Chapter 128: Lucias' Misery

" Pardon? "Princess Lucia gaped when she heard his proposal.

She had been watching their brutish training since they started and just by watching them sweat and make faces she could tell it was a pain. Furthermore, she only had dresses and tunics suitable for a young woman accustomed to the palace's etiquette.

As Jake contemplated her behavior, it was easy for him to guess what thoughts were going through her mind. He may have been a former anti-social with a low emotional quotient, but it was hard to miss these details with an Intelligence as high as his.

Firstly because time passed more slowly for him, so that he didn't miss any changes in expression, and secondly because his brain could process much more data at once. Finally, he was calmer. He was gradually getting used to interacting with people for information or profit.