Chapter 86: Lull in the Storm
Everything seemed in order. Murdock and Tina would assist Sonya and Heather in defending the villagers in the event more goblins arrived to attack while Jonas and his group would go to eliminate the source of the goblins.
The people in the village who had complained about having to move everyone into the cellar of the general store in the village had stopped complaining when they first saw the bodies of the goblins. Then there was the matter of the boy who'd been killed while on watch and the number of goblins who had been killed in the other parts of the village.
Jonas was confident that they weren't going to be any trouble. At least not until the threat was eliminated. Of course as soon as that was done and there wasn't anything else for those people to worry about, Jonas was confident that they'd either start complaining against those who had pushed them into an uncomfortable situation, as in staying in the cellar, or they would begin harassing those they felt were responsible. If they didn't do both, that is.
Which meant that as soon as they eliminated the goblins, Jonas and his group would need to be ready to leave. It wasn't that ideal of a situation, especially with how he was still waiting on information that he'd need to work with to stop the assassination of the king. Well, unless he wanted to stop the attempt during the attempt, which would ultimate fall back plan.
The biggest problem with that plan lay in the fact that it had so many ways it could go wrong. All it would take was one blade to get through their defenses and the king would be dead. Or for them to make a mistake in another way. Such as if it was a poisoning attempt. Too many variables to make that a fully viable option.
As it is, Jonas had let the group get some sleep, since they were going to need their stamina going back to the dungeon they'd arrived in this world in. However, while he knew he was fully rested, he couldn't say for sure if the others were as rested. Especially since Elmo in particular seemed like he was going to drop at any moment. While it could be emotional fatigue from all that had happened since the announcement of the goblins being able to leave the dungeon occurred, Jonas couldn't rule out the possibility that it was because of the fight during the night.
Regardless, he knew he should get his status updated. If he'd gained a level from the fighting, then he should get the points allocated, if only to make sure that he was able to be at the most optimal position he could be at when they went to destroy the portal.
Hp 53/64
Mp 1/36
Stamina 48/48
Level 10