The Everlight party has walked for three days before arriving at a small village ruled by a baron. The estate wasn't that big which is easier to manage for the small baron. The people in the village were minding their business even when the Everlight party enters. Will looks around the small estate and saw a man wearing a Victorian brown suit and his dark brown hair was well combed. The man looked over at the Everlight party and took a second to realise who they were. He was walking at the start to running towards the Everlight party.
"Are you guys….the Everlight party? The party that was a help in the incident of the 'Dead City' and the same party that defeated one of the warlock of calamity?"
"Yes,"
Raye nodded his head as he said that. The what seems to be the baron looked around and request that the Everlight party has lunch with them. It was just around noon so the Everlight party accept the offer and enters the manor of the baron.
The manor was big and has a few gardens around the manor. At the stairs, there hung a portrait of a man having a black beard and grey hair. There written his name below the portrait. When Will took a look at it, he was shocked by the name and took a few steps back.
Rodrige Evans Beuratt, founder of the Beuratt manor in the fourth century
Will took another closer look and it was no doubt that it says 'Beuratt'. Will had never met this man before which means he was a descendant of Will. 'Evans Beuratt' is one of the branches rooted from the Beuratt's family tree.
An old man walks toward them and lower his head with his right arm on his chest.
"Sir, please head for the dining room, the food have all been prepared and the baron, baroness and the baron's children are waiting for you,"
Raye thanked the butler and they headed for the dining room. It was also large with portfolios hanging around the room. There was this long table where the baron's children seated at the far end and on his left sat the baroness and his right sat the man they saw earlier. Besides the man was the daughter of the Beuratt barony.
Raye sat at the opposite of the baron. Will and Al sat opposite each other and so as Amethia and Auoun.
"Thank you for inviting us for over a lunch,"
Raye lower his head and placed his right hand on his chest. The rest of the Everlight party did the same though Auoun's reaction was slower.
"You are the guests here, it's an honor to meet you, in person have heard many things about you, the deed that you have done,"
"Thank you,"
The baron then looked at Raye.
"I supposed you are the leader of this party, Raye Winston,"
"Yes,"
"And that's the priest Al Sevis,"
The baron then looked at Al who was eating his steak on the plate.
"And the elf Amethia Tropaz,"
"That's me,"
"And the dwarf Auoun,"
Auoun who was trying to slice his steak looked up when his name was called and nodded.
"And the gloomy mage..."
"I'm Will Beuratt,"
Will said with a long face. Gloomy mage? Although that's what people call me but, am I really that gloomy?
"Ah, Will Beuratt, we were surprised when we first saw your name, Which Beuratt family are you from?"
"I'm from...the Moris Beuratt family,"
That was made up. Will had already long forgotten it, nor he ever wants to remember it.
"If you are a Beuratt family, then you must have know about the Beuratt dark history,"
The baron's son stood up from his seat and looked towards Will.
Dark history? I have never heard about that.
"Sit down Rodin, you are scaring the guests,"
The baron ordered his son to sit back down which he listened.
"Dark history?"
"You have not heard about it? It's about an ancestor of the Beuratt family line, though his name was forgotten, it was said that he became the feared among all, the human who forsaken humanity, the Shadow Sage among the Dark Sage,"
Ah, so it is about me.
"Though this information is only enclosed to us, no one else knows about this, if this gets out of hand, it would bring shame to the Beuratt barony,"
"..."
The Everlight party except Auoun looked towards Will. All have the eyes of pity at Will.
"You have scared the guests, I told you to quiet down-"
"...I heard about it, that man...sure is a bastard ain't he?"
Will interrupted the baron before he could finish his sentence. The baron and his family were dumbfounded by Will's words. They did not know how to respond. Will have a smile, a bitter sweet smile, a melancholic smile. The baron noticing the awkward situation and decided to change the topic.
They went on talking for half an hour before leaving the barony. As they exited, the sun has set and Raye was looking at Will, who had just heard of the opinion of his descendants.
"...Raye,"
"Yes?"
"Why...did you choose to believe me, to invite me to this party?"
Raye looked at Will who has a grim expression.
"Well, most of them were out of fear, but there were no hostile feeling when I first met you, you did saved me once,"
"But don't you think that I might be manipulating you?"
"That could be a chance, it was a gamble during that moment, you were like a melancholic man when I first met you, full of sadness, who had lost everything, my trust in you has enlarge ever since, I chose to believe you, and it was not a regret that I did,"
Will looked at Raye who stared at the golden sky. He has a fainted smile, a smile that shows the trust he had put in Will.
"...Thank you, for giving me a chance, Raye Winston..."
"No big deal, we helped each other later on didn't we? We wouldn't have make it this far if it weren't for you,"
And I wouldn't have come this far if it weren't for you. Will looked up to the golden sky and smiled. The rest of the Everlight party members then watched up to Will and Raye and they continued traveling to the next city.