[b]Water and Honesty[/b]
~[@Norschtalen]~

[quote=Anitta][color=lightblue]"What do you know about this human? And who else but us are here?"[/color][/quote]

"[color=0054a6]The Order, manling.[/color]" The Dwarf replied. Particularly your second question. "[color=0054a6]The border between the Order and the monsters may be close by but this area is still heavily Order-influenced. Any human we encounter here, besides you, must be treated with caution.[/color]" He explained. "[color=0054a6]If this man even whispers about a Dwarf being here then we'd have knights all over us before we could finish a tankard.[/color]"

"[color=0054a6]Anyway, we just know that it's an old man. As to why he's living there, we have no idea. We just want him out and it'd be preferable that there is no bloodshed.[/color]" The Dwarf answered your first question. "[color=0054a6]Otherwise, someone might go and investigate and that will only lead to more problems. Now go. Neither of us wants to waste time, right?[/color]"

And with that, you and Neil were on your way to the cabin by the river. Neil had some things to say to you though. "The uhh, the Dwarves said they didn't want anyone to notice them. I think we should just uhh, omit their presence when we talk. Or you know, we can just outright lie to the guy and say we're here for other things. Oh and by the way, the gold we earned yesterday is with me. If you want to use gold to uhh, you know, sweeten the deal, then you can alright?"

You two reach the cabin in an hour or so in a large clearing along with a decently-sized river. The log structure was quite large and you spot a single old man in plain clothes sweeping the leaves from the grass. He also spotted you but instead of a friendly greeting, he dropped his broom and quickly scrambled inside into his cabin and emerged seconds later with a weapon in his hands. A crossbow pointed at you, its iron bolt ready to pierce flesh.

"[color=aba000]You can't rob the old place now, can ya?![/color]" He yelled at you. "[color=aba000]Now off with you before this here crossbow be your final sight of your life![/color]"

[b]Shopping!![/b]
~[@Lucius Cypher]~

[quote=Sheolred][color=firebrick]"I was looking for trouble anyways. Knowing you, we'll be attacked by a whole clan of bandits before sundown. Let's get this show on the road! I haven't killed anything in at least four hours."[/color][/quote]

"[color=f26522]Hey now, it's not my fault I stand out.[/color]" Bart retorted. "[color=f26522]And we're just going to Ambran for food.
 It's doubtful we're gonna get in trouble or anything. Unless you start one... Please don't start one.[/color]"

A couple of hours passed and you reach the neutral town. The town of Ambran was extravagant, one more boon from becoming a full-fledged city. Wagons hauled cargo to and from the city and lots of stores lined the sides of the streets. It was clear the town was some sort of trading hub. The people were mostly human though there were some who hid in hoods while others simply looked off.

Bart stopped the wagon in front of a general store. "[color=f26522]Come on, we've got a lot of people back in the guild so we're going to be carrying a crate or two.[/color]"

The deal between Bart and the manager was mostly uninteresting, it simply concerned foodstuffs like Bart had said. Soon, the store provided you with two crates of food which you were tasked with carrying to the wagon along with an assistant. However, a slight misstep made you drop the crate which broke open...

...To reveal nothing but rocks.

The assistant behind you was quick to put his down. "[color=00746b]Hey listen![/color]" He quickly whispered. "[color=00746b]I've got a hundred gold for ya if you didn't see nothing.[/color]" He offered you. "[color=00746b]Come on now, no need to start a ruckus or anything. The gold's all yours, no questions asked.[/color]"

Bart was still inside the store. So no one would see. No one would hear. No one would know.