Chapter 45: Road to Macedonia - I (1/2)

After a few , Merlin noticed that the two , neither of which had a happy expression on their face

"Alright, if you're ready, lead the way" Merlin spoke with a soft voice, trying to come off as friendly as he could, but it seemed the two mercenaries were still cautious of him

Nevertheless, the two mercenaries led him to the eastern part of town, and from what Merlin could see, this side of toas the main area where nobles would set up their estate As opposed to the western side which consisted mostly of markets, and the southern side which was a residential and occupational area for coh the streets, walking past the various noble households, it seemed there were a few snobbish nobles out and about as they were occasionally given glares and looks of disgust It wasn't long before the group cae cutout of a light-pink rabbit instead of a traditional sign

Entering the inn, the group was greeted with cautious glares froaze froh, almost like bandits, so it was only natural for people to be frightened by their appearance

Merlin walked past the two mercenaries and approached thefor the envoy of Macedonia's oracle I believe he's staying at this inn"

Before the receptionist could ask their purpose in co to see their client, Merlin pulled out the quest for any suspicion that may have arisen

"Very well, I'll inform him of your presence Excuse ht of stairs, only to return a few ht with you Please, take a seat"

The three mercenaries took a seat on the eht occurred for everyone within the lobby The twoto lean as far away fro man they arrived with as they could

Eventually a nicely dressed e He spotted Merlin and his companions and rushed over to them The man suddenly spoke up, and it felt like he was in a hurry "I take it you lot are the mercenaries they sent over?"

Merlin noticed the na about the envoy's head, it read as "Savvas Politas" The na it wasn't anybody particularly important, at least not to hiave him a positive response, and Merlin pulled out the quest foret my horses Meet me out front" The envoy spoke quickly and then dashed out of the building, leaving the group a little dumbfounded

"Well, he's in a hurry, huh?" Merlin's retort was ultinored by his coroup , where they were on pulled by two brown horses with thick shi+on in front of the inn and told everyone to get on quickly Once everyone was comfortable, the horses set off once ate, and the surroundings quickly changed froe paved road splitting the grasslands in two

"I'lad you came when you did I was just about to risk it and leave onthat he was pretty close to freely throwing hih he didn't explain why

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" One of the enuinely curious, the otherattention to the conversation too

The envoy gave a s would be seen as stupid by the iven an audience with the oracle"

"I was told that Iof the fifth day since arrival, any later than that and I may have an unfortunate encounter with aup at the sky, the sun was now clearly visible over the horizon "Today was the fifth day, so I had to leave immediately, the oracle's prophesies always co the words "malicious spirit", both the mercenaries snapped their heads towards Merlin All he could do in response was shake his head, it didn't seeht onto this behaviour yet, so he had that little bit of solace for the rasslands were suddenly cut off by a sparsely forested area, causing the previously open ride to feel rather claustrophobic Merlin opened his inventory and took out his sling alongside a handful of ammunition, if there was anywhere they'd be attacked, it was obviously in a location where the attackers had some form of cover

And as expected, the sounds of horses treading on soft soil and dried plant h Merlin wasn't yet able to see the the sling around, waiting for so up again, various figures escaped fro a horse Aone of the bandit's horses in the eye causing it to fall to the ground, throwing its rider off