Acceptance second task

- Why do you need it? Do you want to die or what?- Oteu asked in a tired voice.

Smiling even wider, I saw the shocked look of the dark elf and listening to Oteu's question, I decided to tell him the truth.

- This is very personal, but I will ask one of the prisoners to show me the location of their camp. - Answering honestly looking at the head of security.

Oteu was afraid why this half-elf came here, he saw Trey's servant kneeling before that robber. And he understood what was driving the half-elf, he wanted to refuse him, but remembering that if not for Trey, who knows whether they were still alive were or not.

- Okay, wait here, I'll bring the rune stone as how head of security, I have the ability to issue tasks, but you probably knew about it, right? - Oteu said with a chuckle, which responded with pain all over his body.

Slowly getting up from his chair and heading towards his bed, Oteu considered the different possibilities of the outcome of the attack on the caravan, but many of the options were ones he would like to avoid at all costs.

Returning to the seated half-elf who did not take his eyes off him and the dark elf who had a look of disbelief on his face at what was happening in front of him. The half-elf decided to go alone and destroy the bandit camp he wants to die?

Flipping through the tasks in the runestone, Oteu glanced at the half-elf, hoping that he would change his mind, but Trey looked at him expectantly.

Sighing and continuing to flip through in search of a task until he found it, he fixed his eyes on it, he turned his gaze to Trey.

- Boy this is your last chance to change your mind and I highly recommend doing so. - Addressed Oteu to the half-elf.

He saw how Trey reaches out to the stone and touches it. This was necessary if someone wanted to take tasks not in the mercenary guild or others.

- I will not change my mind, kindly Oteu offer me this task. - Trey turned to the head of security of the caravan in a calm voice.

Oteu sighed, he tried to dissuade Trey, but he apparently already decided everything for himself. The head of the caravan guard had only to fulfill the promise given to the half-elf.

Watching the head of security walk over the runestone and then ask me if I was ready, I smiled and confirmed my decision. Then a task flashed from the runestone.

[Objective: Destroy the gang that operates in the area of ​​the cities of Lengho and Mijen.

Difficulty: A.

Race: any.

Member rank: A or S.

Number of participants: at least ten magicians and ten swordsmen.

Features: The gang is located in the forest, the number is unknown.

Customers: Lanho and Midgen Trade Organizations

Runtime: Any

Confirmation of the completion of the task: Rescuing captured girls or demonstrating goods that were stolen by robbers.

Payment: Gold and rank up to A.

Contact by quest: To any mercenary guild in the cities of Lengho and Mijen.]

Looking through the signs, I saw the rank required for this task and began to have suspicions about how many guilds were informed about this group.

But I was even more surprised that the completion of this task was unlimited in time, so Keirin and I could go to the capital of the Avels and destroy the camp on the way back, but there was a problem with who we would take with us.

Let go? No, this robber will immediately return to the rest of the camp and they will run away or ambush us.

There was only one solution that would help to avoid that the robber would spill the beans, and that was to kill him.

I was glad that Keirin and I could immediately increase to A rank in the mercenary guild and skip the stage of the beginning of the formation of our mercenary career and the opportunity to start penetrating dungeons and earning more.

The head of the guard who watched the behavior of the half-elf saw how his face changed.

Otau thought that Trey had changed his mind about taking the quests, but when he wanted to voice this thought, the half-elf ran his fingers over the acceptance of the quest and a message appeared in front of Otau that the quests had been accepted.

He did not know whether or not to rejoice at the fact that some kind of stufon decided to complete a task that no one wanted to take, let alone perform.

- You will need to provide evidence that you destroyed the gang. - Oteu spoke to the half-elf.

He saw that the half-elf was in his thoughts and tried to emphasize that without evidence he would not be believed.

That he single-handedly destroyed a gang for the destruction of which carriers of the rank of A rank and above were needed.

- Yes, I saw, but if they are dead, what else can be confirmation? - Trey said out of his thoughts.

Oteu thought, the half-elf was right no one knew how long they let their captive women live

- Try to save at least one thread, if not, then I think their bodies will have the weight of confirmation. - Oteu said looking at the task carefully.

The head of security understood that in such tasks a lot goes for luck and often when mercenaries destroy gangs. Many of the slaves who catered to the whims of the kidnappers were dead or completely broken.

- I'll try but I won't promise anything. - Trey spoke softly.

Oteu nodded in agreement at the words of the half-elf, shifting his gaze to the dark elf who looked at him and the half-elf incomprehensibly.

- And what about the girl who was with you in the middle of the caravan? - Oteu asked looking at the dark elf.

The dark elf remembered how Oteu, distributing their group, sent Fel to the center of the caravan, and remembering her cries recently, anger towards the half-elf began to rise in him.

- Everything is fine with Fael, she is resting with my servant. - I spoke calmly.

Listening to my words, I saw how the dark elf clenched his fists and looked at me angrily, I did not understand what it was connected with and turned my gaze to Oteu, wanting to know the reason for the behavior of the dark elf.

- He is one of her friends with whom she came to perform tasks. - Oteu answered my silent question.

I saw how the dark elf clenched his fists more and more, preparing to say something to me.

- If you have something to say, say it. - I turned to the dark elf who was already on the verge.

Realizing that I turned to him, the dark elf froze trying to calm down in order to say something.

- If he had come earlier, she would not have had to endure such a disgrace, or your maid would have had to put up with the fact that she would become the property of this robber. - said the dark elf angrily, remembering what he had seen and heard.

I saw that the dark elf had feelings for Fel, but his words that he now spoke, he wanted to find the culprit in what happened.

And for him, I turned out to be the one who is well suited for displacing these thoughts. Was it right? No, but regardless of race, everyone is looking for someone to vent their frustration and pain on.

- Nothing would have changed if I came earlier, she could try to interfere in my battle with the robber and suffer even more. And in order for my servant to accept the robber as her master, I will pretend that I did not hear this in memory of the fact that you are a friend of Fel. - I calmly turned to the dark elf, emphasizing the last words.

The dark elf wanted to jump up and strike, but a strong hand fell on his shoulders, preventing him from getting up. Naur shifted his gaze to the owner of the hand and saw the gloomy face of Oteu.

- Well, since we're done here, I suggest you go after someone who will show you the bandit camp. - Oteu turned to the half-elf, trying to defuse the situation.

He could understand Naur's thoughts and feelings, but in this situation, the half-elf was not at fault. They could only hope that the girl would recover and come to her senses.

- You can take care of her when we leave. - I turned to the dark elf.

Rising from my chair and following Oteu, I took one last look at the dark elf who was considering my words.

The head of security and I got out of the carriage, one could notice that it had become darker on the street and hear the chatter of various insects that lived on trees and in the grass.