Chapter 192: Naybeah (1/2)
Walking through the halls of the Guild's office didn't take too long for Aiden, he was already quite acquainted with the area after all. In just a span of a few minutes, he arrived in front of the door separating the front from the back, pushed down on the handle, and slowly creaked it open.
As his figure appeared in the doorway, the already nervously fidgeting Cole sprung up from his seat and walked back to the receptionist's desk, at the side as Mary was currently dealing with another adventurer. He looked at Aiden who looked just as calm as usual, with the same expressionless look on his face when he was scanning his environment.
As his golden, exotic eyes found the brown-haired boy, he gave him a friendly, kind smile and made his way towards him. Arriving in front, he crossed the desk and patted Cole's back as he seemed to be lost in his thoughts once more.
”Hey man, what are you dreaming about?” Aiden greeted with a cheeky undertone.
Jolted by the sudden slap on his back and his friend's words, Cole jumped up in fright, yelping a few octaves higher than his usual voice. A few moments later, amidst the low, barely audible but still incredibly embarrassing snickering of the few close-by people, he turned around and looked at Aiden with accusing eyes but with uneasy, heated cheeks.
”S-stop that! You know I am already on edge because of the test! Don't tease me like that!” He lightly berated his friend, which in turn, he only received a light, chuckling response from Aiden.
”Hehe, don't take it to heart, I was just playing! Anyway, I got back from my meeting, and I have some good news for you!” Aiden responded, whilst also slightly diverting the topic, trying to cheer his mood.
The trick seemed to work, as Cole's eyes sprung wider with a curios glint shining in them. He looked at his friend with an honest, inquiring expression.
”What is it?”
Instead of answering right away, Aiden glanced at Mary, who was already in the last stages of providing support to the blonde-haired female warrior-esque woman.
”I will tell you in a bit, but let's wait for Mary to finish up as well! She would also like to hear it.”
Although quite curious, Cole nodded at his friend's proposal, and turned to look at the woman Mary was currently dealing with.
Just like Aiden, he was also quite surprised, wondering how he did not notice such a sight before.
'Heh, I must be quite stressed I guess…' He thought to himself, as he looked over the warrior.
The warrior was much taller than the both of them, with almost a full head above Aiden, literally dwarfing over them like a tower, a literal giantess. As she looked over her naturally strong build, wide hips, and healthy, fit toned body, the first thought that came to Cole was that she was probably an amazon, or something quite similar. The size, the frame, the rough, but also vaguely feminine outlook… were all qualities of the mysterious group of warrior women living somewhere far off to the south, away from the continent in an island surrounded by the great ocean water.
She had long, blonde hair, tied up in a single ponytail at the back of her head, giving a very exotic contrast to her tanned skin. Looking at the desk, she was probably handing in some items for either crediting a quest she completed or just simply trading them for some guild credit.
Noticing the stares from the two, the woman looked at them, but instead of getting angry or nervous, she gave a goofy grin with a thumbs up.
”What is up boys? Did you never see an amazon before?” Her tone was pert, playful as she addressed them, whilst also confirming Cole's earlier suspicion.
Aiden did not answer immediately but kept focusing on the girl. His eyes seemed to try to pierce into the very depth of her soul, by the looks of how hard he was staring.
It was Cole who snapped out of his daze first and decided to speak up.
”Sorry… miss, I… *khm* we didn't mean to be rude, it's just like what you said… You are quite a rare sight here in our small town. May I ask what brings you here?” He asked respectfully, as it was a known fact that amazons were a very unpredictable and fierce bunch with much higher, almost inhuman strength.