Trito (2)

Trito, with a darkened face, went closer to the old man. He faced the old man and furiously said, "How can you!!! I have wasted my time coming here, and you simply say that the goods were stolen?"

"Also, what about my down payment?"

The old man tried to appease Trito, "Sorry, town's head. I have paid a lot to hire a reputable mercenaries."

The old man looked at Semial and his brother, "Who knows it turned out to be a fake."

Then, the old man turned back again and faced Trito, "How about this? I will return the down payment. Double!"

Trito looked at the old man intensively. After a few seconds, he said, "Okay, fine! As you are one of my townfolks and I don't want to celebrate upon you misfortune, I will take your offer."

"Thank you... Thank you..." The old man hurriedly thanked Trito, afraid of him changing his mind.