Veblen twirled the silver-grey badge in his hand, a surge of undercurrents churning in his chest. For a moment, the desire to take the wolf-girl away outweighed the strict orders pressing down upon him.
He was neither a merchant nor an ambitious schemer, and he had no taste for rare treasures. If he could have the wolf-girl as a companion, wandering the world as a free and carefree adventurer wouldn't be a bad life at all.
Pity he couldn't do that just yet. Dylan Hegar closed his eyes and sighed.
Chapter 67