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[color=bcbcbc]"Don't tell the others but... delivering this medicine is bad news,"[/color] although she was still mostly in her prior pouting pose, Granoda couldn't help but tilt her head slightly to the side and raise an eyebrow. Hearing this from Maya got her thinking. Could this medicine be going to a known assassin or the like? Was it a type of poison that had been labelled as medicine so that the person delivering it wouldn't ask any question? And if it was either of those, what could Maya possibly ask of Granoda? Sabotage the trade route? The cart? The package itself? Granoda could even possibly see herself being tasked to replace the vial of "medicine" with one filled with water or something equally harmless, without Noelle or the others having the slightest awareness of it. However...

[color=bcbcbc]"...we've been getting some threats about delivering the medicine. So, as a special mission for you, I would like you to protect everyone who's heading to the village."[/color] the sigh that came afterwards was the sound of Granoda having gotten her hopes that the escort mission would be spiced up enough to finally be one that was ultimately worth her time, only for Maya to completely [i]blow[/i] it for her. Granoda folded her arms, and shook her head in disappointment.

[color=fff200]"I realize we're supposed to be taking any and all threats seriously, but it's been [i]years[/i] since any escort mission we've ever gotten has gone south. And even if these threats happen to have some amount of bite to them as opposed to being all bark, Noelle and the others can probably..."[/color] just as she looked over at Noelle's current squadron, Granoda noticed Wren writhing in pain from stomach cramps before he was whisked away, and immediately slammed an open hand all over her own face, before saying, through gritted teeth and not an ounce of reluctance being held back mind you, [color=fff200]"...never mind then; I'll be off..."[/color]

With that, Granoda trudged over towards Noelle's direction, where she met Clara Sol, the alchemist, Diana, the blue-skinned woman with the shaved head, and Grisia Greyrat, the one male of the bunch... or rather, the one male that was still able to participate in the mission at hand. Of course, one would imagine that the first question to be asked was why a bruiser like Granoda would willingly accept a mission where the aim was to save lives. The answer? Granoda didn't exactly accept said mission [i]willingly[/i]...

[color=fff200]"Hello. I am Granoda Onyxfall, and Maya asked me to accompany you lot for the escort mission,"[/color] surprised she was able to say this with a straight face, Granoda immediately sank her head low, unleashing another sigh, [color=fff200]"I really need a pint after this. I really do..."[/color]