Before the Storm: Act 10, Chapter 4
Chapter 4
『What are they doing here?』
“This is Master Leeds,” Lady Xoc said, “leader of the local Merchant Guild.”
『They sold themselves into slavery to infiltrate Rol’en’gorek and thwart your then-unknown future efforts here, obviously.』
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Master Leeds,” Clara said.
The Guildmaster bowed his head repeatedly as Clara introduced each of them in turn. He visibly faltered when Ludmila responded to his greeting with a disgruntled grunt.
“I’m sure you can imagine our surprise upon finding a thriving Human community where we only expected Beastmen,” Clara said.
Master Leeds allowed himself a slight smirk. He had clearly been looking forward to their reaction.
“My people have had quite the adventure, my lady,” he replied. “As you can see, we’ve done quite well for ourselves.”