Just something new

[vammy]

"And here's where Loster drank from the holy river and ascended."

It was a busy day in Mapason, the weekend just before a major holiday. Children ran wild in the streets, markets were selling out at incredible rates, and tourist came from all over to visit the historical treasure.

" Well don't forgot that after he drank from it; the river dried up. Isn't that right Nadreos?"

" Well of course Helon, that's why we now sell holy water to any tourist who want to drink heaven."

One of the tourist, a older women jumped up.

" Yes ma'am?" Said Helon

" How much will it cost to get some holy water?"

" Five Koins each! A steal at that price." Nadreos said

" Speaking of payment, we're back where we started . and the tours over ladies and gentlemen. Everyone pay up and please remember to get some holy water." Helon said with great glee

Soon afterwards the two men counted their koins with glee, their pockets jingled as they walked alerting everyone to their new wealth.

" Helon! Tell me again why this is the best time of the year."

" I don't know friend. is it free wine or the dumb tourists?"

"Why not both?"

The two of them laughed themselves into a fit.

"Although my friend you must cut down on the drinking, remember the time you puked in the water? We barely made any Koin that day. " Nadreos lectured

" Oh come on if anything I added flavor to the silly stuff you should be thanking me. " Responded Helon

" Whatever, what shall we spend this on?"

"Hmm let's check the tavern, maybe they're having a special today."

The two of them made their way to the tavern, an important part of any town where secrets are spread, and where people go to celebrate even the smallest victories.

They knew it well, the smell of smoke and unknown stench fills the room. Greeted by a beggar who was clearly under the influence of some drug. The regulars wave at them and the bartender rubs his together in preparation when he sees them.

" Hello boys, what will it be today?"

" Just the usual today, Vinnie." Helon says

"And oh Nadreos we don't serve children."

The bartender let's out a guffaw

Nadreos rolled his eyes

" That never gets old."

" I'm sorry lad, you know I like to press your buttons."

"You still served me when I was 13 anyway."

"Shh, are you trying to get me closed down? Already hard enough to get people down here with all those bandits anyway."

"Bandits?" Asked Helon

Vinnie pointed to a sign near the entrance, it had the face of a scarred man and read " bounty of 10000 Koins."

Helon began to choke up when her heard that amount. Nadreos could barely believe it either.

" Tourist afraid of that man right there, the king is offering enough to make a beggar rich if you can catch him." Vinnie said

Nadreos and Helon glance at each other for a bit.

" So that's why I barely been making anything!" Nadreos yells out.

Helon just nods in agreement.

" That man is ruining my profits! Someone needs to get him." Nadreos says

"Calm down son, with a bounty like that people are already searching for him." Vinnie says

" But you have to understand, we need cash." Helon says in response

" Come on now, just try to enjoy the holidays I'm losing profits to." Vinnie says

" Who is this bandit anyway? " Nadreos asks

" No ones got a name, we just call him the scarred man." Vinnie claims

" What are chances we could get him?" Nadreos asks with a menacing tone

" You two? Maybe if Loster comes down with lightning bolts. Have you even handled a blade before?" Vinnie laughs

" How hard could it be?" Helon asks

" Hard enough, I fought in a few battles and even a decade of practice isn't enough to prepare yourself." Vinnie waving around his own blade as he says it

It was clear at this point that the rest of the bar was listening to what they were saying. Nadreos didn't seem to care and just looked at Vinnie.

" I know you sell weapons Vinnie, don't make me tell the guards you don't have a license."

There was a few seconds of silence before in a fit of rage Vinnie pulled Nadreos over the bar, all five feet of him.

"Listen you runt, don't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you."

" Okay."

"Nadreos this isn't an okay situation, swear to Loster."

" I swear to Loster I won't tell anyone."

"Good lad, there's a witch in town who knows where the bandits are hiding. She's told me to send for her good warriors."

" And that's us?"

"It is now! She's keeping this business afloat while that psycho is out there."

" Now I know a lot of secrets Nadreos, I know you go to a women's hairdresser, and I know you have sword fighting training. "

" Who told yo-"

" What matters is that you use that training to help me, alright?"

" Yes..."

Vinnie calmed down and pulled Nadreos over the bar and handed him a blade, and a slip of paper with the witch's address on it, before pushing him out.

" Happy doing business with you, young man hope you have success in your endeavors." Vinnie says quickly changing his tone

Helon looks dumbfounded at the turn of events.

" Did you just send him out to die?"

Vinnie shrugs

" Not if you go out with him."

Helon sighs and pulls out enough Koin to pay for the two of them, in return Vinnie hands over a blade.

" Your going to need that."

"I hope not. I'm a lover not a fighter."

" Sometimes you need to be both, Helon may Loster protect you son."

" Same to you Vinnie."

Helon walked out the tavern door only to look back once, and he had only one thought in his mind.

Goddamn my friend is an idiot.

[vammy]

Later in the evening they had just began to prepare for the annual parade, music was being played and people waved flags throughout the streets.

On a balcony above them was Lucy, hanging right off of the balcony looking at the parade with her feet in the air

To the right of her was a black cat pawing at her trying to get her attention.

" What is now? I already felt you haven't I."

The cat just meowed at her, and as it did a letter fell out of it's mouth.

She opened up the letter and it read " I have found two people to help you, Nadreos and Helon the best warriors I know. "

Took him long enough Lucy thought to herself, almost thought he forgot about me.

" Cat unlocked the door, we're expecting visitors."

The cat went back to the door jumping up on it, and releasing the latch.

Lucy went back to her gazing, at this point the people in the sand worm costume had slid past her home.

" Isn't it beautiful Salem? Truly the best time of the year."

Salem purred in agreement.

" Although I must admit, this isn't home."

Lucy grabbed a painting from the living room, and put up on the balcony.

" Coming here was a smart choice, and it's indeed been great but they have forced me to hide."

The painting was of her as a young girl, before she dyed her hair brown and when Salem was just a kitten.

"People here just don't understand magic, they don't want to. They choose to fear it."

Salem paw pointed at the people flying above the worms in the parade.

"Oh come on you know that's all smoke and mirrors. You should really know better then that."

Salem meowed at her and started to walk away.

"Sorry, but everything is tense. Those bandits are going to come after me sooner or later."

Salem shifted her eyes, thinking to herself that Lucy is always on edge what's new.

" I'm still nostalgic Salem, remember when mom took us to the parade? I ate so much popcorn, got to ride on a lizard."

Salem was still thinking, that was only fun for you the popcorn got stuck in my throat. My hairballs were butter flavored for weeks.

" I think I had my first kiss there; although it was less a kiss and more I ran into him."

I remember you practicing by kissing me, Salem remembered with horror.

" Sometimes I wish I could back in time, relive my life up till now. This parade pales to the one back home."

At this point the people were shooting flames out of a tube, an dangerous act for anyone other then a trained professional.

Lucy didn't notice that Salem had already left, going to her room. She continued to talk about the past. Salem on the other hand had went to grab a book.

" Or maybe the first time I flew, that was amazing wasn't it Salem? Salem? Salem!"

At this point Lucy had noticed that her beloved cat had left her.

" Silly cat, always trying to run away ."

As soon as she enters her room. Salem meows and throws the book at her.

"Ow! I swear Salem one of these days I might get hurt living with you."

She goes to pick up the book and sees why Salem got it.

" The Artistry of London Orin, dad always make wonderful paintings."

Salem purred and took the book back until she flipped to a page that she in particular liked.

It was a page filled with drawings of her and other cats, and according to Salem this was the best part of the book.

Salem meowing at every picture of her and flipping the page until something catches Lucy's eye.

" Oh it's our old house Salem, remember how that one plank would always break on the front porch? "

Yes Salem thought, you broke your arm running around on there.

" I wonder if it's still up, maybe then we can visit it again."

Salem purred, and they could actually cook food. Your oven is just a decoration.

" Yeah I know you miss it to, don't worry we'll go back, sooner or later."

Salem shook her head, didn't your parents teach you how to speak cat?

Salem walked back to balcony, Lucy closed the book and followed her.

Outside people were dancing, spinning in the streets flames are in the sky almost everyone in the city was watching them. People were cheering them on, and you could feel the happiness in the air.

Although two people stood out from the crowd, mostly because they were neither entertainers nor were they watching the show.

While Salem was focused on the focused on the parade, Lucy was more focused on those two, she was sure that they were the two Vinnie had sent until they confirmed it for her.

" I am Nadreos fear me!"

The strange man yelled from below, and Lucy started down at him.

The two men were skinny and tan; the shorter one was swinging around his weapon until he accidentally cuts his thigh, and starts crying.

" Oh gods, Vinnie sent me two idiots. "

She shook her head, and decided to wait near the door for the two of them to come up.

" But eh they can be used as some bait."

Salem followed and jumped on her shoulder, nuzzling against her.

"Come Salem today we shall leave this city, and perhaps come back better then we once were."

[vammy]

Soon after leaving the tavern Helon searched left and right for his friend. It was hard to find Nadreos in the twisted streets of Mapason, and to add to the confusion people were beginning to fill the streets to the see the first parade.

Helon thought to himself, why does he always run off like this?

In a crowd of people everyone just seems to blend in which I'm okay with, but Nadreos tends to stand out.

More thoughts like these flooded his mind, but he shooed them off focusing on the problem at hand.

Where is he?

He had a feeling in his gut where Nadreos may be.

Never a good feeling to have, knowing Nadreos he may of left town already, and considering the fact he's Nadreos he may be already dead.

Helon walked around the streets until he found his old home.

It was for lack of a better word, a cesspool of grey dens that were clearly built in a day, lined up like a group of soldiers.

But he could still tell which was his and which was Nadreos, Helpn's was the one he tried to dye with berries. Which lead to it being a mosh of blue and grey among the dens, and Nadreos was made last with help from Helon of course who remembered when Nadreos first came here.

We we're just 12 at the time he thought to himself.

Helon continued on his way until he found the place they used to hide their valuables, and Nadreos who was taking some old stuff from it.

" There you are! Nadreos what do you think your doing? We aren't going to fight some bandits." Helon yelled at him glaring.

" Someone isn't in the holiday spirit it seems." Nadreos said with a smirk

Helon rolled his eyes.

" Your humor only amuses yourself."

" And that's why I'm always happy, you should try that sometime." Nadreos snarked at him

" I would be happier if you weren't so dumb."

" Clearly ignorance is bliss then."

" Oh so now you think your clever? " Helon said with a laugh

" I'm more clever then most."
Nadreos responded

" Why did you come back here anyway? All we left in that hole was toys and junk." Asked Helon

" Not all of it."

Nadreos grabbed a sword handle, and examined it thinking to himself.

The ensign of the old empire, nor my father's has faded despite the years.

" Helon, before I came here my father gave me this. Heirloom of sorts."

He handed it to Helon who waved it around.

" A sword handle?"

" Yes exactly, it's my most prized possession if I'm to leave Mapason I'm going to bring it with me." Nadreos teared up a little looking at the handle.

Helon looked at it closer and noticed the words "Iklot"

"What's an Iklot?" Helon asked

" My family name, Nadreos Iklot." Nadreos said with pride


Helon scratched his head. and handed back the handle.

" Has a nice sound to it I must admit."

Nadreos put the handle into his pocket, and smiled.

"Plus there some nice memories here, I want to see them before I make the trip."

Helon straightens up and tries to put on a serious tone of voice.

" About that, Nadreos why are you going?"

"To fight the scarred man!"

"I hate to ruin the fun weekend your planning, but that's a terrible idea." Helon said

Nadreos shoos him off

" It would be easy, i mean the witch is going to do most of the fighting."

Helpn's voice starts to crack, and his eyes bulged out.

"A witch!?"

" Yeah Vinnie said a witch would help us."

" Nadreos you know how I feel about magic."

"Yeah, yeah magic is bad you tell me this every other week." Nadreos parroted

" And for good reason!"

Nadreos pulled out the handle, and spoke simply.

" Helon what has always been our goal."

" I just wanted to get out of this gutter, my choices as a child was an orphanage or a grey den. Now I have success and renown." Helon spoke with a certain level of bravado

" Not so fast friend, I remember when you spoke of dreams of being rich. My friend ten thousand Koins! We would have the wealth of a Duke." Nadreos spoke excitedly and fast

Helon was dumbfounded by Nadreos antics once again.

" This is about money?!"

" Most things are."

" Come on Helon we aren't making any Koin anyway."

Helon thought about for some time before speaking.

" Friend you have joined me many times in times of need, so I will join you in your idiotic adventure. Not because of the Koin, but because I'm sure you'll hurt yourself if you go alone."

Nadreos cheered with glee, grabbed some of extra stuff from the old storage.

" Let's get going then!"

Nadreos and Helon walked through the main streets, Helon waved at people as Nadreos waved his sword.

"I am Nadreos, fear me!"

Some people turned to look at him, but most ignored Nadreo's yell.

"What are you on about?" Helon questioned

" It's my battlecry, when those silly bandits hear me they'll be running away like babies." Nadreos claimed

" Sure they will, and I'll be running away laughing at you."

" I'll have you know that the Iklots were known for their skills with a sword."

" Your also known for selling holy water." Helon says

" Well it may not be holy but it is water." Nadreos muses

Nadreos starts swinging around his weapon once again, and accidentally hits himself on the thigh.

" Clearly I underestimated you, I thought you would cut your head off by now."

Nadreos just grumbles at him.

" Okay Vinnie said the witch lives here." Nadreo said as he read off the paper

Helon nodded his head standing before the complex, about 100 people live inside, but only one of them was on the mind of the two.

"What's the name of this witch anyway?" Asked Helon

" Lucy."

[vammy]

" Lucy? Hm that's rather plain for a witch." Helon says

By this point they were getting to closer to the witch's room in question.

" I don't know, it's not like I named her." Nadreos says in response

The building was made up of three floors and her room was on the top floor, carpeted floors leading a little ways up.

" I didn't think you named her." Helon says

" Well I just assumed that's what you were implying." Nadreos snarked

" You also assumed that a falcon was a fruit." Helon snarked back

" Falcon is a very fruity name." Nadreos says

" And your a fruity man." Helon said laughing

Nadreos rolled his eyes and went up to the last floor, before making his way to Lucy's room. Knocking on the door.

When Lucy opened the door they both immediately made note of her bright purple eyes, before she could introduce herself Nadreos interrupted her.

" I thought witches were all old, you could pass for a teenager."
He said giggling

Lucy looked him up and down, clearly she was already annoyed.

" You could pass for a munchkin." She responds

" Why is everyone making jokes at me? I am nor fruity or a munchkin!" Nadreos says angrily

"Eh your kinda a munchkin." Helon says

Lucy then looks Helon up and down.

" You two must be the warriors Vinnie sent, I hope you don't mind missing the parade because we must leave as soon as possible." She says

"Not going to introduce yourself?" Helon asks

" Oh right. I am Lucy, no surname. Vinnie had already told me your names." She said bored

" It's not like that doesn't mean formalities are forgotten. I am Helon."

" I am Nadreos Iklots, the fun one."

"No your a jester in a hermit's court." Helon says

"Jesters are fun, and they have nice hats." Nadreos says back

"And you'll be able to afford such a hat if you move out faster." Lucy says

" I don't know. I like to get to know someone before I risk my life for money with them." Nadreos says

Helon nods his head in agreement.

"It's kinda a rule we just made up." Helon said cracking a smile.


" Yes I have rules to, Vinnie promised me warriors with the names Nadreos, and Helon not two goofs."

" Wait you how did you already know our names?" Helon asks

" Ol' Vin sent me a letter."

" A letter got here faster then us?" Helon asked skeptically

Lucy glared at him for a bit before Nadreos soon broke the silence.

" Well the postal service does have some fast lizards. " He pointed out

"Exactly, and while we only have feet we must be leaving." Lucy says back.

Lucy closed the door behind, but not before grabbing Salem with her.

" And my cat is coming with us."

Salem meowed

"She says hi."

Salem thinks to herself, that was just a normal meow one of these days she really needs to learn kitten.


Nadreos was the next to bother her asking questions.

" So are you going to explain the whole scarred man thing, show us a little magic? I kinda expected more."

Lucy thought about it and shook her head.

" I expected more as well, and magic isn't just something I can show you. Witchery is a way of life it's a feeling, force deep inside you hard to conquer but once you do it will give you endless possibilities in life." She mused as if she had that answer prepared.

Helon thought to himself, she avoided the part with the scarred man. Vinnie wouldn't lead us into a trap but this certainly seems like one.

They stepped back outside now quieting their voices while they spoke in case anyone would try listening in.

While Nadreos seemed satisfied with her answer as long as he got paid the ten thousand Koins, Helon on the other hand was wary of her.

" Outside the city gates there is a large camp, that scarred man will be there. I must warn you he's so ugly he may cause you to retreat."

They both laughed, and Helon took a chance to discuss the man.

" So should we start calling him the ugly man?" He said

" Probably, but I prefer calling him a goblin." Lucy answered

" That's unfair to goblins." Helon joked

More laughter erupted from the group.

" It truly is." She mused again

" I wonder how many times have you met this goblin?" Helon asks

" One time to many." Lucy says in response

"Sounds like a good story." Nadreos says

By this point the main part of the parade was starting, and most of the town was huddle up watching to point Lucy and Nadreos couldn't even see over their heads.

Although from the sounds of the crowd what they were seeing must of been very entertaining.

" It is a story, a story for another day." Lucy said quietly and fast

" Well you can't just hype up the guy, and not give us a story about him."

Lucy looked over at the two of them thinking of something to say.

It was around now the two of them were able to get a better look at Lucy, before now there was little light in building and she seemed to be hiding her face.

She seemed almost pale, like she had some type of sickness making her stand out compared to the tan Nadreos and Helon, and as mentioned before her purple eyes highlighted her oval face.

While Helon usually made note of such things, it was Nadreos who noticed she was clearly foreign.

" Well think of the scarred man as any other bandit, acts only on greed and desire. He desires to have me I do not know why, but I must defeat him." being the answer Lucy comes up with.

" Is that why he keeps attacking whoever leaves the city?" Helon inquires

" Of course, he's looking for me but now we'll be on the lookout for him."

Soon they made it close to the city gates, and she pulled a map from seemingly thin air.

" We need to get reasonably deep in the desert so get as much as water as possible." Lucy says

They both nod their heads and went to the fountains near the gates, fountains with statues of angels popping out a beautiful statement of art.

Lucy did not get any herself, saying she came prepared and before they came back Helon said a few short words to Nadreos.

" Now Nadreos I'm going help you with this Koin, but you shouldn't trust her." Helon says as seriously as he can

" Why not? She's cool, kinda cute to." Nadreo smirked as he said

" I don't know, but she gives me a bad feeling just trust me, and for the love of Loster don't flirt with the witch."

Nadreos just nodded and they went back to her water in hand, swords at their hips and a goal in their mind.

" Are you both ready? You can never be to prepared."

"Actually can I go ba-" Nadreos was soon cut off

" Good we're all ready." Lucy said quickly

They all walked up to the gates and were soon stopped by a guard who clearly hadn't slept in a while.

"Halt I am required to tell to you there are bandits outside these gates."

Lucy waves them off.

"We are aware, we have important business."

The guard shakes his head.

" Miss I don't think you understand, there are crazy people outside these gates. Crazy ass people, crazy people with swords." He says this loudly

" Yes I understand perfectly well just let me outside the gates."

The guard sighs and signals for them to open up the gates and let them out.

The two iron clad gates that had been there ever since the old empire had ever stepped foot creaked open.

They stood for a while before stepping into the outside, and as far as they could see was sand. Just dune after dune.

I really hope that this map is right, Lucy thought.

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Sept 20, 2016 23:02:57 GMT -4 vammy said:

"And here's where Loster drank from the holy river and ascended." It's not good to start a book with dialogue. It seems largely out of place, and would be better served to start later chapters if that's what you really want. Perhaps consider adding something at the beginning, or switching the first and second paragraph. 

It was a busy day in Mapason, the weekend just before a major holiday. Children ran wild in the streets, markets were selling out at incredible rates, and tourist's came from all over to visit the historical treasure.

" Well don't forgot that after he drank from it; the river dried up. Isn't that right Nadreos?"

" Well (Remove this well. It doesn't flow with the 'well' of the last characters dialogue. You can replace it, or just remove it and have 'Of course." Either one works.) of course Helon, that's why we now sell holy water to any tourist who wants to drink heaven."

One of the tourist, an older women, jumped up. This may just be a typo, but I'll remind you anyway. 'An' is always used in front of words that begin with a vowel, 'a' is for everything else.

" Yes ma'am?" Said Helon

" How much will it cost to get some holy water?"

" Five Koins each! A steal at that price." Nadreos said Here's your daily reminder that 'koins' is a stupid name for your currency. On a side note, you're doing something that I used to a lot, and cutting it out will help grow the emotions and actions of your characters and dialogue exponentially. You rely to much on the word 'said.' Questioned, exclaimed, responded, are all fantastic substitutes to just 'said.' And try to throw some emotion in there with it. What are they doing while they say whatever it is they're saying? Giving a better idea of what the characters are doing and where they are in regards to the world is never a bad thing.   

" Speaking of payment, we're back where we started . and the tours over ladies and gentlemen (I advise reworking this whole sentence. It doesn't exactly flow well.). Everyone pay up and please remember to get some holy water." Helon said with great glee Try not to use two words where you can just use one, i.e great glee instead of gleefully. 

Soon afterwards the two men counted their koins with glee (Try to avoid using two of the same verb so close together. It doesn't look right to see 'gleefully' then move your eyes down and see 'glee' a second time.). Their pockets jingled as they walked, alerting everyone to their new wealth.

" Helon! Tell me again why this is the best time of the year."

" I don't know, friend. Is (deleted a wee bit to much here, pay no mind to the non bolded red.) it free wine or the dumb tourists?" 

"Why not both?"

The two of them laughed themselves into a fit.

"Although my friend you must cut down on the drinking, remember the time you puked in the water? We barely made any Koin that day. " Nadreos lectured

" Oh come on if anything I added flavor to the silly stuff you should be thanking me. " Responded Helon

" Whatever, what shall we spend this on?"

"Hmm let's check the tavern, maybe they're having a special today."

The two of them made their way to the tavern, an important part of any town where secrets are spread, and where people go to celebrate even the smallest victories.

They knew it well, the smell of smoke and unknown stench fills the room. Greeted by a beggar who was clearly under the influence of some drug. The regulars wave at them and the bartender rubs his together in preparation when he sees them.

" Hello boys, what will it be today?"

" Just the usual today, Vinnie." Helon says

"And oh Nadreos we don't serve children."

The bartender let's out a guffaw

Nadreos rolled his eyes

" That never gets old."

" I'm sorry lad, you know I like to press your buttons."

"You still served me when I was 13 anyway."

"Shh, are you trying to get me closed down? Already hard enough to get people down here with all those bandits anyway."

"Bandits?" Asked Helon

Vinnie pointed to a sign near the entrance, it had the face of a scarred man and read " bounty of 10000 Koins."

Helon began to choke up when her heard that amount. Nadreos could barely believe it either.

" Tourist afraid of that man right there, the king is offering enough to make a beggar rich if you can catch him." Vinnie said

Nadreos and Helon glance at each other for a bit.

" So that's why I barely been making anything!" Nadreos yells out.

Helon just nods in agreement.

" That man is ruining my profits! Someone needs to get him." Nadreos says

"Calm down son, with a bounty like that people are already searching for him." Vinnie says

" But you have to understand, we need cash." Helon says in response

" Come on now, just try to enjoy the holidays I'm losing profits to." Vinnie says

" Who is this bandit anyway? " Nadreos asks

" No ones got a name, we just call him the scarred man." Vinnie claims

" What are chances we could get him?" Nadreos asks with a menacing tone

" You two? Maybe if Loster comes down with lightning bolts. Have you even handled a blade before?" Vinnie laughs

" How hard could it be?" Helon asks

" Hard enough, I fought in a few battles and even a decade of practice isn't enough to prepare yourself." Vinnie waving around his own blade as he says it

It was clear at this point that the rest of the bar was listening to what they were saying. Nadreos didn't seem to care and just looked at Vinnie.

" I know you sell weapons Vinnie, don't make me tell the guards you don't have a license."

There was a few seconds of silence before in a fit of rage Vinnie pulled Nadreos over the bar, all five feet of him.

"Listen you runt, don't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you."

" Okay."

"Nadreos this isn't an okay situation, swear to Loster."

" I swear to Loster I won't tell anyone."

"Good lad, there's a witch in town who knows where the bandits are hiding. She's told me to send for her good warriors."

" And that's us?"

"It is now! She's keeping this business afloat while that psycho is out there."

" Now I know a lot of secrets Nadreos, I know you go to a women's hairdresser, and I know you have sword fighting training. "

" Who told yo-"

" What matters is that you use that training to help me, alright?"

" Yes..."

Vinnie calmed down and pulled Nadreos over the bar and handed him a blade, and a slip of paper with the witch's address on it, before pushing him out.

" Happy doing business with you, young man hope you have success in your endeavors." Vinnie says quickly changing his tone

Helon looks dumbfounded at the turn of events.

" Did you just send him out to die?"

Vinnie shrugs

" Not if you go out with him."

Helon sighs and pulls out enough Koin to pay for the two of them, in return Vinnie hands over a blade.

" Your going to need that."

"I hope not. I'm a lover not a fighter."

" Sometimes you need to be both, Helon may Loster protect you son."

" Same to you Vinnie."

Helon walked out the tavern door only to look back once, and he had only one thought in his mind.

Goddamn my friend is an idiot.

This is the first round of proofreading I'm doing for now. Will continue later. Everything in red are notes and corrections.