“It goes without saying you’re a great fighter, a shockingly great fighter in fact” Navin says, “so how about we make a deal, I'll let the old man go and you come join my unit.”

As soon as these words left Navin's mouth Leo's face twisted in confusion and anger.

“Captain I don't think-” Leo was silenced once again with Navin’s raised hand.

“He was in the select fighter, was he not? He clearly has great potential and I want to fulfill that potential”

“Captain” Leo says “If he says who he is and he's technically a fugitive who attacking our soldiers, including your brother”

“My brother is a coward” Navin replied nonchalantly “If it weren't for my mother, I wouldn't even have bothered helping him out.”

“But captain” Leo says but was once again interrupted by Navin.

“But nothing, the only soldier that remembers the incident is my brother and he's an idiot. If I vouch for him in my brother's place then it's all done and solved.” Navin stated.

“Although I agree with you” Vita spoke up “There is still the matter of Sir Era”

This caught Akilah’s attention, ‘Era, did he just say Sir Era?’ she thought.

The captain sighed “True there’s that little twerp. He has always been a pain in my back. I don't know why the king favors him so much when he-”

This time Leo interrupted Navin “Captain I don't think you should be talking about these matters in front of a stranger” he said whilst looking at Akilah.

However, Akilah was not planning on letting this opportunity pass her by. She had finally gotten some information about Era and she was not planning on letting this be. She would even join the unit if that meant that she could extract her revenge. Although she knew it was foolish to get involved, she could not stop herself as her thirst for revenge outpowered her logical mind.

“Why would he be against it though?” she asked before quickly correcting herself “I mean except for the part about me beating up the soldiers, but you said you could resolve that, right?”

“Yes, that’s right that part I can resolve. But you see Sir Era is a noble. In fact he's one of the few nobles still in power since the previous king was defeated. He was of course permitted to live because he aided the king in defeating the previous King.” Navin said as he stood up from the chair.

“Of course, he only did that because it granted him a high ranking position within the new kingdom” Navin said under his breath while getting up.

Leo cleared his throat loudly in order to interrupt Navin’s tangent. Navin looked back at Leo, understanding his message “Ah yes, of course the point of this story. The point is that Sir Era still has the values of a noble, he does not like to associate with commoners or people he deems low class.”

“He is also in charge of recruiting every single one of the soldiers on the southern units” Leo interjected “And he selective with his picks” he said while looking at her with a look of disdain.

Although Leo hadn't fully finished his explanation, Akilah knew with this meant “So he won't allow me to join because I’m a commoner, is that what you're saying?”

“Gotta hand it to him, he's quick to catch on” Vito said.

“So what happens to my deal?” Akilah asked, not willing to let this chance slip past her.

“The deal is off, right captain” Leo said and looked at Navin.

However Navin seemed to be contemplating something, “How about this kid, a new deal” Navin said and looked at Akilah

“I let the old man go, but in 5 days Sir Era will be here to check up on the situation with my brother. Show him your abilities then, I’ll plan a fight for you.”

Leo was about to interject but Navin stopped him “If he approves of your abilities and enlists you then consider your crimes forgiven. If not, then you will stand trial for your crimes, deal?” Navin said and extended his hand towards her, waiting for a handshake to seal the deal.

Akilah looked at him with a smirk before shaking his hand “Deal”.