The Road Home - Part 10

"That is… A good point," Greeves admitted cautiously. The three of them had been beyond stunned when he mentioned slaying a Boulder Crab – but only after Nila had explained to them what it was, and just how strong they were likely to be. "Hunting monsters, though… I can't help but think there's got to be a better way of doing this. They're meant to be a threat, not a fuckin' farm animal."

"Oh! I can guess where you're going with this," Judas said happily, pleased to be able to offer some input in their scheming at last. "You're on about helping different villages under threat, right? Dealing with infestations, and selling the corpses. I'm right, ain't I?"

"No," Greeves said. "I wasn't thinking that. That'd be too much travelling for the boy. Those will be requests all across the country. Then again… The political value of those killings would be as significant as one of these monthly missions that he's been assigned to…"