TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP!
The sharp sound of fingers tapping on the wooden desk echoed through the room. A heavy silence followed, mixed with an ominous aura creeping from the man sitting with authority.
"The journey to Old Castle takes three days... No, let's make it four. For the test and awakening, we'll take one… no, two days. I'll add some leeway, so at worst, it should take around twelve days to go and return, considering all variables," Ruth spoke coldly.
His gaze shifted toward the young man slumped in the chair, lazily sprawled like he had no care in the world.
"You left on February 2nd, right?"
"Yeah," Kael answered with a yawn, clearly uninterested in the conversation.
A thick vein bulged on Ruth's forehead. His grip tightened on the armrest, and with a sharp CRACK, the wood splintered under his strength.
"THEN WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING ALL THIS TIME?! IT'S ALREADY THE 25TH! YOU TOOK ALMOST A DAMN MONTH FOR THIS FARCE!"
