Elder Blood Witcher 556 Stumbling Through

The group tenses at his words but are aware enough not to do anything noticeable.

Risryn "What do you mean?"

The man waves at them and growls, "Come off it, you must be the twelfth group to come here looking for one already. It's starting to p.i.s.s me off in all honesty."

The group has no idea what he's referring to and doesn't know whether or not to risk asking about it, however Risryn just continues.

Risryn shrugs helplessly, "My, you are perceptive... Do you have one or not?"

The caretaker eyes her and licks his lips, "Hmm, maybe... They are, very hard to come across. Most aren't even able to pay."

Risryn "Name your price and we'll see." she says, hoping that whatever they're talking about is useful.

Caretaker "Two Thousand Gold."

Risryn snorts, "No wonder people haven't been able to pay, with you extorting them you might find your business in jeopardy." she states with a hint of anger in her voice.

The man squints at her and spits, "Fine, just checking to see if you weren't rich and stupid. A common combination, believe you me... Seven Hundred Gold."

Risryn "Six fifty."

Caretaker "six eighty, last offer."

Risryn nods, "Very well, prepare it and you'll get your gold."

The man nods and waddles off, leaving the trio alone.

Talem "Do we even have 700 gold with us?" he asks while frowning under his mask.

Risryn shakes her head, "No, but Reima provided me with some... Gems, that will be suitable.

Tarken "I don't think paying these scoundrels is a good idea, I can tell the kind of business they're running and I don't like it."

Risryn "Then it's a good thing these gems aren't real." she says quietly with a chuckle.

The man comes back with a small, single slip of paper. It's stamped with some kind of insignia that none of the group recognise.

Risryn is almost in disbelief at what he's charging 700 gold for but thinks that it must be used for something. "Is it legit?" she asks.

The man nods, "You won't have any problems attending the banquet with this, just don't mention where you got it or we're both f.u.c.ked."

She tries to take it from the man but he pulls away, "Not yet, ask one of you goons to grab the gold."

She shakes her head, "I intend to pay in gems."

Caretaker "Hmm, I don't have anyone qualified to check their quality... So you'll have to overpay for the inconvenience."

Risryn reluctantly nods and pulls out a pouch filled with already cut emeralds, diamonds and rubies. All spectacularly colourful and relatively large.

The man's eyes sparkle at it and he attempts to take the bag, however his hand is slapped away.

Risryn glares at him through her mask, "The invitation is valuable, but not worth the entire bag, keep your hands yourself cripple." she growls out with the man stepping back with a chuckle.

Caretaker "So fierce, I'm beginning to think you don't want to continue our business relationship."

Risryn shakes her head and places a handful of gems in his hand, the man looking over them before nodding in satisfaction. "It is time we left, good day." she says as she begins to leave towards the hatch they'd come down through.

The group climb out but find the hatch is blocked, they give it a knock and hear the sound of boxing being rapidly moved. Once out they see the two children that'd led them there present.

"Are you done mistress?" one asks.

Risryn nods and leaves, the children skipping away from the building, likely to watch for another customer.

They reach the place where they'd left Solaire but don't find them anywhere... Risryn sighs and walks towards the alleyway where the thugs had previously been and peers inside, seeing Solaire holding two up by their necks with a smile still plastered across his face.

Solaire "You two think it's funny to strike and abuse a woman do you? Well then, let me show you how it feels to be a woman." he states jovially as he slams them into the wall, a loud crack being heard as he does so.

He slams them again before dropping them and beginning to beat the everliving s.h.i.t out of them, all this happens while their friends who're surrounded by the Prospects watch.

"Holy f.u.c.k! Stop! They didn't mean anything by it, it was an accident!"

"Stop! You're killing em!"

Solaire gives the two downed douche bags another kick before turning to them, "Oh, so you condone their actions?"

The group pales at this and goes silent, the two on the ground whimpering in pain as most of their bones were shattered.

Risryn walks in followed by Talem and Tarken, "Solaire, when I said we shouldn't draw attention to ourselves I meant it." she states, irritated by the G.o.d's actions.

Solaire "My apologies, but I couldn't stand by and watch them attempt to abuse a woman."

Talem "It's respectable but not conducive to our mission... Now, we must decide what to do with them." he mutters.

Risryn waves at them with disinterest, "Kill them. Store their bodies in the bottomless box."

The man all draw their weapons when they hear this but the Prospects are already following their leaders orders, weapons materialise in their hands as they leap forwards, stabs, slices and decapitations all happening simultaneously with a seriously high degree of coordination.

The thugs literally fall to pieces, wounds completely covering them and bodyparts falling off cleanly. Luckily the cuts and strikes were so clean no blood got on them, allowing them to keep their current clothing on.

Solaire draws his Sun's sword, the light being emitted from it lighting up the alleyway in a dazzling display. He delivers two simple thrusts to the two men's necks which kills them before he stores them and their companion's bodies in the bottomless box. He turns to Risryn with a smile, "Did you find anything that pertains to our respective tasks?"