227 Another Visitor??? (1/2)
But he couldn't complain. There was a chance that Lorwynn was right and Jack would only bring himself trouble that he's not ready for.
Until he was higher leveled, Jack would only focus on the Leisure Guild and grinding EXP.
The young hero left the booth and found his companions eating without him. Taking a seat and grabbing a turkey leg, Jack tried to eat away his troubles.
They all asked what happened, but Jack didn't answer any questions or explain anything.
Like always, Eliza tried to get near Jack but not even a massage was enough to break his defenses this time.
As the sun set, Jack took the liberty to be the first to retire for the night. In his own room with Bowzer, Jack let his mind drift.
Eventually, his tiredness overcame him and Jack was sound asleep.
”Knock! Knock! Knock!”
With a yawn, Jack was forced awake. ”What is it?! It's the middle of the night!”
”You have a guest, and he said it was urgent!” shouted Marisha.
”But I'm sleeping, just wait till--”
”Brat, just open up the door! It's an old friend of yours!”
Hearing Zariff, Jack was startled and confused. Jack got up and rubbed his eyes as he hobbled toward the door. As he opened it, he was met by a surprisingly familiar face. ”Tralon? What's up?”
”We'll discuss that now.” Tralon walked right in, pushing past the tired Jack and closing the door. He quickly cast silence and sat on the bed. ”Jack, a few things have happened and we need to talk.”
”Alright, go ahead.”
”Trodar is in trouble. You already know about the current wars, but it's nothing too serious at the moment. But now Sandros appears to be getting involved again,” explained Tralon. ”There's not enough evidence to convince the council to act, but I'm certain that Sandros has agreed to join hands with Limneer, making things far worse than they should be.”
”What about you guys? If you're the weakest member of the council, then how come you aren't acting?”
”To keep the wars from breaking out into chaos and causing too many casualties to count, Trodar signed a war pact with Limneer, Prachten, and Iscantor. That pact agrees that none of us will send anyone over lv. 40 for the time being. In a couple of months, that pact will be null and void though, so it seems Limneer is trying to get Sandros to help overwhelm us while it's still applicable.”
”Hmm… So, in other words, the current war effort is about who runs our of supports first?”
”Exactly,” replied Tralon. ”If none of us nations can guarantee the safety of our men, which most are under lv. 40, then there's no reason for them to uphold their current government in the face of other offers.”
”Right again. But that's changing as they've proven that they can hold up against us. If anything, it's our supporters that are considering abandoning Trodar,” stated Tralon. ”With the newer nations thriving and growing, they're not happy about our inability to reclaim our territory. And with Sandros joining the fight, as well as Iscantor trying to for a trade treaty with Korten, the people aren't too happy with the council.”
”So, shouldn't the council act to stop Sandros?”
”It should, but most weren't in favor of it. They'd rather hold out for longer to save our troops, at least until it's time to renegotiate our war pact.”
”Then… why did you come here to explain this to me?” asked Jack.
”Because I think this is the opportunity you'll need to gain the favor of the people. Think about it,” explained Tralon. ”Right now, they can't send anyone lv. 40 or higher, so wouldn't it be the perfect moment for you to step in as the hero when the council waited on the sidelines?”