Knight

Job?

1480 AD

I walked down the dusty streets, I was currently in a small town, well built but small and slowly crumbling.

The buildings were made of stone, but they looked shabby and barren, well suited to this town I suppose.

Everyone in the town was, well, quite secretive. Never bothered anyone just lived their quiet lives and did what needed to be done. Quiet folk make a quiet town so I say. I had befriended the inn keeper and he gave me a map of the local cave system, said he got it from a traveler who left it in his room and forgot to collect it. Suspicious but I need all the help I can get, I was hunting someone, the last member of the group that killed my parents.

"Hey, miss I could use a hand, you look strong want to help me" a drunkard shouted at me.

What did he want?

"Sorry, I'm not for hire" I spoke as he came closer. The smell of ale hitting my nose, his body stumbling over. Typical drunkard...

"No I need urgent help, my friend has fallen into some rather irritating business." He spoke trying to sound polite and orderly.

"What business?" I asked, i wasn't in the mood for a fight.

"He has angered some so called mercenaries. They said if I paid them or got someone to fight them off they will leave, but I don't have enough money and I need someone who can fight. I can't." His words slurred off his tongue as he struggled for words.

"Sorry I'm busy, I need to find someone." With that I walked off.

"Wait, I can pay you" he spoke in urgency,

"Fine, how much?" I replied

"20 gold coins?" He asked

"Your joking right?" Was he serious?

"Ok ok how about 50 gold coins huh?"

"How hard is the work?" I negotiated with him.

"Easy, shouldn't take more than a few m-minutes" he stuttered.

I wanted to accept the job, sounded easy enough, but my gut instinct was telling me not to...

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