Chapter 49

Still, my interest was piqued by his words; "You do? What is it?" I asked immediately. "You'll see." He muttered before signaling to one of the maids that was standing in the dinning hall. She left and came back almost immediately with a small box in her hand. Then, she placed it on the space next to my plate. My eyes widened; "Is this?" "I realized you didn't have any when you left today and I had no way of reaching out to you. So I bought you one." He explained. "Wow.." I picked up the boxed up phone, my eyes glittering with appreciation. "Thank you so much." I muttered. "Anything for you Avery." He replied. It was a hassle to go to unfamiliar places without a phone and I didn't really have the time and energy to go get myself one but he did it without blinking an eye. Since he helped me with this, I think this is also the perfect time to ask; "Marcus.." I called out. "Yeah.." He took a spoonful of food into his mouth. "I wanted to ask; the council elder you came with that day..." I