Chapter 36

==Summery==
Upon returning to his camp with Astrid, Marcus sigils Lillian to come to a stopping point with her meditation and come out of the cave to meet him. Astrid notices the presence of an Elemental Mage in the cave and immediately shows her disgust and hatred, but Marcus makes it clear that Lillian is an important ally, and Astrid will either have to work with her or leave. Astrid remarks that abandoning her in Roman territory would be a death sentence, and Marcus replies she is not his responsibility. Marcus didn't try to convince her, because he knew sooner or later the fact that he was also an elemental mage would come out, and if she couldn't accept Lillian, than she wouldn't be able to accept him either. Despite her reluctance, after contemplating for a while, she decided to help them for one week, on the condition that they would help her cross the river after. Marcus countered her offer by requesting she help them for a month, and in exchange, he would help her replenish her mana and equipment, and capture her a new Second-Order beast mount, before helping her cross the river. After she agrees, Lillian exits the cave. Marcus informs Lillian how he met Astrid, and they discuss how to handle her hostility. Lillian says she will take care of it, since she has years of experience handling spoiled merchants and nobles with big egos. Marcus then left the two of them alone while he watched from a distance. Slowly Astrids hostilliy melts to intrigue, after Lillian reveals she is a Druid.
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