89 I need a Healer (1/2)

”What do you think you are doing?”

The guards blocked the entrance using their spears.

”We need to take him to a healer,” Leo showed the frog in his arms.

”Is that thing tamed?” the guard asked.

”Not yet, I'm taming it right now.”

”No dice, you can't come in here with a wild monster.”

”But we need to get help! We don't know how to heal him,” Hera pleaded.

”You are not getting a wild monster inside the city. There is no discussion about it,” The guard shook his head.

Leo was pacing around, and by his expression, Hera could tell he was considering something bad.

”Leo, stay here. I'll run to the guild and grab some help.”

The hunter nodded, and Hera dashed towards the center of the town. It took her less than ten minutes to reach the guild. Hera arrived at the counter and asked for someone who could heal a monster. The clerk told her that she could post a quest for it, and any healer that was willing could help. But there were some procedures to take care of before she could post the quest.

”Healers? OK, Thanks,” Hera walked away from the desk and towards the middle of the room, ” I'll pay 500 gold for a healer who can cleanse poisons and help heal a frog,” she yelled. Leo would own her a refund for this.

”Miss, you can't do that. If you have a request, you need to do it through the right channels,” the clerk said.

”I'll do it later. It's an emergency.”

Seeing her reaction, the clerk grabbed a tablet and asked her to place her bracelet on it. It was a way to create an emergency quest that could be filled out later. She only needed to say the reward and who she needed.

Before even finishing the registration, two healers were waiting to take the quest. Explaining once again what she needed a healer, one of them gave up the quest. She didn't have any emergency heals. The man who accepted the quest introduced himself as Runir. Hera thanked him, and they dashed towards the front gate. Less than half an hour after leaving Leo there, she was already back with the healer.

The hunter was in a shouting match with the guard. Hera was surprised at how much Leo seemed to care about the rain frog. Maybe he bonded with it more than she imagined. When he saw her, he stopped yelling, and Runir approached the frog.

”He's a healer. I hired him to heal the frog,” Hera said.

Leo held the frog in place while Runir examined it, ”Thanks, Hera.”

”No need for thanks, I also expect you to pay me back what I'm paying him.”

Leo nodded, ”Sure, it was what? 100 gold?”

”500,” Hera replied with a smile.

”WHAT?”

”That was to get someone here fast.”

The man chuckled, ”She already created the quest, boss. We can only negotiate the extras now.”

Leo cursed under his breath, but at the same time, he couldn't help but smile. It was a lot of money, but that only proved how much Hera trusted him. Runir kept using his spells to remove the poison and heal the rain frog. In around 15 minutes the frog was sleeping in Leo's arms, seemingly out of danger.

”There you go, boss man, all done,” the healer turned towards Hera, ”He is out of danger, and I don't think I can do anymore for him. Can we consider the quest complete?”

Hera looked at Leo, who gave an approving nod, ”Sure, let me transfer you the money. Sorry for the freakout back there.”

”No worries, we all get a bit crazy when our pets are hurt. I got five tickets at once when my dog got hurt last year. But who has time to stop for red lights when your little pupper is crying?” Runir said.

Hera laughed, she could understand that, even if she never had pets herself. After that, she transferred the money to the healer and thanked him once again. Only now taking a moment to look at him. Runir was a tall man with a tribal pattern buzzcut, dark brown eyes, and plump lips with a small ring piercing on the side. He had beige skin that leaned towards a sepia tone. He wore a long sleeveless vest and a padded shirt underneath it. He also had a necklace with an interesting pattern. It was almost like a big hourglass with two smaller ones in the middle of it.

”Listen, you guys paid a lot of money for something this simple. I know that for us, this is like three days of work, at least. Here is my contact info, if anything else happens with the little guy, call me. When I return to the city, I'll see if I can help,” Runir said.

Leo nodded, but he still was cradling the frog. Hera smiled, ”Thanks, do you go out to hunt a lot?”

”Yeah, I could be working in the guild or as a healer in the city, but that is very boring. I rather be in the field, unlike most healers,” he said, rolling his eyes.

”Yeah, we have a researcher in our group and as much as she loves to study. I think she's enjoying our hunts. Mostly because she is using a lot of magic, but still,” Hera chuckled.

”Oh? You guys have a researcher in your party? That's rare.”

”We got close during the training. It just felt natural to join forces.”

Runir scratched his shin, ”Yeah, I guess so. I wonder if that would have happened to me if I got my role skill on the first try too.”

”Did it take long for you to get it?”

”A little, I missed the first few tries and had to work in the guild for a few months before trying again. Luckily I figured out that the role I was aiming for wasn't for me.”

”We had a girl do the same. She changed from a fighter to something else.” Hera said.