Omen: 10, 15
Four boars charged their way towards the outpost. Each was rger than the boars they had seen previously, slightly rger than even giant boars. Their fur artly abze, smoke trailing behind them.
“Noonval boars or fmeboars?” Adam asked.
“Noonval boars,” Jurot replied.
Adam nodded, following Jurot, Jaygak, Lucy, and Mara out. The teen Iyrmen, as well as Nobby and Remy, stepped after them, remaining slightly behind the group. It didn’t take long for the group to deal with the boars, along with the support of the two archers from the walls.
Victory!Noonval BoarsXP Gained: +250XP: 9650 -> 9900
Jaygak sheathed Stormdrake and approached the noonval boars. She squatted down beside the creatures, running a hand along their fur, which was hot to the touch. ‘Four noonval boars?’
Jurot kept an eye on Jaygak, w what she was thinking.
“Beast Wave?” Bavin asked.
Nirot slowly nodded her head, narrowing her eyes. She, too, thought about what these creatures meant.
“It’s rare to see only four noonval boars,” Jaygak firmed. “If they are not with a group of smaller boars, then it’s likely a Beast Wave will appear soon.”
“We should return back to the city, or we will find ourselves i danger,” Jurot said, looking to Adam.
Adam looked up towards the sky, the sun having already passed high noon. If they were to leave now, they’d get the city around night, if they marched quickly with few breaks. “Yeah.”
The group chose against dismantling the fort, in case the time spent would set them too far behind, or in case they o retreat to it for some reason. The group moved with great efficy, with Lud Mara keeping a, while Remy and Jurot firmed whether everything was strapped correctly. Adam looked at the towers he had summoapping them gently for their hard work in keeping them protected, and .
“Jaygak,” Lucy called, motioning her head. The Demon remaiaring at the distance as Jaygak approached, the Devilkin looking out to the ndscape, w why she had been called. The Demon whispered. “Are you okay?”
“I’m…” Jaygak remaiaring out to the ndscape, w what she was really asking. “I’m fine.”
“Okay,” Lucy replied, saying no more.
After a few moments, Jaygak pulled away. She gnced back towards Lucy as she stepped away, but she said no more. Jaygak wondered why Lucy had been so quiet during the days they had been here, even allowing them to fight the Fire Elementals without her.
The group began their journey back to the capital of East Aldnd, marg along the wide road quickly. Zeus pulled the cart along at their pace, while Hades circled around them, keeping a.
Adam had cast the tower spell on the m, rested tain his Mana, and waited until the evening to cast the sed tower spell, that way they would always have one up if somethio happen. He had all of his Mana thanks to his routine, but even though he could still fight at his peak, his e away at his gut.
The hours passed by, the sun beginning to fall to the west. The walls of East Port could be seen along the horizon, and the group was only a couple of hours away from it. They sped up, and, as fortune would have it, they mao reach the gates by the twilight hours.
“What brings you to East Port so te, travellers?” a guard called from atop the wall, the gates closed to the group.
“We thought there may be Beast Wave, so we returned,” Adam replied.
“What signs did you see?”
“Four noonval bears, alone.”
The guards gnced between one another, unsure if that was really a sign of the Beast Wave. “You’re all adventurers?”
“Most of us,” Adam admitted. “We left East Port a few days ago.”
“What did you sy?”
“A noonval elk, five firehounds, seven noonval wolves, three firtas, and four noonval boars,” Jurot replied.
“A noonval elk, you say?” a guard asked, whistling. “That’s quite the prize. Alright, e on in. Fees a gold per head, plus an additional five gold for arriving so te in the day.”
Adam dipped into the party funds as he always did, and the group made their way to the Adventurer’s Guild. Adam’s feet ached from being on them all day long, especially while wearing his puthral pte mail, though he was gd it was lighter than typical pte mail.
The guild was a weling sight, and Adam almost dropped down in the er, seeing the rest of his panions who were rexing to one side. However, he went to the ter and cashed in his quests.
Quest plete: Trouble i PortXP Gained: +700XP: 9900 -> 10 600Stamps Gained: +6Stamps: 24 -> 30
The guild worker checked her notes, finding that the group was the same group which had only just returned not long ago, ahey had left to quest and had returned again with so many creatures sin.
‘Bell, does everyohe extra quest XP?’
[Yes.]
‘Niiice.’ Adam slowly smiled, nodding his head slowly. ‘They must be rather close then.’
“What are you thinking about?” Lucy asked, noting the smile on his face as he returned.
“I’m pretty sure Nobby’s going to be an Expert soon.”
“How you be so sure?”
Quest plete: Experts RisingXP Gained: +200XP: 10 600 -> 10 800
Adam whistled, smiling. “I suppose I’m wrong. It appears to be the case he’s already an Expert.”
“I will train with him in the ms to assist him,” Jurot said.
“Careful he doesn’t actally beat you like he almost did to me,” Adam said, before his eyes fell to Brittany, who was sitting in the er with Jaygak. The young woman was looking at her mug of ale, staring at her refle, a frown on her face. ‘She’s probably an Expert too, then?’
“I will see to it that Brittany is training,” Kitool said, causing the young woman to perk up.
“Good stuff!” Adam grinned wide. “It’s a little te, but if you sider it hasn’t even been half a year, I suppose we were right about making them Experts quick, eh?”
“It’s because you do not know how to rest properly,” Jaygak accused, doing her best not to think about how ridiculous it all was.
“I know how to rest properly!” Adam retorted, crossing his arms. “Just you wait until we head back the Iyr, I’m going to rest like nobodies business. Anyway, let’s drink a our fill.”
Omen: 9, 15
“Nobby is close,” Jurot firmed. “He will o train with me to stabilise his strength.”
“I’ll leave it to you,” Adam said, patting his brother’s shoulder. “Since you’re both Experts, I’ll o pay you more too. We’ll figure it out soon, but why don’t you take the day off and enjoy yourselves? Ah, right, I should probably gratute you properly.”
Nobby and Brittany stared down at the strings of gold s before them. There were five for each of them, and each strien gold s.
“This is for us?” Brittany asked, staring at the fifty gold.
“Yeah,” Adam replied simply. “If I were you, I’d spend it on a new set of ons. Since you’re w for the Enter, I’m sure they might be able to do something for you…” Adam winked. “Take Jurot or Kitool with you, sihey’re the ohat probably know you best, and as Iyrmen, they probably know what a good on feels like.”
The pair left with Jurot, doing as Adam had advised, sihe ons would keep them alive. They didn’t have to worry about payment much, even without knowing that Adam was giving them ea additional fifty gold, since he would be paying them while taking care of their needs.
Jurot thought about how quickly he had bee an Expert, and how quickly Nobby had bee an Expert soon after. At first he had thought it was a fluke since he had assisted in killing a Dragon, but Nobby?
Nobby hadn’t really reached such a great height in terms of feats, a he was already s. Jurot wasn’t sure if, at his strength, he could faobby. Yes, he was slightly more experienced, but Nobby’s raw, natural abilities were eveer than his own. He felt the tingliion, his hair standing on end, as excitement overwhelmed him for a moment.
Kitool stepped beside Jurot, her shadow casting over him to cool him down, before they tio find their trainees ons.
‘I should put some more s in their ats too. Ah, right, I o do that too. Should I do it today?’ Adam looked towards the farmers. He spent his day at the guild, rexing as he chatted with his panioing and drinking. He didn’t want to spend the day on his feet, so decided against doing much.
No! How they do this to us? Bloodthirsty Iyrmereating from a fight?
