~[@Rezod92], [@Restalaan] (YNG & DIT), [@13org] (FYR & ADA), [@Stern Algorithm], [@AzureKnight] (NAG)~

[quote=Freyr][color=8dc73f]"Don't we have guests? I swear I heard the sound of armored boots..."[/color][/quote]

[quote=Yang Bethlehem]"I just...heard more footsteps and thought there'll be more guests."[/quote]

[quote=Kira Gigas][color=a187be]"Wha-...Bart!?"[/color][/quote]

"[color=f26522]W-What? There's no one else besides me.[/color]" Bart declared. If he was lying, he was a pretty good one. He betrayed no signs of deception to the guild members. "[color=f26522]You guys must be hearing things. 'Cause I was outside and I didn't hear anything. Again, I came alone.[/color]" He reiterated. "[color=f26522]Is that why you were all gathered here? Well, I commend the vigilance but please don't jump at shadows.[/color]"

The ones looking around the area would find nothing. No trace of any metal boots save for the sound it made earlier. Were the guild members really just jumping at nothing? Or were there secrets darting around the Guild's eyes?

[quote=Freyr][color=8dc73f]"Between his mad ramblings, he mentioned his name was Samuel Cubbage. Unfortunately, he got swept by river when he entered it to wash himself. We tried to save him but we weren't able to. We don't know if he managed to survived the waterfall. We did get something for our troubles, but I wanted to ask you to see if you knew something about this 'Samuel Cubbage'..."[/color][/quote]

"[color=f26522]Oh dear. Well, I'm glad you two made it out of the quest safely.[/color]" Bart offered sympathy before thinking about the name given. "[color=f26522]Samuel Cubbage? Hmm... Nope, never heard of the guy. But if he was carrying a gun, then he's much richer than he looked and acted. Not even your regular noble can get their hands on one since they're mostly made in Ortus. And not many people go there, with the war going on and Ortusians being... weird people.[/color]" Haley raised an eyebrow at the last comment. 

"[color=f26522]Anyway, I'm glad you weren't swept away with the guy or get shot by his gun. I heard they REALLY hurt.[/color]"

[quote=Yang Bethlehem]"But for our jobs, me and Kira finished ours without much fuss. Also we had some earlier guest of monster girls consistent of mices and insects. It seems they're freeloading from us."[/quote]

Bart's eyes narrowed, suspicious of [u]Yang[/u]. "[color=f26522]Without much fuss, huh?[/color]" But then he heard of the mice and insect monster girls freeloading and his attention fully turned to that. "[color=f26522]Wait, what?! Freeloaders? Those monsters usually come in groups! Where are they?![/color]" The guild master panicked. Lots of things ran in his mind as he comprehended the news laid out by the monk.

"[color=royalblue]Calm down, they're long gone.[/color]" Haley waved him off. "[color=royalblue]Vivian and Sylvia did... something and they left without trouble.[/color]"

"[color=f26522]Oh.[/color]" Bart indeed calmed down. "[color=f26522]Well, all's well that ends well, right? Looks like some of us are tuckered out for the night, though.[/color]" He watched [u]Ditzy[/u] head inside, exhausted and covered in dirt. "[color=f26522]Why don't we head inside and have dinner? Then we can call it a night.[/color]"