Chapter 322
Chapter 322 Joy and Anxiety
A small banquet was held at Greem’s dwelling.
A long table full of delicate foods and twenty to thirty guests were there.
There weren’t very many people, but the atmosphere was vivacious.
Adepts, both within the tower and those stationed outside, had all arrived, each with a personal entourage of apprentices. The ones that were allowed to follow by the adepts’ sides were all well-trained pseudo-adepts and talented advanced apprentices.
The ones responsible for receiving the guests were Greem’s five apprentices and Snorlax the goblin.
Even though they were all busy dealing with the guests, Kodar and the rest were ecstatic. They enthusiastically served everyone who attended the banquet. Every so often, they couldn’t help but shift their gazes to the beautiful young lady at the center of the attention.
Indeed, Alice had yet to break through the seal on her body after advancing to a witch. She still looked like she was when she was eight. Naturally, the very sight of a ‘small’ person mixed with a group of real adepts was extremely eye-catching!
Some of the other adept clans and organizations had started to falter in their support for candidates due to this. Angelina was a massive obstacle to their plans.
After all, Angelina was a Fourth Grade witch herself. She had over a hundred adepts as her subordinates. They couldn’t ignore the raw power she commanded.
In all seriousness, the Sarubo Clan would never invest in Alice if Greem wasn’t already involved in the Battle of Fate. In their eyes, Alice was doomed. Not to mention, the Sarubo Clan itself didn’t quite have the strength to clash with the Witches of Deceit directly.
This reluctance to support her was evident by today’s banquet.
All the adepts had only given their blessings and gifts to Alice as individuals. Sanazar, who represented the Sarubo Clan, didn’t even show up. Moreover, the service contract between the clan and Alice only lasted a mere eight years. It expired right before the Battle of Fate started.
All of this was more than enough to demonstrate the Sarubo Clan’s attitude!
They did not favor Alice’s fate.
In fact, the Sarubo Clan might even have handed Alice over to the Witches of Deceit if it hadn’t been for Greem’s sake and Alice’s successful advancement. They would at least have been able to exchange for some benefits from the Witches of Deceit in doing so.
Thus, the smile on Alice’s face quickly faded after joyfully sending off her guests and bidding farewell with Greem. Her smile was replaced with a look of concern and anxiety once she returned to her dwelling.
She might have the body and looks of a girl, but she had the sharp mind of a sixteen-year-old lady.
How could she possibly have missed the attitude of the Sarubo Clan!? Especially with how obvious they had been in their actions.
Should she leave now and hide somewhere far away, or should she seek the shelter of Greem and become his subordinate?
All of these problems plagued her!
She might have been the apprentice witch of the Moya Clan, but Alice knew what kind of situation she was in. Her association with the Moya Clan wasn’t enough for the head of the Pale Witches to clash with Angelina to protect her.
The witches had always been united in their actions.
They even made necessary internal sacrifices to maintain this unity.
On the one hand, you had the direct descendant of the head witch of the Witches of Deceit, and on the other, you had an ordinary member of the Pale Witches. If left to the Witch Council to decide, they would most definitely give up on the lesser individual. The decision would work against Alice.
Thus, Alice was determined, as never before, in her dilemma between the Moya Clan and Greem. At least Greem genuinely protected her. At least Greem sincerely tried to increase her chances of victory.
Alice saw this very well!