The Mission 2

When Patricia went to meet the nobleman and realized that he wanted to hunt a dragon, she decided not to accept it, but she couldn't say it to not ruin her reputation:

« Patrick will never accept such a mission. I must end the discussion, but I can't decline the offer directly. I must make him the one refusing us. »

Then she got the idea about making an unacceptable condition so the nobleman would refuse to hire them:

- So, you want me to kill the dragon for you to conquer the island and put your hand on a big mine of diamonds.

- Exactly.

- And all you gave me is that!

- I will give you one thousand gold coins. No, ten thousand...

Patricia smirked:

" This is my chance to get rid of him."

- I want half of whatever is on that island.

The nobleman shouted out of frustration:

- ARE YOU INSANE?

- That's the least thing I can get for putting my life in danger. If you don't want to, then forget about it. You can hire someone else for the job.

Patricia stood up.

" I must leave right away. "

She wanted to leave, but the nobleman stopped her:

- WAIT!

Patricia became confused:

" What else does he want from me?"

- Alright, deal. I will give you half.

" What? He accepted!... I have no choice but to accept. Well, maybe we can try. After all, half of the diamond mine is something we don't dare to dream of. It will solve all our problems.

She tried to smile to hide her frustration:

- I will give you a day to write the contract. After signing it, I will start my mission...

The moment Patricia said that the mission was hunting a dragon, Patrick sat back right away while thinking that he misheard his sister:

- You didn't say a dragon, an actual dragon, right?

- He wants us to hunt Abeloth the red slayer so he can conquer Majorca and put his hands on a diamond mine.

Patrick laughed:

- HAHAHAHA, that nobleman is insane. How could he make such a ridiculous demand? I suppose you declined it right away.

Patricia didn't answer.

- You declined it, right?

Patricia became very nervous:

- I...I couldn't.

- YOU COULDN'T?

Patricia hid her face to avoid her brother's furious face:

- How could I refuse? We have a reputation! People will stop hiring us if the news spreads. I tried to make him refuse us instead when I asked him for half of the mine, but he accepted. So I didn't have a choice but to accept his proposal.

- ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES NOT TO TAKE ANY DECISION ON YOUR OWN! HOW COULD YOU MAKE A DEAL WITH HIM WITHOUT CONSULTING ME?

- The...The payment was tempting. I thought that it will be our chance to become rich. Besides, he gave me a hundred coins as an advance.

Patricia showed the coins to Patrick, but still, he didn't seem pleased:

- So, you agreed on killing all of us instead! Do you even know what a dragon is?

- Of course, I know

Patrick burst out in anger:

- NO, YOU DON'T! A DRAGON IS THE MOST DANGEROUS BEAST THAT EVER EXISTED. NO ONE CAN GET NEAR IT. IT BLOWS FIRE AND BURNS EVERYTHING AROUND IT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH POWER WE ARE, WE CAN'T EVEN SCRATCH IT BECAUSE HIS SKIN IS COVERED WITH SCALES THAT ARE STRONGER THAN STEEL. IN OTHER WORDS, ANYONE WHO GETS NEAR THAT CREATURE WILL BE DEAD.

Patricia Panicked, she tried to calm her brother down:

- I... I haven't signed the contract yet! We can decline the offer anytime we want!

- When will you go back to meet him?

- Tomorrow.

Patrick tossed the coins back at Patricia:

- Give him back his money and refuse the offer. Our lives are much more worthy than this.

Patricia lowered her head:

- Alright, I get it.

Lilith and Alex were watching the arguing. They couldn't say a word in front of Patrick's rage.

Though He was very scary, Lilith admired him more for not being swept by the tempting payment. He didn't give it another thought even after seeing that amount of gold coins:

" I understand now why he was that worried about his sister. She is physically very strong, but mentally, she is much weaker than him. "

As soon as Patrick left to have some air, Lilith and Alex tried to comfort Patricia, who was looking frustrated:

- Don't be sad, your brother is angry because he cares about you.

- But he is too much!

- You should be happy. I wish my brother cares about me the same way. Actually, I'm jealous of your relationship.

Lilith replied while her face turned sad, then she smiled to hide her sadness:

- Come on, let's have some sleep. I'm sure everything will be fixed tomorrow.

In the morning, Patrick came back to the room where Alex and the two girls were still sleeping:

- Wake up, everyone.

The night before, Lilith waited for him to come back, but he never did, which made her annoyed:

- Where have you been the last night? Why didn't you come back?

- The room is already crowded. There is no space for me.

Patricia approached him:

- Are you still mad?

- I'm not, come on, let's have breakfast.

They all gathered at the inn,s restaurant to eat what Patrick bought:

- Patricia, you know what you should do, right?

- I will give him his money and decline his offer.

- Good...

After eating, they went for a stroll around the town. They went to the market where Lilith was looking around like it was her first. In the past, when she left the palace, she was so cautious, like she was walking on eggshells, but in that foreign kingdom, no one knew her. She can walk freely without any worries. Patrick could notice the relief in her eyes.

- Do you like the place?

- It is not bad.

- you can stay and live here.

Lilith's face suddenly turned gloomy. She glared at Patrick, and then she pocked his chest with her index:

- You won't get rid of me this easily. I will leave when I decide to do so. Am I clear?

Despite his poker face, Patrick felt happy for some reason:

- Do as you wish...