85 The Merchant Caravan (1/2)

The team moved the stone altar where the Grimhold Doll was placed to the side and what met them was a tunnel that had been flooded with water. There was no problem with underwater breathing as long as the curse held in place and they had roughly a couple of hours left.

The team swum for about one hour and every now and then they saw really bright sections followed by really dark ones. What the team didn't know was, that what they went through was a magic tunnel that used translocation magic to transport them far into the distance while all they felt was the seamless changes in light. When the first hour was done the team saw the end of the tunnel and when they cross the doorway, it made them cheered. There were fishes swimming about in a predetermined direction which perhaps indicated that they had come out underneath a river.

Rahz and the others followed the flow of traffic while Rahz killed and captured some fishes for dinner. It didn't take them long to collect a few fish and break the surface of the water, but the traveling didn't stop there as they were dragged about 30 minutes downstream until they reached the bottom of a middle size waterfall.

As the sun came out signifying the beginning of the new day, the curse mark on their foreheads faded away and the almost two and half year old hunger a.s.sailed them like a stab in the gut. The hunger was so bad that they couldn't wait for Rahz to cook and had to eat it sas.h.i.+mi style. The scene was quite Barbaric but the team didn't expect the hunger to hit them in that particular way.

To make matter worse they didn't realize they were not alone, a group of people were walking towards the river to restock their water supply and stopped in their tracks after seeing the scene in front of them.

” Ahhh...I thought I was going to die, even if we don't need to eat let's just do it anyways that pain is too much” said Rahz after devouring a pound of raw fish.

”DON'T MOVE!!” Chin...Chin.. Chin many weapons were taken out at the same time as many guards got into formation.

It was a pretty basic setup but it was good enough to protect their employers from any possible harm that could come from the Barbaric people in front of them. Anybody in their right mind would get ready to fight after seeing an 11 ft serpent, and a purple humanoid with a fire crown on his head and an imp on his shoulder.

The moment the warning shout came out everything stopped as Rahz and the team turned to look at the source of the voice.

(silence)

Everyone looked at each other...

HA HA HA!!!

Rahz laughed and very joyfully said out loud ” Finally some people!! I knew it would work out somehow”

”h.e.l.lo Friends!!”

Rahz was about to head over but Elune stopped him and said, ” Let me handle this”. Elune had travel before with the slave caravan and she understood that a wrong move could land them in a very sticky situation. It was not uncommon to meet people during travels but trust need it to be earned and they were not the most normal bunch so, it was natural for others to be wary of them.

Elune looked at the opposite party and said, ”My name is Elune and he is Rahz, We come from the Northeast side of Elysian and were traveling Southeast until we got lost and were dragged down here by the river current. Do you happened to know in which direction the nearest town is located, we are in desperate need of a map of the region”

The short introduction let the mercenaries relax a little bit as they did not feel any killing intent coming from Rahz and the others. The Bodyguards were still in the 18's and 19's in terms of levels but their captain was a Level 22 Champion and a retired adventurer of the human race. Even if their captain was not with them that exact moment the fact that they had a second evolution in command let the bodyguards feel at ease when looking at Rahz's team that only displayed first evolution auras. There was also the vast difference in their numbers it was 4 of them and 8 of the guards, in case of an attack they could use a flare and called for reinforcements.

”The closest town is about a month away, and is the town of Naas. The majority of the beast around the area are Level 19 and some have already reached their second evolution. It is a pretty dangerous road, so I would recommend you don't travel alone. We could always used some extra hands in case of an attack and if you want, I could introduce you to the leader of the merchant caravan and let him decided if you could come with us”