Penumbral

Chapter 26: Helping Claw

Rosaria lifted herself from the duvet, her movement woke up her daughter as well, minutes later the four women ate their remaining food, packed up their tents and moved on towards Wesche.

The female quartet fights Sanguins and a small bandit group on the way, Kalige decided that killing them would be the best course of action and did so before the rest of the women could chime in.

-Damnit it Kalige!- Tuinn shouted angrily.

-They were bandits and tried to kill us!- The Darkan responded loudly.

-Their numbers are already dwindling because of the creatures appearing, we need to imprison and judge them properly-

-Useless! These people have killed and stealed! Do you want someone like that consuming supplies?!-

-We have never been more prosperous!-

-IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE FOUGHT DESTROYS OUR FARMS!-

-SHUT UP YOU TWO! It doesn't matter! They're dead now and the creatures have show themselves to stay in forests and the brush- Rosaria loudly proclaimed.

The rest of the road to Wesche was plagued by an unnerving silence, hours pass and the quartet is greeted by one Stowrfling guard on the entrance of Wesche.

-Grido?- Aurora asks while tilting her head.

-Where's Alimur?-

-He stayed in Hylsadrou to train with the Council-

-He's quickly climbing the stair of the scribes-

A confused expression set on Aurora's face and Tuinn explained calmly.

-Scribes have great renown amongst the Stowrflings so the expression is about success-

-Precisely, now I believe you'd like to see Rathan?-

-Not actually, we were just passing through- Kalige spoke in slight annoyance as she had not fully recovered from her qualm with her fellow.

-Oh mom, you should meet Rathan, he's the really nice new Duke-

The Council women begrudgingly agree while Rosaria softly nods, as they roam the streets the Scaleborn observed some people limping or missing limbs, ill and coughing, minutes later the quartet is right in front of Rathan's office.

-Sir I think that's six hundred gold- Sevel points at the paper Rathan held.

-May Nume give me patience, wasn't if five hundred just now?!-

-You calculated it wrong-

-Shouldn't you be in charge of finances?-

-Well you put me in charge of delivery-

-Call Hilma here, she's going to head delivery and you'll handle finances-

-Then who will lead the guard?-

-I'll do it myself-

-Hey Rathan!- The Demi-Human shouted.

-Aurora and... a Seles?... YOU'RE A SELES?!- The red Scaleborn questioned in an incredulous tone.

-Yes- Rosaria calmly replied.

-I am so sorry for the mess miss-

A few tense seconds pass and Rosaria thinks to herself "I already overbeared my daughter her whole life... these people need help... but I can't lose her" the white Scaleborn grasps her head and scratches it.