3 Ambush and Conspiracy
The sun already gone. Finally our shift ended. We took one way road to the village center where the statue of Lord Nemur is erected. There, the villager band together to comfort each other and more importantly to make transaction. There are many transaction happening from food transaction to Weapon transaction. Weapon seller including me are profitted from this conflict. Some call me greedy for charging price in this emergency situation but I am still a merchant, I will never miss the opportunity to gain profit.
"Hey you there are you the owner of adventurer daily need shop"
"Yes I am, what do you want and who are you?"
That man with red head seems suspicious. He has expensive armor and talk like noble.
"Pardon me, it will be rude if I don't introduce myself. My name is Count Sylvia Plyos and this war has interested me. Say do you want to make a contact"
"Before you jump to that I think we need to discuss the term of the contract"
"Sharp as always no wonder you are known as the best merchant in Durhein village"
Flattering to distract me from the contract. I need to stay focus, this man is a professional. I need to control the flow of this conversation.
"So about the term of contract I assume you need a weapon and armor for your party. Am I right?"
"Magnificent! Your guess is correct. As a representative of Plyos family I am tasked to protect the live of territory under the jurisdiction of Plyos family. Protecting the live of these villager is an important task that has been bestowed to me. So the fact that the villager is fighting the force of evil without any help has broke my heart. That's why I want to make these contact"
He pick a scroll from his leather bag and read it to me
"These contract is signed and approved by the the representative of Plyos family
The contracted and the contractor may or may not agree with the contract
The term of contract is listed as below:
1. The merchant of Durhein village and the villagers are obligated to give all their weapon to the Plyos family
2. The representative of Plyos family will give each villager and merchant a compesation of 25 golds coin
3. These contract only apply if the village is in stage of emergency
That's the term of contract. I need all your weapon for my professional soldier. Villager shouldn't be on battlefield that's why if you really care about others you will sign this contract"
"Sounds good but it looks like you have other agenda. Like making sure the village doesn't attempt coup d'etat by disarming them while making yourself looks like hero by saving this village"
Count Sylvia laugh and he tore the scroll in his hand.
"Well you can't lie to merchant after all. But, Priere even with that level of skill you still can't grasp the basic concept of being merchant"
I don't like this atmosphere. I know something dangerous will happen.
"And that is?"
"Always make sure your safety come first"
What!? I can't move my body. Is it a spell? A poison? I'm always on guard when did he...
"Don't bother asking I know you want to know how I paralyze your body. You see as I say before I have a professional soldier and their method of work is confidental even I am not allowed to know"
Damn him. I should have known this is a trap. Wait this is the center of the village. If I scream someone must have heard me.
"....."
"I forgot to mention that I have a wizard in my group and for this kind of mission it's best if you remove the ability to speak from your prey"
I can feel something seems different about this place, one of the wizard must have cast illusion spell to make the villager think nothing unusual happen. Then I sense something behind me, I used all my energy to look and I see a woman with wizard hat and familiar attire appear behind me.
"Sorry Praire but Count Sylvia order is absolute"
That voice that accent it can't be. Palma! She's one of Count Sylvia soldier.
"O Thoth God of knowledge lent your power to me to fight the heretic. May those who are lost find their way to you. Memory spell activated memory alteration"
My memory started to change but why does Count Sylvia went this far? Something I remember must be important for him but what is it? My consciousness started to fade and my brain feels like burning. Artegis, mom, dad, sorry for being such a useless son.
