Elrich Saga Yellow Springs Book One

Chapter 12 I Find Out I'm a Sex Maniac

Chapter 12 I Find Out I'm a Sex Maniac

The Guild was packed with people. People were waiting in line to be seated at a table. There was even a line curling around the side of the wall where people were waiting for a spot at the Guild counter. Every spot at the counter was manned, even Mildred was there handing out coins and paperwork.

I had been told to meet Dunbar in one of the meeting rooms in the back. As I walked past the line, I could feel the dirty looks of people thinking I was trying to line jump. I pulled out my Guild ID and waved it a bit. The tension in the air immediately decreased. I could just imagine what would happen to me if one of those ax-wielding muscle guys got a hold of me. Best to remain on their good side. I even tried smiling at a few of them. I even got a few head nods for my effort. Look at me being friendly with the locals.

I showed the ID to the clerk closest to the entryway to the back. He looked at it, frowning, pointed me in the direction I needed to go, then immediately went back to helping reduce the line. So much for being friendly Mr. Grumpypants.

"Oh, Eri," Dunbar came striding down the hall, "right on time."

"Is it always this busy out there?" I pointed towards the way I had come.

"Around this time of day, yes. People are just coming back from their morning hunts and are waiting to be paid. Then they usually want lunch too, so they wait in line for that. It will die down around 1 o'clock. Most people try and get here before the rush, but it can't always be managed.

"I'm glad you're here on time. I just got finished with some paperwork or I would have met you near the door. Did you have any issues getting to the back?"

"No, considering the lines, I was able to pass by without any problem."

"That's good," he commented as we both stood in front of the conference room door. He opened the door for me and ushered me in. "I had left a memo that you were coming, but you can't always trust that all employees will read the memos."

The conference room was lined with windows along one wall so a lot of natural light shone through. The rest of the room was gray, gray tables, chairs, floors, and white walls. The one spot of color was the very familiar looking brown haired man with the charming smile.

Crue wasn't wearing his pink vestments today, but he was wearing some fairly bright blue clothes. Dark blue pants and a light blue shirt with a gray belt that matched his gray boots. To be fair, blue really looked good on him with his is tanned complexion and blue-gray eyes. He stood as we entered the room and beamed when he saw me.

"Eri, I never would have thought you'd be the new Surveyor. So the meeting you said you had was with me," he laughed hands on his hips and shaking his head.

"The two of you know each other?" Dunbar asked.

"We met last night at the temple," I explained, "Crue showed me around."

"Yep, we even had a date planned for later tonight." Crue chipped in. Hey, now I wouldn't call it a date.

"I see, that makes things far simpler if you two are already acquainted." Dunbar nodded his head in acceptance. Don't just accept that! "So we can skip the introductions and get right to business."

"It's not a date," I hissed at Crue as I took a seat beside him.

"If you say so," he hissed back with a smile.

"Now then," Dunbar interrupted. "Does Crue know something about your skills Eri?"

"He knows about my inventory, but about other specific skills, I don't think so."