[h3]Captain Drystan[/h3]

Dirty and battle-worn, the Captain lead the hunters, following along with Abigail, to where the creature made it's home. They had to trudge through water to get inside the narrow mouth of the cave, both a blessing and a curse. It helped wash off some of the grime and blood accumulated during the battle but also drenched their clothing in murky water filled with Lord-knows-what. The stench of death only grew stronger the farther they waded, some having to hold back vomit, others simply covering their faces to try to block out some of the smell.

After some time, they came to where the cave opened up. Looking around, they saw countless bodies peppered in eggs of various sizes and colors. The smell hit them in a wave, a mixture of the previous stench with a new, sickly sweet scent. Drystan wrinkled his nose and brought his hand to his face in disgust. He had smelled his share of death and rot in his time but this was a new smell entirely. [color=silver]"Let's get this over with..."[/color] he said, pulling his sword out. He began stomping the eggs nearest him, each egg exploding in a mixture of puss and various other gooey substances. He slashed at the dead bodies they were attached to, making sure to completely destroy every possible egg, spawn, body or anything else that came from the creature. The other hunters joined in and, together, they were able to clear the cave within an hour.

Emerging from the cave, they were greeted by a large ship anchored just off the coast. Row boats has just landed and Drystan recognized Commander Grux among his guards. Stepping onto the land out of the water Drystan greeted the Commander. [color=silver]"Commander Grux. I wasn't expecting you."[/color]

The Commander paused and looked him up and down. [color=7bcdc8]"Oh. Captain....I saw the ship go down off the coast. I assumed the worst. Although this is....definitely not favorable. What are you covered in?"[/color]

[color=silver]"Who knows?"[/color] Drystan replied. [color=silver]"Despite that, we have killed the creature we were sent here for. You might want to send a troupe into the caves. We destroyed everything we found but a second sweep never hurts. Now, can we be on our way?"[/color]

The Commander nodded and beckoned the others to bring more rowboats. The hunters boarded the ship and made their way back to the docks. Upon their arrival, Drystan addressed the group. [color=silver]"Anyone interested can meet me at the The Screaming Siren in a few hours for drinks on me."[/color] With that, the Captain took the creatures head and was off.

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Drystan, still dirty and quite pungent, walked into the guard barracks. He dropped the creatures head at the door and started to make his way towards the back when the working guard captain got to his feet quickly.

[color=7ea7d8]"Sir! You've returned!"[/color] he exclaimed walking towards Drystan. He stopped when he got close enough to smell him. [color=7ea7d8]"Oh....ah. This brave young woman has come to claim the reward for the ogre.
 She slayed the thing herself."[/color]

Drystan paused and looked towards the woman he had pointed out. [color=silver]"Aye, is that true?"[/color]