Chapter 28 *Extra*

Damn, I was actually gloating at the bottom of the chapter like how it was all going according to my plan and that we wouldn't reach 100 today but alas…here is your chapter…

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"There it is. Oakwood. Let's go let's go!" Bilbo said excitedly while the duo of Max and Medb followed behind him with unwilling steps.

Medb approached Max and she whispered, *What do you say we make a run for it in different directions and the one who got away lights an incense for the one who couldn't?*

*Oh it's on.* Max said as he tried to trip up Medb but a random rock on the ground got in his way. He hit the rock instead of Medb's feet. "Ow ow ow!" He cried in pain while hopping around and holding his feet.

"Lucky me!" Medb who saw this immediately tried to make a run for it but she was caught by Bilbo.

"What are you kids doing? Come on hurry up! It's no time to be playing games! The quests awaits us!" He shouted and pushed the duo from their backs towards the village.

"I can walk I can walk! Stop pushing me!" Max yelled, "Wait, quests?" Then asked.

"Yes! Quests! What's an adventure without quests! Going around doing stuff for the people who are either too lazy and have a lot of money, or are unable to do it themselves! Those are quests! Going around helping people, sometimes in exchange for some stuff! That's the spirit of an adventurer!" Bilbo shouted excitedly, and his steps got faster.

"No! Wait! We don't have neither the energy nor the time for it!" Max protested but Bilbo was having none of it.

"Of course we have time for it! No adventure is complete without completing a few quests! Maybe we won't be able to find the hoard, and won't get rich! But our hearts will be fulfilled! And that's enough!" Bilbo declared.

"No way! Medb! Say something too!" Max cried and turned to his only ally.

"Don't involve me in this. I gave up long ago." Medb said elegantly.

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The trio entered the town under Bilbo's urging.

Oakwood was a small town. Simple huts made of wood were built around a lake. It looked like a peaceful little town.

"Alright! First, let's go find an inn and get a good night's sleep." Bilbo said as he lead the way towards an inn while asking the people around.

The trio found an inn to spend the night and paid for their rooms. Medb instantly went for her room while the duo of Bilbo and Max sat at a stool by the bar where their dinner was placed on.

"You have a nice little town here." Bilbo said to the bartender who was currently wiping some glasses.

"Yeah. Oakwood isn't much. The air is humid, there are a lot of mosquitos in summer, the lake smells like shit. But I wouldn't have it any other way." He said.

"Born and raised here?" Bilbo asked.

"Yeah. Never stepped a foot outside except for going some herb hunting when I was little."

"What a pity! But I can understand where you are coming from. The town radiates security in ones being." Bilbo said.

The bartender was interested in this new chatterbox customer. "It is doesn't it? Anyways, where do you come from?"

"Bravil. We are on an adventure through the world and decided stay here for some time. Do you have any news about people who might need some help?"

"Hmm, you can ask Harold. He is by the mill. He says that the wolves were starting to trouble him. I'll ask around for more, if you want. There should be a few people who'd appreciate some help."

"Would be great, thanks! We're off then. It's been a long journey." He said and downed his glass before jumping down the stool.

'Pfffhaha' If Max hadn't seen Bilbo jumping down the stool, he would've thought that Bilbo was cool. But now, he thought that he looked funny.

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In front of a house by the mill, stood the trio with blood all over them, talking with a man clearly disturbed by their appearance.

"Wolves won't be trouble for you anymore!" Bilbo shouted excitedly while looking up at the man.

"Thank you for your help. I've been asking the mayor for the extermination of the wolves but they haven't responded yet. Here, take this." Then he passed a pouch to Bilbo.

"Anytime mister Harold." Then he turned around. "Now, on to the next one!" He shouted again.

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"Alright boy, these are all yours. I don't have good aim." Bilbo said while they were looking at a flock of harpies munching on a cattle.

*Sigh* Max sighed and projected his bow and arrows.

He knocked an arrow on the bow and took aim. Harpies didn't suspect anything and were happily eating their food.

Until a black arrow pierced the throat of one. Blood splashed onto the faces of the other harpies.

They were dumbstruck. Their sister was just eating the food with them when she suddenly died.

When they got out of their stupor, they immediately rushed to her corpse and wailed sorrowfully.

Upon seeing this scene, Max felt weird. 'Are we the good guys?' He questioned. But still projected another arrow and released it.

An arrow after arrow found their targets as the harpies were all killed in a few moments.

"Good job! Harpies don't care about their kin. It was all a ruse to make us let them go since they couldn't find their attacker. If they found you, they would've rushed like crazy to rip you apart and eat your innards." Bilbo said. "Anyways, onto the next one!"

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"I need some herbs picked from the forest."

"Accept!"

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"I need this brought to my son, who is living right in the next house."

"Accept!"

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"My sheep have run amok."

"Accept!"

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"A dragon has woken in my pants, I need some help."

"Accep-!" Bilbo was about to say when his mouth was covered by Max.

"No! No accept!" He yelled furiously as he dragged Bilbo back.

"Umhmnhh!" Bilbo was trying to say something but Max didn't let him.

Medb wasn't with them currently because she didn't even join then at the beginning. She was just chilling and having fun by the lake.

A clear contrast to Max who was covered in dirt, grass and blood from all the stuff they did.

"This shit ends now! We're leaving tomorrow morning!" He yelled and went back to the inn.

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