Chapter 27: Bear and Husky
The stench in the sewers was enough to make the air curdle. Twisting pipes and channels tangled in every direction. Anyone unfamiliar with the layout would get lost after just two turns.
It wasn't just the ever-present reek; there were also plenty of dangerous creatures lurking in the dark.
Fortunately, thieves and rangers were stealth experts.
Hastin and Hares were brothers by blood. Most folks who knew them called the pair Bear and Husky. The two usually pretended not to know each other, occasionally teaming up for a double act to scam rookies—or on bad days, pull off a few robberies of their own.
This time, they'd set their sights on tricking Ambrose. They hadn't expected that the lich would have more tricks up his sleeve than the both of them combined. He'd followed them straight into the sewers, vanished without a trace… and now the brothers were the ones in trouble.
One blink, and the filthy tunnels around them had dissolved, replaced by a lush, sunlit garden. The foul air turned to fragrant perfume.
The bandit, Bear, frowned. "This doesn't make sense. Since when did Alkhemia's sewer system have a garden?"
Husky just shrugged. "Who knows? Those alchemists can make all kinds of weird crap. Wouldn't surprise me."
Bear still felt something was off… but after hearing that, he relaxed.