Elrich Saga Yellow Springs Book One

Chapter 7 I Break the Law

Chapter 7 I Break the Law

I could smell the town before I could see it. Sulfur, most likely from the hot springs. It wasn't very strong. I could still smell the manure that had been left by the passing animals on the road, but it was a very distinctive scent. The residents of the town probably became nose blind to it after a while.

The wall was made of wood and had a walk where I could see people in uniforms keeping watch. There were towers placed in intervals to either side of the gate. They probably had towers going all the way around the town.

The town was far bigger than I was expecting. If the size of the outer walls were any indication it was huge. I would dare to call it a small city rather than a town. It was possibly bigger than the town I grew up in back home.

There was some minor activity at the gate. I stood in line and waited while a man with a string of cows talked with the guard. The last cow in line flicked its tail at my face and I backed up. Perhaps queuing up behind a 1600lb beast with unknown temperament wasn't wise.

A second guard came out of a room to the side of the gate. She had her blonde hair braided and pinned on top of her head in a bun. Her skin was slightly on the tanned side. Her build was delicate, and she was on the shorter side of average. Her uniform hid her chest, but you could still see the slight curve that let you know something was there.

She wore the same blue and gray uniform as the other guard, but she wore a loose flowing, blue, knee-length skirt instead of pants. There was a poofy garment that made the skirt stand up a bit, were those called petticoats? Whatever they were called, the underlayer of the skirt fell a bit further than the blue upper layer and was trimmed in a gray lace to match the rest of the blue and gray uniform. Black boots similar to my own were worn. She had the same matching short sword as the other guard but also had an unstrung bow and quiver slung over her shoulder.

We made eye contact, she had stormy grey eyes. I didn't blush. Thank you Poker Face. Her eyes got a bit wide when she took in my appearance. To be fair I had washed the dirt and blood off myself, but I probably still looked like a walking triage case. It wasn't like I had anything to bind the wounds with, that wasn't my underwear, and they were still dripping blood. It was only my lower half that had been damaged. My upper body was still intact.

"Are you OK?" she asked walking up to me concern written on her face.

*Name- Lotte Lanister

Level- 19

1750/1750

Human- Female

Age- 18

Yellow Springs Guard~

"I was attacked by a Red Wolf on the way here." I tried to smile in a reassuring way.

"I see," she tilted her head in thought, "are you new to Yellow Springs? Here for vacation, work, or would you like to file for residency?"

"Work first, I do plan on living here while working."

"If you plan on living inside the town for longer than a month you will need to fill out the forms for residency." She nodded crossing her arms. "Do you have your identification card on you? You don't look to be carrying anything." Then she frowned, "Will you be able to pay the town tax?"

"There's a tax?" I asked dismayed.

"Hum, yes, but as long as you pay the tax before you leave the town, it's fine. If you are unable to pay the tax you will be forced to work for the town until the debt is repaid." She looked me up and down again. "Please follow me. We can get the paperwork started and check your identification." She held out her hand leading me to the room she had just come from.