Sarah Thomas
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Once again, it wasn't something that Fen could point out as the source of his worries. Rather than a concrete reason for him to worry about, the entire atmosphere of this place somehow seemed threatening. 'First, let's get what I came here for…' There was no point to linger motionlessly in one place, waiting for some miracle to happen. Given how Fen was clueless about the reason for his guts going awry, there was absolutely no point in standing in place and trying to uncover it with the power of his…-
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If the first day was filled with nothing but walking, the second day was different only in one regard. After nearly the entire day spent on this beloved activity of the mercenaries, just as Fen was starting to get the grasp of this specific, strange-looking technique of walking that all the mercenaries used, his landlord suddenly called all the men to a single group before pointing at a direction different to what we were following the entire day. "Okay, everyone. From now on, we will be stepping off the…
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Just the first day of the quest proved how wrong Fen was when imagining how does the mercenary job works. Instead of constant clashes with wild beast or bandits, tough challenges to overcome and great adversaries willing to put their lives on the line to stop their advance… There was only walking. And after said walking, only a bit more of walking awaited, a short break of monotony with some walking for a change and ultimately even more walking to top it all off. The entirety of the first day was…
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"Do you have everything you need?" Nearly as soon as Fen met with his employer, the man explained the reason behind meeting in the confines of the walls instead of the free and comfortable space outside. As if worried about some kind of potential repercussions were he fail to provide the young man with all the tools necessary to finish the quest would spell doom to him if such information would ever see the light of the day, this burly mercenary went through an extensive list of resources that he…
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The shine of the morning sun barely reached the window of Fen's bedroom. Living in the middle of the city, surrounded by mostly higher buildings, only a slight aura of the day would announce the new circle of life starting. But the young man didn't sleep for a while ago. Waking up while the area behind the window was decisively cut by the darkness of the night, he was simply too comfortable to move out. Additionally, moving out of the bed would most likely cause Arla to wake up as well, robbing the girl…
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"So, what do you need?" Finding the room that Nadia spoke about proved to not be challenging at all. Just by following the main routes within the campus and later the main corridor of the office building, Fen quickly found his way towards the right office, asking around for directions just a single time. "Given how I don't really know what I might face in this quest, I thought about a short spear and a sturdy knife. I know a sword is the most universal, but I never had the chance to train with it…
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"So you are ready, huh?" After nearly the entire day wasted on looking for the owner of the house that he was renting, Fen was pretty close to assuming that actually locating the guy was the hardest part of the quest he was supposed to fulfil. Only once he stepped inside a rundown tavern at the very edge of West Town district, did the familiar huge posture of the man announce the end of Fen's perilous task. Now, for the actual quest… "It will take me a day to prepare. What we will need to do, is…
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"You really told them something like this?!" Avoiding choking on her drink with only the utmost effort, Nadia stared at Fen with her eyes wide open. Yet, it was hard to tell whether it was ridicule, awe or utter shock that flashed in her pupils. "Was I wrong? While I hold my utmost respect towards your hard efforts and achievements, I can tell how swiftly I am improving." Fen shook his head and took a sip of the local wine. While his soul was as far away from longing after empire as it could be, there…
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In the end, the trouble that Fen caused didn't bring an axe to his neck. No matter how the young man looked at it, just being questioned by the lazy guards in one of their offices was definitely way too little of punishment for randomly attacking a person in the street with clear intent to kill. And it didn't really matter what kind of circumstances caused this situation. Growing up in the forest, Fen knew that if he were to randomly attack some beast, then no matter how much he would like to back down,…
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The perfect redness of the underskirt that the intervening man was wearing combined with deep indigo of his outer robes instantly gave away his position. Only a single group of people was privy to wear clothes with this kind of specific colouring. And that alone was enough for Fen's mind to blank out, replaced with his sheer instincts alone. "Latiel, are you oka…" As soon as another voice, this time a female one, joined the fray, Fen's ingrained reactions kicked in. With all the ideas to pretend that…
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