Chapter 247 - City of Shadows (6)

I didn't want to tell Haley directly that I was going to the orphanage. If I said that, she would start thinking about the connection between me and the orphans. And she might deduce that I grew up in an orphanage.

I didn't want to leave any clues about my past.

Late at night, I took a carriage and arrived at the free development zone located in the lowest area of Claridium. Shanty houses haphazardly built without any planning. Even in a prosperous city, the lives of the poor are generally similar everywhere. This place was just another colony of poor people that could be seen anywhere.

[House of Love]

Under the tilted sign, I saw a familiar carriage. There was a luxurious carriage that was hard to see in a place like this, the kind that noble guards would use, and a luggage cart was attached behind it.

Why would a noble who doesn't fit in this shantytown be here?

A man in knight's attire was carrying something from the luggage cart. It was too dark to see clearly, but after looking carefully for a while, I realized they were all food. He was bringing food to the House of Love.

I approached slowly so as not to startle the man. However, he inevitably shouted in surprise, "Who's there!"

He brought a torch hanging on the carriage and illuminated my face.

Thanks to the bright light, I could also see the man's face...