Spectral Regalia

Ch 73: Clovis

As the large vessel docked, Avrin had already gone to the lower deck to see Kael prepare his horse. Keeping silent, Avrin also began to prepare his own. "When we leave, stick close and don't wander off" There were many creatures he had read about on the Verge Islands.

The creatures weren't as strong as the ones on the Twisted Lands, but they were better in terms of sneak attacks, and had a bit of intelligence.

It would be safe to assume the Verge Island would be a great place to practice awareness. Kael kept quiet, as he was inwardly disappointed. He didn't know why, as the emotions welled up. Angry at Avrin for lecturing him as such, but angry at himself for being too caring.

The port was not a city, but a fortress outpost with large wooden palisades that were fortified to a heavy degree. Several guards stationed at the top of wooden watchtowers were vigilant and looking around carefully.

Kael and Avrin mounted the horses, wasting no time in making their way outside of the docking area. "There aren't any civilians here..." Kael spoke as he looked around. All he could see were merchants buying the loot of returning adventurers. He didn't see any women or children living normal lives.

"This would be a terrible place to live. The only people you will see here are merchants, adventurers and the guards. You can consider this a sort of battlefield" Avrin spoke softly as he also looked around to see what sort of goods the adventurers sold.

"I'll buy those 2 batches of fur for 2 gold each" A merchant spoke to an adventurer, who seemed a little disappointed at the price as he replied "2 gold Are you crazy?... Those Devil Bears almost tore my 10 man group to pieces... I won't go lower than 5 gold each..."

The merchant laughed grinning "Hmph... The best I can do is 3 gold eac-" Before he had finished, another nearby merchant called out "I'll give you your 5 gold friend! Come here!"
After being cut out by the other merchant, the adventurer gave a satisfied look and began to walk towards that man.

Not satisfied, the merchant, who at first tried to rip the adventurer off, called out "5 gold and 5 silver!" The adventurer was dumbstruck but began to return with a smile, which was when the other merchant clenched his fist "5 gold 6 silver!"

From there, a sort of bidding wore occurred, but no one looked at them, as if this was a common occurrence. "There seems to be a lot of gold to be made here" Avrin whispered to himself as he and Kael passed through.

"Kael, we will wait at the Inn" Nodding to Avrin, they both made their way towards it. The inn's entrance had 2 guards. Avrin could only assume this was necessary, just in case the adventurers became violent with each other.

Making their way towards the large wooden door, they were cut off by a group of 4, who went ahead of them while laughing to themselves, as if they didn't care. Kael was pushed aside by one of the skinnier men who didn't seem to even spare glance.

"T...That rude bastard..." Kael mumbled anger in his eyes. Avrin replied "Ignore him..." Kael frowned before taking a deep breath, as if trying to calm himself down. Both Avrin and Kael entered. The inn's interior was quite large, spanning nearly 50 meters, with many tables and adventurers seated about.

"It's huge..." Kael mumbled. "This is probably the only inn in this place. It has to be this large to accommodate all these people." In the distance, a large group of mercs where seated on the right side. They were mostly familiar to Avrin, but Kael's eyes were wandering off, as he admired the adventurers who seemed to have seen their fair share of battle.

"Avrin, over here!" A light yet tough voice called out towards them from the group of mercs. Felia was standing up and waving at them with a smile adorning her face. Both Avrin and Kael made their way across, taking a seat at her table that seemed to consist of her and a man with scars all over his face.