Joul's lips curved up. He wrapped his arms around and leaned back on the chair.
"Oh? You did? Tell me everything." Joul's tone was filled with mockery and sarcasm.
"I don't think you should put your hands in this, Collector. Not a lot of people would."
"Why is that?"
"It involves one of the Great Clans of this kingdom. The Starcrow. Would you still wish to know the truth then?"
Joul's expression immediately darkened. If what Siderius said was true and there was a murder connected to the Starcrow and the Bailiff of this small town, a mere mortal Collector like him would not survive the fallout.
Even if his family had a witch.
"Do you understand the gravity when mentioning that name?"
Siderius grinned. His perfect white teeth revealed themselves.
"I do. Do you?"
Joul stared at Siderius. "I haven't heard anything. But you do know that I need to report what happened here to the Royal Court, right?"
