Vol 2 Chapter 9 (2/2)

“Don’t be careless, ‘twas five gold originally, a warrior and a rouge died for it ta raise that high” Old Man Jake’s face darkened, “Soic, now no one will accept it But, since ye said you’ve got experience with e?”

“Then can I use this dagger as ht of soear”

“Ye… for real?” Old Man Jake’s eyes ide, “after givin’ out two gold coins so generously?”

“Sorry, I got excited and…” the elf lowered his head with embarrassment

“Hahahaha I’ve never seen some’un like ye my while life!”

Old Man Jake laughed out loud again, reaching out to sed to one side

The oldit to the elf, “Don’t need yer knife, take this fer now”

“Thank you very much” The elf said

“Nothin’ ta thank me for,” Old Man Jake looked at him a little worriedly, “if ye don’t survive, ye’v still payed rent”

“Then I will do all I can to return alive” The elf replied, “will I find hiht?”

“T’night?” Old Man Jake shook his head, “ye sure are iht, wait fer t’morrow”

“Thank you for your advice” The elf nodded

The knight stood on the stairs, silently watching the scene, but he left first, before they departed

Old Man Jake was right, that was a very interesting fellow, he

—But before that, he would have to come back alive first

So, on the second day the elf did not arrive for breakfast

Quite a number of people had already heard the news that he had received a mission, that had also beco table of the mercenaries

Old Man Jake was tightlipped about the whole uesses appeared, causing te

“Nothis scene, Iron Gauntlet would say bitterly

The third day passed, the elf still did not appear

The le Troop acted as if they had so their moral Many others were also in a state of half belief and half denial, starting to lean towards grim conclusions

By the fifth day, even theto lose hope

The topic started to die down

It was as if Iron Gauntlet’s position had not been shaken, even speaking louder than before

The uproar that the elven archer had caused in the ‘Mercenary’s Ho

There was still nonews of the death of the black market merchant, Daniel

The elf’s rooht came from inside

In truth, other than Old Man Jake, no one knew the elf’s na

But for soht never used the four silver coins that he had won from the bet

On the seventh day, the knight sat by the door like always, drinking the tasteless porridge

Until the door was pushed open, and a thin shadow ca his table

“Good reeted

The knight did not lift his head, nor did he reply, but under the helmet, he smiled for the first time in two months