Chapter 281 - Old Tower Master (1/2)

”Wait there must be a big mistake, we're adventures look?” Martha said as she pulled out her tag. ”We were on a quest to subjugate the Harpies when they chased after us.”

The guard looked at Martha with suspicion and then looked at the Harpy on the ground.

”Where are the rest of your members?” the guard said, ”Who is in charge?”

”We are all that's left, He is the one that led the group,” Martha said pointing at Rick who was just getting up off the ground.

”What lies, I didn't lead no group, if you check I am only a C rank but one of them is a B rank, they just wish for the death of the other Guild members to be pinned on me rather then them,” Rick replied.

Rick knew that there were many members in the party from different guilds, some small, some big and usually when something happened like this. The blame would all fall on the commander. A guild usually would have to pay for the dead member or sort out the disputes and even though the Underdog guild was large, they couldn't afford something like this on their shoulders.

”What lies, Roy, tell him,” Martha said.

Roy started to hesitate for a bit before answering, he didn't have the protection of a guild backing him, in his heart, he was afraid that if he said something against the Underdogs, they would target him.

But then the thought of the mistreatment he received while in the group. Rick deserved everything he could get.

”It's true, that man was our commanding leader,” Roy said.

The guard looked at both of them for a moment.

”This matter will need to be settled between yourselves, the city doesn't have time to play mediator between the two. However, an investigation still needs to take place to decide whether you willingly lead the harpies to the kingdom. Although your lives were on the line, your actions could have harmed all the people in the city.”

The guards then tied up each person with rope with their hands behind their backs and that included, Rick and Roy.

”Should we fight back?” Jack asked.

”No, that would just cause us even more problems,” Martha replied.

”I demand a meeting with the queen,” Lenny said.

The guards started to laugh.

”You have heard too many stories, not anyone can just demand a meeting with the queen, why would she come out for such a little thing like this?”

”Tell her, that her old friend Lenny is involved and I assure you she will come running out.”

The guards laughed once again, who was this old man they thought. Why would the Queen know someone like him who looked like a street beggar?

But then a female in a black robe stood behind them and had come out.

”Untie that man at once!” Mia commended.

”But miss, they could be criminals working for the Shadow.”

”Huh, is that one of the tower masters!” Rick said surprised.