Chapter 304 (1/2)

Book 3, Chapter 40 – Wealth Equals Profligacy

Cloudhakw carried Barb back to their rooave her some medicine and told Autumn to look after her

It was the way of the world that wohs higher and the lows ot herself bit by a snake, which resulted in Cloudhawk have a swollen ht with a faainst the too much trouble

It wasn't all bad, though Both of his companions had a new respect for Cloudhawk

“Where his Excellency go?”

“Off to be sociable, of course”

“Be sociable? What?!”

Autuo the men in this hotel had tried to kill him Noas off to try and win them over?

Cloudhawk left the girls and went down to the cantina At present there were about thirty wastelanders sitting in groups, ainst him Those that hadn't knew all about the scuffle by now When Cloudhaalked in there was no lack of anilares

But they also sahat the deh to convince theood idea

Bonobo was also there, separate fro his own counsel And the drunkard? He didn't ht up to Cloudhahen he walked inside, expecting wine

The old fuck sure kne to play the wolf in sheep's clothing Cloudhaas sure he hadn't gotten close to using his full strength today, but even the little he revealed was enough The rest of the hotel guests probably would still be ignorant of the fact if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes They'd have died before they knehat hit theh

No one could tell whose side the cripple was on, but it see closer to the demonhunters If they joined forces then no one would be stupid enough to try and fight them

Outside the hotel's walls,the devil company in hell, now

“Hey, barkeep! A bottle of wine for everyone!” Cloudhawk flippantly chucked a cube of eboncrys “Whatever y'all want to eat It's on me”

Bonobo caught the cube, gave it a cautious look, then tucked it into his clothing He gave a wave to a dazed subordinate and a few ht up froaze

What was this all about? One bottle was a hundred silver coins! One gold!

So how y character and he wasn't about to give Cloudhawk ive hi scent of the wine filled the cantina Regardless of their lasses in hand, and began pouring

“Drink!”

“Good lad!”

“Good shi+t! Don't mind if I help myself…”

All of a sudden hard stares turned to beaot their drinks Life in the wastelands was cruel, any opportunity to drink a little and forget elcoh voices sharing stories It was like nothing happened

“A toast to you, on behalf of my brother!”

Locust approached wrapped in bandages, blood still seeping froave Cloudhawk a loud toast while his di a few steps behind The wound in his chest had already healed nicely

“I never met a man who could beat Little Rock, especially not in one hit You're tough shi+t, kid You got us convinced”

“You're quite the pair yourselves I won by the skin of my teeth”

“Keep the booze comin'!”

No one would suspect, looking at them now, that most of the people in this rooround

This was the wastelands It was a dark and twisted place, but it was honest Happy en out here Your arch-ne buddy in the next Then, when the hangover's passed, you went back to trying to murder one another The wastelands were a place where you lived in the ht

“Everyone listen up for a second” When Cloudhawk figured everyone was good and liquored up, he cliathered their attention “I know everyone wants to get into Fishh I know it's about money But as i to give two thousand gold pieces if all of you decide to give up the journey Payment for your losses”

Two thousand gold pieces! To any blood-of-the-earth wastelander this was a fortune! And the deht, the only reason they were out here was for money

Costs in the hotel were tantaive up the trek easily after spending sopaid a hefty su a deh wasn't going anywhere, they could always co as they made money from this trip, it was all worth it

Cloudhaas e problems Throw money at it

Two thousand gold was no small number, but luckily Cloudhawk had a sack of eboncrys at his disposal He would make sure Autumn reimbursed him after the fact

“Do all elysians demonhunters have pockets deep as yours?” A familiar man with a shaved head but for a pair of braids, a pair of axes on the table before hienuine surprise in his voice “Son of a bitch, if I had that oin' to Fishh? You need people for your crew? I – Black Whirlwind – would be happy to ditch my outfit and roll with you!”

“No doubt!”