Adventures guild

Our protagonist has never been a phenomenon to manage anxiety and this last night is the umpteenth example. The anxiety did not let him sleep even a minute and since the house is very very small even his parents were able to close their eyes because of his noises.

That's why, for the first time in his life, Simon is the first to be found in front of the well. Soon the group is completed with the arrival of the other four friends.

George is the most excited. Since he arrived at the well he has never stopped talking. "Finally I will leave this place. Now that I have a sword and a shield, no one will be able to resist my strength. I will become rich in a short time. I will save a young merchant's daughter and marry her. At least four children to start, then we'll see. A beautiful house in the city. Ah! Let's not forget a butler. I will certainly have a butler, a real warlord like me can't take care of the house."

John exclaims exasperated "Stop stupid! What are you talking about? You have a sword without the wire and a wooden shield. The guild will take us for the rough country we are and will send us to clean some barn from rats with our weapons."

Simon to calm the spirits says "We should not agitate, step by step friends, we focus on only one step at a time. Today we sign up. Fortunately, we will have a job right away because Zacharias has left a specific request to our guild to help him. But if we want to earn something we have to get down to do some dirty work."

Desmond smiles saying "Everything is better than working underground."

After only three hours of travel, thanks to the carriage lent by Paul the shopkeeper, the group arrives in the city. As agreed, the coachman of Zacharias awaits the group along the main road. Together they stop in front of a dilapidated building. An old building with a large ground floor and a small first floor built only on the left side of the building. Wood is moldy and in many places seriously damaged.

Michael says perplexed "We must not judge by appearances. The stories of the adventurers are always full of rich treasures. It will be a trick, you will see inside how beautiful it will be!"

But inside it is worse. Waste scattered in the atrium where only a wooden table consisting of a wooden plank with four crooked legs and a chair make up the whole furniture. The walls are moldy even on the inside, the smell of damp and the smell of waste make the air unbreathable.

Desmond with sadness comments "It's like being at home ... the same smell of the mine ..."

Simon much more decisive answers "Stop with these complaints! We talk quickly with the manager and we get out of here. The sooner we start working, the sooner we can eat properly."

A big man at least two meters tall, with muscular arms and a half-face tattoo invites the group to approach the table and sit on the only available chair. After looking at each other undecided, he is Zacharias who sits down and starts talking.

"Good morning Reginald, I'm here to accompany the group of kids from my estates to help them enroll in your association. Can you think about it?"

"Certainly my Lord." Standing up and beginning to gesticulate animatedly the big man says "As you well know once enrolled in the guild you have to respect some simple rules: no fights with the associates, you can't take jobs directly but only through us and especially no crime, on this I do not transact, even a small crime and you're out!"

Moving to the back and opening the door he continues "Here, behind the atrium, there is a room for training when you are in town, on occasion it becomes a room for meetings or similar, upstairs there is a big room completely empty for those who have no money and want to sleep here and there, near the entrance, there are available jobs."

"If you complete the job you can take the reward already net of our part, otherwise if you do not complete it or fail you will have to pay the penalty written in the corner of the sheet. Beware of the work you take! Then there are the call jobs like yours with Sir Zacharias, jobs acceptable only by people with the names specifically requested."

"The annual membership is a silver coin for adventurers who work only with our Vanein headquarters, a gold coin if you want to work in every region of the continent and with every guild seat. Usually, the second is a choice of famous adventurers."

"All right?"

The boys in choir "Sure sir!"

Zacharias diligently pays the five silver coins. After which the group is neatly committed to reporting their data on some forms. Simon starts with his own then after having a look at his friends he starts writing the others too.

Reginald takes a handful of metal plates from a box. With a hammer he begins to engrave on each of them some recognition data.

Simon seeing that the work needs some time to be completed moves to the bulletin board and begins to peek at the work.

Apparently the guild spans across countless tasks: exterminating beasts, searching for materials, guarding, escorting someone, but also compiling documents, helping with calculations, cleaning roads and more.

Excited Simon thinks "Here, I found some perfect work to start and gather information among the people of the suburbs."

The first job identified is perfect for earning something and bringing Paul's chariot back. The work asks to get rid of some carcasses of animals left to rot along the river bank. "Thanks to the cart we can take them somewhere in the hills. Two of us will take care of it and after leaving the vehicle at home they will be able to come back."

The second work is related to street cleaning. The increase in people in the suburbs has increased the number of excrement and dirt on the road. It requires the cleaning of three streets in one of the poorest neighborhoods. "The two of us will take care of this. We will earn little money but we will be able to question people about disappearances without attracting attention."

Last but not least. A company of merchants is looking for locals to escort them to the border so that they can find a new, safe route to save a few days' journey. "This job is perfect because despite the high risk it allows me to investigate slave trades and earn good money. I must immediately take all three of these job requests! "

Tens of minutes later the guild leader delivers the medals to everyone. Name and city are engraved on the metal.

Simon extends the three sheets taken from the board to Reginald "I see you do not waste time. In the future, remember that the rule is that everyone can take one sheet at a time."

The boy takes up the sheets and divides them among his friends and then repeats the scene. The amazed man answers "I've just told you the rule and you already invented how to cheat me, this time passes but I've already realized that you'll be a thorn in the ass!"

"Now let's see ... mmm ... ok ... then the first mission is the sign on behalf of Simon. It consists in helping Zacharias deal with collections at a mine of his possessions. There is no time limit or other information. You already know the customer. You have to do it yourself."

"The second, for George, is urgent. If you can start right away, do it! Make carcasses disappear away from the river. Do not be tempted to throw them in the water!"

"Third is very simple, to Michael, deadline after tomorrow night. Clean these three streets that you see on this map attached to the request and bring all the dirt out of the city. I myself will check the result of both jobs, so I recommend, do not get me pissed off the first few days."

"The fourth is to escort a group of merchants into a search. They want to find a new path. I don't know you and I don't know your skills but I don't think you should take it. Fly low the first days."

Simon proudly replies "We'll do it, do not worry!"

Reginald "You do not have to convince me, you have to come back alive. Let's do this, I'll test one of you. Since I am good, the one of you I will test will not be this skinny guy here in front of me. What about him?" Pointing to Desmond.

The latter "I did not understand what I have to do but I'm always ready."

The big man laughs and accompanies him to the back room. After taking two carved sword-shaped woods he throws one to the big boy. Simon approaches his friend and says "You do not have to win, he just wants to see how you handle it. However I think he ended up working behind a table because of his leg. Sometimes he loses his pace. If you win, he will probably be more angry, play it well."

Zacharias assumes the burden of starting the duel. Reginald raises his sword and with a decisive blow hits Desmond's weapon making him bend a knee thanks to the force of the impact. The boy loses his balance ending up unbalanced forward but taking advantage of the momentum he clings to the opponent's legs and with a stroke of kidneys he lifts him a few inches from the ground. Both unbalanced fall to the ground.

The head guild loudly beats his back to the ground. Desmond releases his grip and prepares himself with a sword at a decisive blow when the man stops him. "Who the fuck are you? Are you perhaps the son of a bull? I'm old but I certainly did not expect to fall like a sack of potatoes!"

Desmond says worried "Sorry but Simon told me you limp and take advantage of it. In fact, he also told me not to win so as not to make you angry. But this thing escaped my mind."

Reginald looks at Simon angrily, "I'll call you up in the ass, damn you!" Then standing up and shaking hands with his opponent "I think you could survive that mission with your strength and I think his ability to piss off people would make him die here in the city so I say get along, go on a mission but you must know that I will not send anyone to recover you in case you fail!"