Densha felt relieved that he was not looking for Y. She took a mental note of the man he described, in case she were to come across him. But before she could say anything, a man, whom Densha recognized as the gatekeeper who let her into the town, barged in and proclaimed that there was an emergency party grouping up at the Faintly Gallows in the morning, and that anybody who was interested should meet at that time. Densha was definitely interested in earning a little gold; she was running low on funds for her travels, and she still hadn’t found Y yet.

'Loras' told her that she should join up with the party, as well; he seemed provoked when the gatekeeper made his announcement, as if he had realized something, so Densha wondered if he was expecting something like this to happen. She was not done with this man; he had piqued her interest, and, as he seemed to be a more experienced bounty hunter than she was, Densha wanted to run with him for a little while and see if she could learn something from him.

“Yes, definitely,” she replied, wondering if what he said was true. What if this disturbance [i]was[/i] related to Y? Maybe he was being pursued. Then again, a ‘search-and-go’ sounded less serious, like maybe someone had wandered a little too far into the woods. But why would they recruit adventurers and thugs to do a task like that? Perhaps the little town’s government didn’t want to attract the attention of royal soldiers, so they turned to local rogues instead. Nevertheless, Densha wanted to investigate this thoroughly.

“I should probably prepare my equipment,” she said, standing up, leaving her untouched food on the table. “Y’know, we bounty hunters should stick together,” she added, trying to sound casual. “We ought to meet up again in the morning.”