Trashes of the Counts' Families || Trash of the Count's Family || OC

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The carriage stopped and they climbed out. The luxurious inn they were going to be staying at also had a rock tower in front of it.

"Will we be staying here?" Cale asked as they followed behind the inn owner. Adara was looking around as they walked to their room. She had On in her arms while Hans had Hong in his arms.

Hans quickly responded, he seemed to be very excited. Adara thought it was because Hong had let him carry him. "Yes sir. We have reserved two days for Choi Han-nim, and have agreed to pay for the rest of the group depending on how long we end up staying here." Ron, who was following behind them, flinched at Hans's words, Adara noted. But he continued on walking, the magic box in his hands. And Hans only continued to speak. "We arrived right before the Rock Tower Festival season, so the room was not that expensive."

She knew quite a bit about the Rock Tower Festival too, it was a shame that they could not stay until next week to see it.

Cale started mumbling, almost as if he wasn't thinking about it. "It's not like there are a lot of rocks here, but the rock towers are quite interesting. Very odd."

Adara was about to open her mouth when Hans beat her to it. "I know the reason for that." Adara and Cale both looked towards Hans. Upon seeing their attention on him, he cleared his throat. "There is a sad yet thought-provoking story that has been passed down through the ages."

Cale made a face. "Stop right now if it is going to be long."

Adara snorted. They were in their room now, the inn owner stepping out of the room as soon as Cale and Adara entered the room. They were sitting on the couch while the kittens were climbing all over Adara. Hong was on her shoulder, while On was in her arms.

Hans, having probably determined that the story would not be very long, continued with his story. "This story, well, this legend, is about something that happened in Ancient Times."

While Adara already knew the story, Cale grew interested when Hans mentioned the Ancient Times. "Ancient Times?" he repeated.

Hans nodded. "Yes. Ancient Times."

"Go on."

The kittens were wagging their tails as they looked at Hans, they were interested in the story. Ron only silently poured two cups of lemon tea before handing them to Adara and Cale. They took it without a word.

Hans cleared his throat again. "Well, this city supposedly fell out of the grace of a god in the past."

Cale's eyebrows raised. "This is my first time hearing about it."

Hans gave him a nervous smile. "That is because Young Master has not studied history. I think it is your first time hearing this legend too, Young Mistress."

Adara raised an eyebrow. Was he suggesting that she did not know the history of Puzzle City? "You seem to enjoy talking back these days. Where did you even hear that?"

Hans's face pulled in a slight frown. There were rumours all around that Young Mistress Adara had never studied, he did not know if they were true or not, but he believed them to be. But what was she saying now? But before Hans could ask, Ron spoke up.

"The Young Mistress studied a lot when she was younger," he said. "She knows the history of the whole Western Continent, every single Kingdom and Empire, including every detail about the Ancient Times. And possibly the Eastern Continent."

Adara sent him a look. "Don't be silly," she said. Hans thought she would deny what Ron had said, after all, it was unlike her very much. "There are barely any books on the Eastern Continent available in the Roan Kingdom. The Empire is rumoured to have a lot, but they would not care to share them with me," she added.