Chapter 56: Preparing for departure (1/2)

A quest that had the chance of interrupting other quests sounded really bad, what made it worse was that the reward and failure punish to feel like the quest Kilo had tried to give hi it at that very iven to hienerated after hearing about the world's lore The quest was given to hi it wasn't influenced by an NPC's agenda

He eventually accepted the quest, the promise of a story that was hidden froh temptation But there was also the fact that it was a hidden epic quest offered to him at such a low level

Merlin e fa the cause of not one, but two hidden epic quests appearing in such a short span of time He wanted to discover the family's story, almost purely out of curiosity and self satisfaction, but there was also the reason of wanting to help the elf get his wife back

Making his way out of the tunnel, following slowly behind the thief lord who had left his side, Merlin had entered the gae looks he had expected, the thieves sitting at the ga tables all stared at him with excitement

"Give a elcolass from the bar and raised it into the air "Merlin, the Ghost!"

"Ghost!" A collective roar rung out in the den as all the thieves in the roo various liquors to slosh around and spill everywhere, adding to the already abundant alcohol stains on the furniture and floor

"That's not the part you should have picked up on!" Merlin's cohter of the thieves But he was happy that at least the elf had used his na to stick around for a drink" The elf lord approached hiave hiot a couple proot a few tasks for you, but they aren't urgent" The elf gave hiht"

"Wait, what is the code to get in again?" Merlin quickly asked

The elf lord turned to face Merlin onceat first It looked like he was struggling to hold a straight face, but a few seconds passed and he eventually started laughing, causing his glass of whiskey to spill

"What kind of stupid organisation has a secret code" The elf began wiping his tears, "That was a joke we used to play on new recruits, forcing the stupid every time they wanted to enter"

"Oh, but we did accidentally catch a rat because of it" The elf had cal on as left of his drink "Don't worry, we'll spare you the huhter reoodbyes and h the secret door in the cellar Making his way back up, there were only a handful of people sitting around the shady tavern, and they didn't seem that bothered by his presence any a uild was as he walked out onto the filthy street

At this point, the sun was getting low, ht before the sun hid behind the treeline He wanted to get back to Orcho when the ghost would attack hihbourhood, the sound oflouder When he turned the corner he saw a baldarh the guard noticed hiuard spat towards Merlin before walking off

Fortunately the saliva didn't land anywhere near Merlin, but he still wanted to puainst it, being regarded as a criminal for no merit other than self satisfaction would heavily iress

Eventually he had escaped the slu streets of Macedonia There were a few places he wanted to visit before leaving the city, the first being Macedonia's uild It only took hih carriages and hoards of people, he eventually found hi the building, the environh the furniture was in a better state As he entered the building he received the usual stares, and looking around, he eventually found the twoeye contact, the two

Merlin heard the usual whispers, it seehost had spread to this branch of the uild too He walked past everyone and approached the wo behind the counter, she stared at him as he approached