.
Charleston Ryder brought a man inside.
The guy looked weird, with some strange mark right between his eyebrows.
He walked straight toward me and said flatly, "Greetings, Lord Raymond."
I got to my feet, couldn't hold back, and asked, "Do you have Heavenly Vanilla? Is it real?"
Rather than rushing to answer, the man looked over at Charleston Ryder beside him.
I caught the hint and waved my hand, saying, "You can go."
"Yes." Charleston Ryder bowed and walked out of the Great Hall.
Now it was just me and this strange guy in the Great Hall.
The man looked at me and said coolly, "Let me tell you who I am. My name is Coryn Morris. You can call me Brother Bear too."
I wasn't in the mood for his chatter but had to be polite, so I said, "Greetings, Brother Bear."
Coryn Morris went on, "You managed to bring all the sects in the Cordelia Kingdom under one roof back then. That was pretty impressive."
