Adventure RPG 2-8

> Continue onward to Malor Village

As you and Myla continue towards Malor, you start to talk. After all, if you're going to be travelling together, it's probably a good idea to know something about her.

You decide to ask her about the area first.

"Well, I've mostly just stuck around this road. The road east of Malor is a little too close to the fortress. A few too many soldiers for someone like me to stick around, ya know? Anyway, this road doesn't have a lot to it. The occasional feral beast, and there's a couple other bandits around, but nothing too big." She looks over at you. "By the way uh, if we find any other bandits, I might be able to talk 'em down. If not, won't bother me to cut 'em down. Oh, but I wouldn't advise going off the road. The wilderness around here is pretty awful. I know there's at least one Greatbeast here in the mountains." You nod and note that you're happy you didn't decide to wander the wilderness.

You decide to also ask her about if she's seen any seige armor around.

"Seige Armor? Nah. The military always ships those guys with airships." She thinks for a moment. "Ohhh, you must mean the 'unauthorized' seige armor guys. Well, still haven't seen 'em. But I'm telling you, if we run into something like that, you're on your own. Ain't no way I'm facing one of those things." You start to worry a little about what these seige armor things really are.

Time passes and it eventually turns night. You decide to set up camp.

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As you and Myla are sitting around the fire, a figure appears from the dark.

"Hey, mind if I join ya?" It appears to be a rough looking human, but with a lot of strange marks over his body. He doesn't wait for an answer and stands next to the fire with you. "Long time, no see, little pup."

At those words, Myla gets up and draws her blade. "You..! What the hell do you think you're doing?!" She obviously does not like him.

The man ignores her and turns to you. "Alright 'venturer, here's the deal. This pup belongs to me. You let me take care of her, and you'll have easy passage on this road. Ya see, all the... gentlemen who patrol this road answer to me. I'll let 'em all know you're a friend." He looks over at Myla. "Side with her, though... and ya won't make it to Malor. Ever." He turns back to you. "I think it's a pretty easy choice." He does seem pretty confident.

"Don't listen to this bastard!" Myla snaps at you, but seems unwilling to swing at him yet. "He... he doesn't control anything here! But... Damnit, just don't let him get his way!"

Myla is obviously holding something back, and the man is confident. It looks like there's going to be a fight either way.

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Choice time! Though I mean, I probably have an idea of what we're gonna end up doing. :V

In case you didn't see it, I got commissioned to color the last post. So if ya wanna see what Myla looks like in color, just look here: 

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