85 The Merchant Caravan (2/2)

”Thank you, that would be great”. Said Elune.

The bodyguards were there to protect the daughter of the Leader that wanted to watch her face in the river while the others filled their canteens and other water receptacles. It was pretty common to meet creatures or beast at a water supply so it was very important to provide them with protection, especially for the leader's daughter Emma that was only 5 years old.

Rahz and the others left with three of the bodyguards to meet their boss, despite acting a little bit friendly they didn't relax for a second and were ready to use a flare at anytime in case of an emergency. The camp was ma.s.sive and this got Rahz really excited. There were huge wagons full of what look to be ores and pelts and other goods and ma.s.sive beast being fed fruits and other herbs. There were people cooking, others were taking care of the tents while others were training or setting up a perimeter.

”We travel year around and visit a total of 4 towns so we might have a map of these parts of the woods but there is also a chance that the merchant leader can give you a bit of directions to where you need to go. Wait here while I go get her”

The leader of the Caravan was a middle age lady that reminded Rahz of his mother, except that she had a wilder demeanor that complemented her red hair. She was using pants instead of a skirt and it was made with a very expensive material and on the top she displayed a corset that complemented her beautiful curves. On her back there was a red mage robe that look more like a cape with a hood and it did not really cover her face.

Rahz and the others could feel the pressure of a second evolution from her and also felt weird vibrations from some of her items.

”I heard that you would like to travel with us to Naas but our protection is not free, it would cost you 10 gold to join us in our travels and if there is trouble we hope that you could lent a hand”.

”Deal!! I wonder if lady…”

”You can call me Amber”

”I wonder if lady Amber has a map of the area that we can look at, we had been lost for quite a while and don't know where we are. We come from a Barbarian Village called Helgahvall to the Northeast of Elysian and were crossing some arid planes when it happened”.

”The only arid planes I know are the Highlands but we are extremely far from them, even with fast mounts it will take you at least 5 years to get there. Right now we are Southeast of the realm and if you go straight East from here the great city of Blackrock Port will greet you. However, if you are heading there I recommend heading to a big town and using their aerial mounts to travel, it can shorten the travel time by a couple of years. As luck would have it, Naas does have the service although is extremely expensive”

The group looked at each other and smiled while Elune produced 10 gold coins from her pouch. The fact the pouch was enchanted didn't escape Amber's eyes as she had one herself, and was a second evolution Wizard.

Amber fancy herself a good judge of character and while engaging in the small talk about where they came from, she was observing the group like a hawk looking at their body language. The more she look the more she realized that Rahz and even the purple humanoid had very pure eyes and they were very comfortable while telling the story as they had really lived it.

”Let me introduce you to my husband, he is in charge of the security of the caravan and in case of a bandit attack please follow his directions”.

Rahz and the others followed Amber and met a human with brown hair and blue eyes in full armor that was giving guard duties to a group of warriors. He was a Level 22 Champion and very easy to talk to as long as you were not a subordinated of his, in which case you would meet a very strict person.

Amber's husband was the captain of the guards in one of the towns where he met Amber and fell in love, in order to be close to her and win her affection he quit his position and followed her in her travels. He was a 35 year old man and a follower of Odos the G.o.d of Justice and since he left his captain position, he had never look back. Now he had been married to Amber for almost 10 years and had a 5 year old girl. His name was Tom.

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