After some time, during which the doctor performed tests on the newborns and their mother, and fed them something, Derek and the Doctor left the labour room, leaving the cats behind.

"So, do you have any names in mind?" Asked Rew, while looking at Adam.

"Wha...?" Adam woke up from the trance. "Ah, no. No, in fact, we don't have a name for the mother either. We called her "Cat" until now, but it might be a problem now." He answered.

"Seriously? That's a first for me, I have never had a patient without a name. Maybe Suzy?" Said the doctor, his face expressing his surprise alongside the gesticulation of his hands.

"It's a nice name, we will think about it. But now, let's finalise the payment. How much do I owe you?" Questioned Adam.

"Depends on whatever you want me to keep the cats for a few days to observe if they don't have any issues." Said the doctor.

"No need, I don't really do anything all day, so I can observe them. If I see something suspicious I will bring them to you immediately." Answered him, Derek.

"Are you sure?" Adam asked his uncle.

Derek responded by nodding.

"So, how much?" Adam asked the doctor again.

"One gold and 5 silver, but let's round it up to one gold." Answered the doctor, generously.

"Are you sure?" Adam asked, repeating the question he asked merely a few moments ago. At the same time, he took out a cold count from his pouch and handed it to his talker.

"Yes, go on. The cats need rest, and you probably too." After all, they already spent some hours in the clinic.

Adam didn't voice his concerns anymore, he took his uncle and the new additions to their family, then left.

When the kitty's family was already outside, the assistant voiced his concerns.

"Normally, you fight for every copper, what made you change your approach, boss?" He asked.

The doctor looked at his apprentice and said. "That's an important lesson for you Fred, remember what I say." He looked him deep in the eyes and continued. "The best moment, the only moment when you, as a respected physician give freebies is when a potentially powerful person comes and they are broke. If you offer a gift to a wealthy person, they will think it is an offence, that you insinuate they are poor, or not respect their wealth. But if they truly don't have money they will appreciate the gift, as long as it isn't given in public. Another thing to note is that the most promising, the most certain people to become someone of power are young, still inexperienced mages. And normally, they aren't well-off."

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The kittens went with Derek to his apartment in the tavern, as Adam is mostly outside, where he can't take care of them. Before separating and going to their respective homes, Adam and Derek were in a deep conversation about the kitty family.

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They changed their minds and wanted to keep them, but didn't know how would the supposed Suzy react to such a thing. Would she be happy that they keep them close? Or would she try to escape with her children? Despite their worries, they decided to at least try.

The main factor that started this discussion was the cuteness of the kittens. You see, Suzy was cute as shit even while pregnant, and that abundance of fluffy happiness was passed on to her children, though only after the doctor washed them in collaboration with their mother.

The older one was a little darker than his mother, he had a lighter belly and neck and white stripes on his head, but was mostly dark grey.

The younger of the siblings resembled Suzy more, he had the same white underbelly and neck area as his mother, and additionally white stripy socks adorned his feet. White stripes were also on his face and tail. His main colour was the same as Suzy's, light grey.

While the two brothers still didn't see anything, anyone who saw them felt their inner cute-meter explode due to overloading happiness flowing inside their chests. And that was when their eyes were still in factory colour, who knows what heights their cuteness will reach when blue changes to something different, and the little fluffyheads learn how to beg for food.

But let's come back to the present time.

Adam just left Steven's office, where he asked him to arrange someone who can teach him to butcher, and disassemble corpses without damaging them. Adam already knew the basics about skinning and preparing meat, but those were abilities of a hunter, crude and fast ways to get usable hide and meat.

Not the careful skills of a surgeon trying to find the cause of death, or in Adam's case, studying a monster's anatomy.

Steven told him that a meeting would be arranged, but for such a service, Adam would have to pay up. Not that much in Adam's opinion but still a considerable amount of money.

Dealing with all his plans for the day, Adam returned to the library. Getting himself a teacher, he wanted to prepare himself for the lesson, and maybe cut down on the costs of the lessons.

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"So, you are learning how to cut nicely?" Asked Max, flabbergasted.

"Yes, if I don't cut nicely, what will I learn from the corpses I bought, colour of their blood?

And when I tell you that they were quite costly, I mean like a lot. My uncle's house was only about four times as expensive. And you have seen it, it was really nice." Said Adam in response.

They walked towards the Tower right now, returning from their shift on patrol.

"Anyway, have you heard about Kyll? Baldie will exit the hospital tomorrow. Which isn't exactly unexpected, he is in the elementary realm after all. " Max changed the subject.

"Yeah, I heard. Good for him, though it's a shame that Watt still hasn't recovered. Poor bastard, I can't imagine having my leg pierced all the way through."

"Yeah.... When I was nine I had an arrow in my arm, even if it didn't go all the way through, it hurt like hell." Said Max.

"Ha! I nearly forgot about that. Head guard's son shot himself in the arm!" Some red colour appeared on Max's face, making his embarrassment clear. "What was interesting thou, was that there were two camps of thought there. One, occupied by all kinds of old ladies who would worry about his health, and the other taken by everyone else, wondering how a person shoots himself in the arm with a bow. A wonder indeed." Adam turned his head towards Max, and a playful smirk adorned his face.

The rest of the way. The boys walked in silence. Max with his head low, embarrassed, Adam with a straight back and smiling face, proud.

Back in the Tower, Adam stepped down to his laboratory, where his teacher waited, with some training corpses (animal, of course) and tools. He sat on a chair near the door to the cooling room, in which Adam's subjects waited for him.

"Hello, I am Adam." Adam introduced himself.

"Good afternoon, my name is Elgu, a pathologist, I suppose you are my student?" The death doctor asked as he stood up and gave him a handshake.

"Yes, I am thrilled to learn how to strip the dead of their flesh!" While saying that, Adam raised his clenched fists towards the ceiling, with a wild grin on his face.

Elgu seemed unfazed by the mage's theatrics, apparently, he wasn't in a joking mood.

Or he was just very professional about his craft. A lesson in teaching art that could be perceived as the basics of necromancy was awaiting him, and he wasn't eager to be accused of teaching that vile art.

Not again.