Omen: 3, 4

  “I know this is going to sound a little abrupt, but I o earn a lot of Experience quickly,” Adam said. “Bringing too many people along spreads it too thin, so we won’t be earning as much. Before the end of the week, we o make sure we’re strong enough, in case you’re all allowed to e along with us.”

  Adam sat with Fate’s Golden and the Porters, speaking with them with a serioushey weren’t used to.

  “What will you do?” Jurot asked.

  “You and I should take one member of the team with us, and Nobby with his basket.”

  “That’s too dangerous,” Remy said, not sure if he should allow his o walk around with so few people. He recalled they almost died not long ago.

  “It will be good for Nobby. He’ll be able to gain Experie a quicker rate, and that will only help him. We’ll be rotating the third member and the Porter, that way each of you will work for one day a for two days, whereas Jurot and I will be w daily and gaining more Experience.”

  The nced between one another, unsure of this pn. They had only retly e across deathly battles, which had really only gone well with Adam and Dunes.

  “It might even make sense for the remaining party members to go with the two Porters to sy Boars, not Giant Boars, but Boars, that way you’re still w and gaining Experience, but safely,” Adam said. “If something happens and you are in a positiohe enemy is to, you run.”

  “I think it would be best if Remy and I went with the pair of you, and Nobby went with the other three,” Jeremy said. “Four and four, each with someone who heal.”

  Adam narrowed his eyes, crossing his arms. He tapped his finger against his bicep. ‘It’s a pretty good idea. They sy Boars, or other simpler quests, whereas Jurot and I go tackle more powerful foes with the assistance of the two more experience Porters.’ “You might be on to something.”

  Remy and Jeremy heir heads, feeling more fortable leaving Nobby with two Iyrmen and a Priest, collectively a powerful force, while maintaining a baweewo distinct Parties.

  “Even though we won’t be together during that time, we should still put money into the party Purse,” Adam said, gng at the rest of Fate’s Golden. “You pay Nobby’s wage through the Party Fund, and if it’s a particurly tough day, or he is hurt too much, you are to pay him at least double. I will split the current Party Fund in half and hand it over. You all o be very careful, take quests that will be easy to handle, and prioritise your safety. Don’t die. Do not die. If I hear that any of you have died, I will personally speak with the God of Death to sp you.”

  The others raised their brows in surprise upon hearing him saying such harsh words and invoking the God of Death into his words.

  “You’re asking a Priest of War and two Iyrmen to run away from a fight?” Dunes asked, raising his brows.

  “Look,” Adam began, sitting up straighter, “if you want to die to a Boar or a Herbearvore, be my guest. I will personally make fun of you until the day that I die. you imagine being a Priest of War or an Iyrman and dying to a Boar? A Boar? I could be pletely naked, no ons, no armour, you could even take away whatever magic I know, and I could still kill a Boar.”

  The trio stared at Adam, surprised. Kitool and Jaygak squi him, unnerved by his words. Jurot gnced aside, avoiding the pair of Iyrmen’s gazes. “You would shame us upon our death.”

  “If you die to a Boar, of course I will. How could you die to a Boar when you’re two Iyrmen, a riest, and you were warned by me? I will go out of my way to return to your families ahem how shameful you all were, and I’ll make sure when the Iyr raises their children, they’ll use Dunes as a word to describe a stupid mistake. I will ge the nguage just so that you are twice as shamed.” Adam smmed his fists oable. “If any of you dare to die and risk Nobby’s life, I’ll go find Baktu and have him drag your souls to me so I sp you myself.”

  Jurot pced a hand on Adam’s shoulder. “Remain calm, Adam.”

  Adam exhaled, falling bato his chair. “Nobby is w hard to make sure his family turns out fine. We pay him good so his family doesn’t o worry, but the hazard pay won’t be enough in the long term if he dies. It’s not about you, or me, it’s about the people around us. I said I’d take you both to Gold Rank, and if you’ve decided that you’d rather bring shame to your family and die to a fug Boar, fine, do so. Though I’ll make sure your parents hear how you decided to take that path instead of being Gold Rank. I’ll be sure to tell the good Lady Arya that Dunes, a Priest in her service, decided that he’d rather kick the bucket against a pathetic Boar than to spread her good word.”

  Jurot wasn’t sure if he should say anything, so he kept his mouth shut. Kitool and Jaygak were annoyed, and Dunes was squinting at the Half Elf too.

  “You may be our party Leader, but you should be careful with what you say,” Dunes said.

  “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Adam said, raising his hands ily. “If you guys die to a bunch of Boars, I’m going to pretend I don’t know you. I am not going to shame the Rot family by attag my o any of you.”

  Jaygak smmed the table. “Watch your tongue, Adam.”

  Adam flipped the table, causing Emma to gnce up at them. Of course people were allowed to be rowdy, but there was a limit. Others were beginning to stare their way too.

  “Or what?” Adam asked. “Yoing to get yourself killed to prove your point? Yoing to make Jurot and I drag your body back to your family ahem that even though you knew,” Adam switch to their tohat they were suffering, you still let your pride get to your head and you decided to die to some fug Boar instead ing them glory and riches? What an ungrateful little-“

  Jurot grabbed Adam and pulled him away from Jaygak, who was beginning to twitch. “Enough, Adam,” Jurot said. “We uand your words. You are our leader. You do not have to go so far. You tell us what you expect, and we will follow.”

  Kitool also pced a hand on Jaygak, calming her down. Jaygak, g Kitool, shaking her head, before sitting down.

  Adam looked around, noting the other Adventurers, who were pretending they weren’t paying attention. “Sorry about that,” Adam said, quickly putting the table back up. He he gre of the beautiful red headed Receptionist, and gnced away from her quickly, sitting back down, brushing the top of the table.

  “Jaygak, Kitool, you will take the easiest Copper Rank Quests,” Jurot said.

  “He o be careful with his words,” Jaygak said.

  “He speaks some truths,” Jurot said. “It would be a shame to our families if we died so quickly, and to something like a Boar.”

  The Porters stared at the group, feeling the tension in the air.

  Adam cleared his throat. “Perhaps we should take the day off. It would be a little awkward for us to Adventure while we’re in such heated moods.” He stood, gng to the Porters.

  Currency: 73GP -> 70GP

  Adam left, heading out for a walk, trying to cool his head. ‘I shouldn’t waste the day away. I still o earn Experience…’

  “He ’t say things like that,” Jaygak said. “It’s nht.”

  Jurot nodded his head slowly. “I will speak with him.”

  “I didn’t expect to see you again, handsome,” the heavily robed Alchemist said.

  “I o stock up on some more, and some more vials too,” Adam said.

  Currency: 70GP -> 65GPGems: (5) Obsidian -> (2) (Obsidian)

  Adam returned back to the Guild, where he found Jurot waiting for him. The Iyrman stood. “Let us talk.”

  “What do you need?” Adam asked, sitting on his bed.

  “Are you okay?” Jurot asked.

  “No, Jurot. I’m not okay.” The Half Elf sighed. “It’s not fair. Jaygak, Kitool, they both have a wonderful home to go back tht now, if they wao, they could return aheir father and mother, ahey are, hesitant to return home safe and sound. It’s fug stupid, and it pisses me off. It’s absolutely ridiculous. I get the want for dying a good death, it’s romantic, but how the hell they possibly be hesitant against running away from Boars and Herbearvores? None of them are worthy deaths.”

  “I died to a Brown Bear,” Jurot said. “Was that not a worthy death?”

  “No,” Adam said, staring at the Iyrman. “A Brown Bear wasn’t good enough.”

  Jurot remained silent, staring at the Half Elf.

  “But you didn’t die to just a Brown Bear, you died taking blows for me,” Adam whispered. “You should have lived to kill a Dragon at least, Jurot. This time I won’t let you die before that happens. You still o get to the point you kill a Dragon. To the point you have a happy family. To the point that Lanarot let you go.”

  ‘I don’t think it’s Lanarot who o let me go,’ Jurot thought. “I will speak with Jaygak and Kitool.” He pced a hand on Adam’s shoulder. With that, he stood a, but turned before he did. “To shame one’s er death is a terrible thing, Adam.”

  Adam nodded, and Jurot stepped out. Adam y ba the bed, rubbing his eyes. “Damn it…”

  Mana: 8 -> 7Alchemy CheckD20 + 3 = 15 (12)

  gratutions!1 Enhanced Healing Potioed.Heals for 2D6+4 HP.XP Gained: +150XP: 3310 -> 3460

  Mana: 7 -> 6Alchemy CheckD20 + 3 = 21 (18)

  gratutions!1 Enhanced Healing Potioed.Heals for 2D6+5 HP.XP Gained: +150XP: 3460 -> 3610

  Mana: 6 -> 5Alchemy CheckD20 + 3 = 23 (20)

  gratutions!1 Enhanced Healing Potioed.Heals for 2D6+6 HP.XP Gained: +150XP: 3610 -> 3760

  Adam spent the entire day creating Healing Potions, exhausting his body and mind. He sighed, before rubbing his eyes. ‘I need mold…’ He looked at the four vials to his side. ‘Oh.’

  “Hey, Paul.”

  Paul stared at Adam, w what he was going to tell him today. “Hi, Adam.”

  “I have some Healing Potions to sell, maybe,” Adam said, smiling ily.

  “We buy them for slightly less thaypical price,” he said. “Fold s for Basie hundred and thirty for Enhanced.”

  “What if the Enhanced Healing Potion is more… you know, Enhanced?”

  “How much more potent are they?” Paul asked.

  Adam pced dootion, which Paul tested by dipping in a piece of cloth and sug on it. Paul stared up at Adam. “One hundred and fifty.”

  “What about this one?” Adam said, pg down the best potion.

  Paul checked it again, w what kind of misfortune he had gohough to meet someone like Adam. “One hundred ay.”

  “I have three Enhanced Healing Potions, the other one is normal. I’ll sell all three to the Guild, keeping it between you and I.”

  “Are you willing to create more for the Adventurer’s Guild?” Paul asked. “We need a few Healing Potions.”

  “How many?”

  “Five.”

  Adam narrowed his eyes. “Provide me the material to make fifteen, including the vials.”

  “Fifteen?” Paul asked.

  “I’ll make you five in exge for the materials, and they should be about as powerful as Basic Healing Potions.”

  Paul wasn’t going to deny such a good deal, nodding his head. “Okay.”

  “They should be high quality materials, not the standard quality.” Adam was sure his Healing Potions were affected by the quality of the materials used.

  “Uood.” Paul gathered the gems for him. ‘Did he make three Enhanced Healing Potions just today? There’s no way, right?’

  Adam brought the party together, feeling the awkwardness in the air. “ge of pns,” Adam said. “I’ll be making some gifts for you all.”

  “Gifts?” Dunes asked.

  “I am going to create some Healing Potions, putting my money where my mouth is.”

  “You aren’t our mother,” Dunes said, fshing a smile, trying to ease the tension in the room.

  “No, but I am your leader, who is abandoning you after an awkward fight. It’s the least I do.”

  “Are you looking down on us?” Dunes raised his brow.

  “No," Adam said, narrowing his eyes. "I am atoning for my uselessness as a leader. I'm treating it rather casually, but I have busio do on this uping Quest, something important. It's important enough that I have to betray your expectations."

  "If you have business, then you have business,” Jaygak said. “You don’t have to worry about us, we’re grown ups too.”

  "Yeah, but it's my ow which won't be resolved if I leave it like this. I know I said some terrible things, and I meant every sihing I said. However, there are reasons why, but I’m asking you to trust me for now, even though I’m an ass.”

  “You had saved my life before,” Kitool said. “I trust you, even if your words are too harsh.”

  Jaygak rubbed the hilt of her sword. “Don’t worry, Adam. We view your aore than your words.”

  Adam smiled, nodding his head.

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