Albeit with a lot of huffing and unsteady heartbeat, Sophia retrieved Orin's dagged in time, handed it to him and joined the rest as they took off to the location of their first mission...

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The young Ink mage's mouth gaped at the sight that unrevealed itself in front of them. The criminals they were suppose to take care of were spread around the village, all beaten up to the brink of death. She spotted the old man who unexpected began to shout at them, shooing them out of the village. Sophia couldn't believe what she heard, she simply needed more information. 
"Just a second... I'll go ask what happened." She whispered to her big brother before running off to approach the man, who glared at her with hostile expression. "Excuse me, sir...I am very sorry to bother you, but please, may I ask what happened here? W-who did such a dreadful thi-" Before she could finish, the little girl stepped forward - more like dashed forward, catching the mage off guard, as she practically pushed her away forcefully, causing her to fall on her behind.

"AS IF you don't know who did this! It was you, you Az... Azure Dragon mages! Did you come back for more?! Can't you see you took everything we had?! You barbarians, you greedy thi-" Before the girl could continue, the elder covered her mouth with one hand dragging her in. He said nothing, but only gave the group a look that chilled Sophia to the bone, before slamming the door so hard, her ears rang. 

Out of shock, the young mage could feel tears well up in her eyes. She couldn't understand this, not at all. Slowly, she turned her head to her guildmates, still sitting pitifully on the ground. "W-We should get back to the guild hall, someone in out guild already completed this job... the wrong way..."