Ellis and Northern walked freely towards the castle gate. They were very close to the gate when Ellis stopped.
"Ah, that's right. There's someone I wanted you to meet."
Northern paused and looked at him, "Who?"
"When it comes to item dealings, he's still the best. He's a traveler. He often goes to Sloria for sales purposes and also helps the party leaders and Sage Gilbert to procure whatever they need. Compared to random people, he has good and useful stuff."
Northern nodded his head minutely and then shrugged.
"Okay then, since you insist that this person is good, I can't say otherwise. Let's go see him," he said to Ellis.
"Alright... okay..." Ellis responded but stood still.
Northern observed the boy with squinted eyes. He lingered for a few seconds and saw that Ellis was really reluctant to go, then he asked:
"What's wrong? Have you been in some trouble with this one too?"
Ellis fidgeted a little, and hiccupped.
