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@BCTheEntity,
@Lady Selune (SZI),
@Kafka Komedy (TUE & BUN)~
'Well, this is a bit of an issue. I imagine it'd be best to stay put until the dwarves pass for now, but if they happen to be headed to Ambran as an invasion force, I suppose we'll want to follow on after and ensure the city isn't overrun. Non-fighters excepted, of course,'
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Okay, I guess we can do that."
The four of you stealthily trailed the Dwarves until you were close to Ambran. The group of Dwarves then made a sharp turn to avoid Ambran and headed off to the distance. The hills have ended and so you could no longer follow without being spotted. The Dwarves then promptly disappear from sight. "
Well that could've been worse." The merchant remarked. "
The Sunless Roads truly are a magnificent work of the Dwarves for them to penetrate across Order territory and into monster lands."
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I guess there's nothing stopping us from reaching Ambran now." The group entered Ambran and the merchant took the initiative to explain to the town guard what had transpired. The guards were grateful to you and handed you the reward with a little extra added for capturing the culprit alive.
Your mission has ended. You are free to head home if you wish but you could also explore Ambran for a little bit.
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@The Irish Tree~
"I did the job for our mystery client and without having to hurt anyone either! Kinda strange though...he was dressed as a priest but everyone I asked said the church hadn't been around for a long while...and he kinda looked like Neil. Do you know him? Oh! And a nice lady told me where I could find chairs for free in some of the abandoned houses..I-I figured that when everyone comes back tired from their jobs they'd like a place to sit. No tables...but maybe next time I can bring some too!"
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So that's why you had those chairs." Bart said. "
You shouldn't have, Magnus. I already have some camping equipment with me so we'd have a place to sleep for the night. But hey, at least we don't have to worry about chairs once we repair the guild house."
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And a priest that looked like Neil? Well... I don't know anything about that. That's pretty weird. Maybe they're related?"
"...Speaking of, Mr. Bart, you invited Neil too, right? I-I don't mean to be rude, he's really nice, but...I can see why Mr. Marxello was invited, being a hero and all, but why Neil? I-I really shouldn't ask...Sorry."
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Oh, you think he has no use to the guild?" Bart guessed what you were implying. "
Heh, probably if you don't count an extra pair of hands as being useful." He gave a surprising answer. "
If you're really wondering why then it's the same reason why I invited an Order Hero despite the presence of monsters." He continued with a smile on his face.
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@The Irish Tree,
@Lady Selune (JEZ)~
Twilight had fallen when
Magnus and Bart reached the guild house where they saw
Jezamine and Neil looking at the ground with the latter holding a piece of metal. "
Hey Neil! I'm back with Magnus!"
Neil replied before anyone. "Oh Bart, you're back! The other guild members arrived before you did and I had them accomplish the missions just to kill time waiting for you." He said. "Jezamine and I mapped out the guild in the meantime."
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Yeah, sorry for disappearing for a while. I was out gathering stuff and requests. I admit, it took a little bit longer than it should." Bart replied, scratching the back of his head. "
Anyway, we should set up a fire soon. It gets cold at night. Now then, who wants to gather some firewood while I set up the camps?"
"I'll go." Neil volunteered. "Anybody wanna come with me?"
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