They took the job of slaying a wrath titan- a monster of lightning and frost. It was only half a mile away from the city and if it got near the livestock, the city would run out of food before winter made its way back.
It was a tough job and three parties of first-class adventurers were required.
But the guild could only ask another party. A human party of four. They were the best in town.
The two parties headed to the frozen lands and when they encountered the monsters, the other party used the elf duo as shields and ran away. After all, instead of one monster, there were two.
Just taking one down required three parties and they were going to take on two at the same time? The choice was already obvious.