CH112 Gathering Talents
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Alex returned home on Fen's back as usual. Thankfully, thanks to the Everspring Rune, he had recovered enough during the journey to be back on his feet by the time they arrived at the Back Mountain Lodge.
After eating and watching Fen curl up to sleep, Alex headed straight into the lodge's study where placed a call to Pinchcoin and Haggleworth.
He instructed Haggleworth to set aside a small percentage of his earnings from the Golden Palace into a designated fund. Part of the fund would be formalised within the Enclave as an investment in Wilbert's future. It would cover his expenses once he was old enough to enrol at the Enclave in a few months.
As much as Alex would like to claim he was sending Wilbert to the Enclave purely out of brotherly love, the truth was... not quite that simple.
It was, indeed, motivated by affection. But it was also a pragmatic calculation.
His earlier conversation with Earl Drake had made one thing very clear:
