"So, Miss Euralle was attacked because she accept us as her customers, and you want to have her live with us?" Kell repeated. The two mages nodded.
"Then, welcome to our home," the blonde said with a smile, making Euralle looked at him, surprised by his words.
"What, of course I will not kick you out," seemingly able to read her head, Kell said out loud. "After all, they only get aggressive when they think you can manage to raise up after the lose you suffer," the bigger man said.
"Though, we should grab all of your valuables so they can't just grab anything of value while you are away," Ian said.
"In that case, both Ian and I will accompany you to your home slash shop," Kell said enthusiastically, making the girls face-palmed while Ian merely rolled his eyes.
-x-
"Boss, the girl come back," one of the thugs reported to a cloaked figure.
"Good, get ready to take her," the cloaked figure ordered.
"But boss, she is not alone," the thug told him.
"Not alone," cocking their brows, not that anyone could see it, he looked to see what his subordinate meant, and could not help but curse.
"How many of our men are here?" the cloaked figure asked.
"There are 20, boss," the thug answered.
"Tell them to try grab the girl. Sent 19 to deal with the two male, and one to capture the girl. After catching the girl, get out of there as quickly as possible," he told the thug, who nodded.
"What about the boys? Should we not beat them up?" the thug asked.
"No, the big one will beat up all the others with ease. We just send the 18 to be arrow fodder," the cloaked figure exclaimed before nodding.
Slightly disgruntled, the thug gave the orders but tweak it a little. After all, what could 2 people do against 18.
-x-
"Tell me this time, why the plan failed," the leader glared at the cloaked figure, who merely glared at the person next to him, who was cradling his broken arm.
"The girl was beaten up by our thugs but the two mages who were her customers come and beat them up. When another group waited to ambush her, she was with the 2 male.
I give the explicit order for 18 people to attack and distract the fighter while one will be focusing on grabbing her and hightailed away.
Unfortunately, my order was changed to beat up the two male, which did not end well for the men," the cloaked figure said.
"I concur," another man, wearing a white robe and spectacles come into view. "Their injuries were brutal and it will take them maybe a week or more before they are truly healed,"
"Thank you healer for helping my mean," the healer nodded before excusing himself.
"Send him to the dungeon," the leader ordered, making the thug raised his head quickly as he plead for mercy.
"No, please don't. I will do anything!" he screamed yet the guards remained unflinching. After all, if they refuse, they will be the one to go to the dungeon.
"What should we do now, boss?" the cloaked figure asked. The boss stroke her chin, before sighing.
"Keep a close eye on her. When a chance shown itself, grabbed her and get say as quickly as possible," the boss gave his order.
The cloaked figure nodded before leaving the room. The boss slumped on his seat. "I will get your secrets, mark my words,"
-x-
"This is your room," Fiona lead the pinkette to the different rooms all over the house, acting as the guide, before stopping in what would be her room.
"Thank you," Euralle said before grabbing her luggage and putting it inside the room. She did not have much, as most of the equipment were trashed and destroyed during the attack.
"What will you do now?" Fiona asked her, to which she seem to not have any idea whatsoever.
"Not sure. After all, I cannot do alchemy here. If my equipment still fine, then I might be able to perform alchemy, but..." Fiona understand what she meant. After all, the tools she used in alchemy were ruined by the thugs.
"What kind of magic you can cast?" Fiona asked.
"Well, I can cast Arcane Shot. I also have Magic Hand to help me move stuff, and Barrier, to protect myself. I also have Flame, to help create fire, but that is it," she told her.
"Hhmm, and you know how to collect materials, right?" the pinkette nodded, not seeing what she is going with it.
"Then how about you join us in our commissions. The money will be split between us. With the saving, you can save enough money to buy new equipment," Fiona suggested.
"Are you sure? You should know I am not an offensive mage," Euralle reminded her, to which, Fiona rolled her eyes.
"And I am not one too. Ian's not one and he is the scaries mage I have ever seen. You dont need to join in combat. At most, just blast the enemy with Arcane Shot," Fiona told her.
"Hhmm, can I think about it?" Euralle said, to which Fiona nodded at her question. The smaller woman smiled sadly before going back to removing her items from her luggage, while Fiona exited the room, giving her some space.
-x-
At night, the group prepared dinner though there is one woman short. "Should I call her?" Fiona asked, ready to grab the pinkette down to have dinner.
"I'm coming," they heard her, to which Euralle ran downstairs and took the seat next to Ian, Fiona rolled her eyes at the sight.
"So, have you thought about my suggestion?" Fiona asked.
The others looked at her, all wondering what she meant. The pink-haired woman merely fidgeted before nodding. "Yes, I agree to join in the adventure guild," she said, to the surprise of everyone else.
Ian gave Fiona a side eye to which she gave him a smile in return. Ian sighed, he will have a word with her after this.
-x-
"Why do you think it is a good idea to have her join us?" Ian said as he spank Fiona, who gasped in pain. Her hands and legs were tied as she lie on his lap, unable to move.
"That's because I want to give her a purpose. If she just stay here without us watching, she might do something drastic," Fiona replied, trembling as another spank hit her rear.
"Also, there is a chance the thugs will attack the place and capture her, and I dont want that to happen," Ian raised his brows at the admission.