No Storm Lasts Forever, a DND inspired story, by Allan Concillado

Chapter Two: The Goblin Hordes, Part One

Another night surrounded them as a week already passed after Riley's death. The child that was an orc was sleeping next to Ledias. The little girl had no memories of who or what she is or was. She couldn't even remember her own name, so Ledias decided to give one to her. She would be part of Ledias's family. She named her Lily and gave Lily her last name, Wolf. She did the same thing for the baby and named her Josephine after her mother and also gave Josephine her last name, Wolf.

Ledias now has two new people as part of her family. Since she couldn't bring them with her on adventures, she decided to send them to her parents house with a letter and a map. "Be safe," she told them as she gave them the letter and the map. Lily nodded as she placed the letter in her pocket and held the map. She was carrying Josephine on her back with a straddle that, again, was made by Ace surprisingly well.

Two mercenaries accompanied them on their journey. They were trustworthy comrades that Phil knew. She waved to them goodbye as they traveled down the mountain in their carriage. "They're good kids, aren't they?" Phil appeared behind her. Ledias's spine tingled from the surprise.

"Hey Phil," she greeted. "They are good kids, and I pray that they'll grow up to be strong and proud."

Phil smiled. "They're like your own kids," Phil teased. She blushed.

"They're more like my siblings," Ledias replied.

"You did great though," he complimented. Her face became even more red than before. Her face felt hot. Phil noticed the redness on her face and placed his hand against her temple. "Do you have a fever?" he asked. Her heart couldn't handle it. It was beating so fast and hard, it felt like it would explode.

"Hey Phil, we got another mission from the Queen," Sorvex called. He saw Phil and Ledias in some awkward position and stopped talking. "Woah, there, jumping the gun, aren't we?" Sorvex said.

Ledias's became even hotter. "I-it's not what you think!" she yelled, waving her arms frantically. Phil smirked and took the chance.

"She's right, it's not what it looks like," he said with a smile. Ledias looked at him in admiration. "The truth is that we're dating," Phil gave an evil grin.

She uppercutted Phil in the jaw, nearly dislodging it from its original place, and sent him flying. "Stop giving people weird ideas!" she yelled furiously. She walked away covering her red face.

"Are you okay? Also, what was that?" Sorvex asked. He offered Phil a hand and Phil took it. He got up and rubbed his jaw.

"I'm fine, I was just messing around," he answered. Her punch really rattled him. If she was being serious, his head would've popped off. "So what were you saying about a mission from the Queen?" Phil asked.

"Ah, yes." Sorvex dug through his pocket and pulled out an envelope. "Here's the letter she sent. Apparently someone sent a report about the girl being an orc and turning human. She wants us to investigate this and try to find out which of the orcs are humans, and which aren't. We should also see if there are any villagers that went to the caves for shelter."

Phil grabbed the envelope and opened it. He scanned through the whole thing and came up with a theory in his head. "The girl was the goblin queen, but when she was defeated, she became human. I think it's the same for all 'royalty' in the goblins. The villagers may be in danger if we don't get to them on time," he said while walking out of the bar. His party was sitting outside, preparing for another adventure. They had apparently received the news too.

Ace, Cyprus (who was now sober), Slayer, Ledias, Justin Time, and Midnight gathered by the fire. Phil and Sorvex joined them. "Ready?" He asked. They all nodded their heads. A mercenary came behind him.