Chapter 19: The March to Gouseon and a Village in need

Victor enter the Village he saw from afar, once he enters the people inside were giving him stares. Victor even saw a few of them keep their children away from him.

'I wonder why these people are acting this way' Victor notices their strange behavior, but didn't pay much attention to it.

Soon Victor found a nice tavern where he stopped getting off his horse and enter inside. When inside, he was getting more stares by the people inside.

Ignoring those stares Victor walk his way to a table to sit at while he waited for someone to come take his order.

It seem like Victor waited there for hours until finally someone has come or to say a group has came up to his table.

"Hello what is going on here? Do you guys need something?."

"Are you one of them?." one person within that group ask him.

"Them? Who are talking about?."

Victor was beginning to feel confused to what one of these people ask of him as well as not liking what was going on in front of him as he was reading himself for whatever happens.

"I am talking about those bandit guys that keep torturing us and taking whatever they like in our village."

Victor was now starting to see what is going on here.

"No I am not one of those bandits who are doing those things to you as I don't even know them since I am just a random traveler."

They began to look among each other not sure if they can believe Victor.

"Hmm, I believe him." out of nowhere someone said this as the people made way for this one person to come through.

"Village chief, how can you be sure."

Victor heard one of them called this old man standing in front of him their Village chief.

"Because look at him, he seem young to be a bandit, I am sure you can see my point as the bandit men we deal with do not have young man among them."

Hearing the Village chief point it out it to them the people began to see it making them let their guard a little around Victor.

"Still, I have to ask what a young man like you carrying a sword."

"Well your right, I am no bandit, but I am a mercenary." Victor answer the Village Chief this way even though he no longer apart of the group, he still felt himself to be a mercenary.

"A mercenary you say at such a young age."

The Village chief was suripes to hear this as he never expect to meet someone this young to be a mercenary.

Then he began to think about this seeing this a chance for his Village to be free from the bandits that torment them, but does this old man has the heart to request such a thing from a young man.

No he could not find the hear to do it and decided to leave it be.

"So how did you get that scar on your face." a random person ask.

Victor thought about it and decided to tell them as everyone inside came together to listen to his story while a nice young girl brought him food and something to drink.

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Somewhere in a far distance lies an army marching onward to the kingdom Gouseon where Elbert can not wait to get his hands on such a place and kill the man who rules it.

From a not so far distance from the man was Wilson as that man knows that Elbert plan to have Victor killed and that piss him off that he would go behind his back to do such a thing.

Only two people know of this him and Gaston, the man told no one else as Wilson plan to kill Elbert right after this job is done.

"Boss you alright." Hellfang asked as he walked right beside him.

"What? Oh I am fine Hellfang."

"Yeah, well it seem like your not as I can sense something bothering could it be about sending away Victor."

"In a way, yes, but I did what I had to do for a good reason."

After saying that Wilson could see that Hellfang was not believing that.

"You don't believe me my friend." Wilson asks.

"Look I never question anything you do, but I can't find myself to accept this, I mean you made Victor leave a boy we knew for a long time why do such a thing."

"You just have to trust me on this Hellfang it really is for a good reason."

"If you say so." Hellfang walk further ahead leaving Wilson behind.

'I have a feeling I am losing the trust of those I care about for what I done' Wilson began to think to himself as he conution on quitely.

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Back at the Village Victor was in, the young man was having a good time with the people there eating and drinking inside the tavern while telling people the story on how he got the scar on his face.

"To fight at such a young age you must have been very brave young man."

The village chief amazed by the story he was hearing from Victor as the old man was starting to form a strong feeling of respect for him.

"Would you like me to refilled you cup." a young pretty girls ask Victor.

Victor turn to face this girl with wide green eyes that are like pools of stangant water. Her Silky straight, nick-length hair is the color of the midnight sky and is worn in a weird, elegant style.

"Um… y-yes." Victor was caught by how pretty this girl was standing so close to him.

The girl give out a small playful laugh at how Victor was acting then filled up his cup.

"My name Elaine if you would like to know." she said while giving him a warm smile his way.

"That sounds like a lovely name."

"Thank you and what your name."

"Oh my name Victor." he answer her blushing a little.

That is when Victor notices that people standing around was giving him a weird smile.

"What!? What with everyone smiling like that at me."

Victor was getting angry and embarrassed as that made everyone laugh until the door to the tavern was kicked open and a group of rough looking men enter inside.

Everyone became quite right away when those men enter Victor can immantly tell these are the bandit man these people were talking about. He can even see Elaine shaking a little.

Victor put a hand on her to calm her down a little, she notices and smile at him.

"Hey what going on here is there some sort of party that was going on in this lovely village."

One of those rough looking men said as he and the rest of his friend made further inside.

"We already pay your boss this mouth there nothing more for us to give."

The village chief was the one to talk to these men

"Relaxed old man we not here to collect me and my friends are just looking to enjoy ourselves in this nice little village of yours isn't that right boys."

Everyone of those men nod their head to agree with him, but the Village chief was not believing it for one seconded as he know how these men are when they first came to this village.

"Anyway, what the fuck is going on here where are our drink and food do we need to be standing all day here to be serive. I don't think it is very polite to keep someone like me and my friends waiting."

"Maybe you should learn how to be patient."

The guy hear someone say that and look around to see who said that only then he eyes fall upon Victor.

"Oh I don't think I seen you face here before."

The guy push aside the village chief and everyone else to make way to Victor.

"You must be someone who just passing by, but your not just someone as I notices you carrying a sword on your back. I have to ask who the hell are you."

"Like you just said I am just someone who were passing by, I just thought, I'll just take a little stop at this lovely village and enjoy my time in this friendly tavern."

The guy starts laughing like Victor told a joke then slammed both his hands on the table, he sitting at.

"Do I look like a fucking fool to you."

Victor got a better look at the man as he see him wearing an eyepatch over his left eye, He is also bold.

"Your words not mine buddy."

The guy smile then angely throw the table to the side scaring the people around to take a step back as things were about to get out of hand.

"I am going to enjoy beating the shit out of you." he said as he and his friends surround Victor as he was still sitting down.

"Get up and come take this ass beating I am going to give you."

Victor slowly get up ready himself for the fight between him and this guy, but he doesn't believe that was going to play out that way because of the guy friend around him.

So Victor has to ready himself if those guys decide to join in the fight.

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"Look at that Kingdom Wilson isn't nice for the taking."

Elbert and Wilson stand side by side with each other with the army standing right in front of them with siege tower, a ram and some ladders ready to be used in the upcoming siege on Gouseon.

"I agree with my lord Gouseon is a lovely kingdom indeed should we began the attack soon."

"Not yet let just enjoy this beautiful view of this kingdom and beside there something me and you must talk about before we began."

Wilson wonders what it could be at a time like this to be talk about.

"I can tell you know that I planned to have Victor killed."

Wilson became shock that Elbert knew, but did not show on his face.

"I know your no fool Wilson as I can tell you're a smart man just me who knows how to play his cards right in order to live in this world."

"Why? Set Victor to be killed, I told I was going to handle it."

"Yes I know what you did sending him away from the very place he called his home, but I couldn't take my chances he had to die for my reasons."

"And you think I am going to just let that slide Elbert if you know the man I am then that a hard no to that."

Elbert let out a laugh then stop and became series looking at Wilson.

"Wilson like I said your a smart man play the wrong card at the end when everything is done here my friend. Believe me you do not wish to be on my bad side as there cards of mine I have not played yet."

"What do you mean?,"

"Sorry dear friend, but I am not a man to ruin a good surprise that is to come, your just going to have to wait and see with your own eyes."

Elbert then ride up a hand with a few of his men at his side.

"What the hell are you planning Elbert."

Wilson gut feeling was going stronger as he can feel something wrong was about to happen on this siege attack.