Monkey Breaker

Achilles’s first thought was that, since the Hirelings all had classes, they were probably still alive and only unconscious.

But looking around and realizing that none of them had system information available showed him the truth.

They were all dead.

“Monkeys. I can’t believe it,” said Achilles. “And they were very intelligent. I’ve seen a few in my life, but those all seemed as stupid as babies. These were smart enough to attack in a group, to use weapons, to take prisoners, and to finish off enemies with classes. Is this normal for them out here?”

Medea cleaned her daggers and re-sheathed them. She took a few glances around at the dead Hirelings. “No. You’re right. Monkeys are normally intelligent, but nowhere near as smart as humans. There’s some kind of magic at work here. We may have found out the reason caravan companies keep disappearing on their way to the Frontier.”