Chapter 83: Two devils.
"Have you seen a young woman with red eyes and pale skin?" Lee casually asked another person.
He was currently strolling through the wide field in front of Ashland, the one where he practiced together with the other trainees.
This time, instead of vanguard, there was a large crowd of treasure hunters settled in front of the rift gate. In fact, they were several times more in numbers compared to the army forces Lee was once a part of. From the looks of it, the gathering conquest was a rather popular endeavor.
Sorry, no! and Not sure! were the usual answers Lee got to the question and the occasional – Aren't you too old to join a squad? was another standard reply.
He didn't press on, though. It would become awkward if he asked whether someone has seen the princess right next to Victoria or her followers, thus he mostly searched by looking around.
Unfortunately, Lee's efforts once again were futile and he decided to have a meal, and afterwards spend time till the next prayer in meditation. But when he got his stew and sat down to eat, things became interesting.
"Would you like to join our squad? We have over twenty people, and you will be safe with us?" Out of nowhere a guy showed up, and asked Lee.
He wore a helmet and a chest armor, probably to look more imposing, but his offer was confusing no matter how one looked at it. Surely Lee didn't look reliable even as a cannon fodder, thus bringing him along didn't make sense.
"Thank you! I'm fine!" He could only give the polite answer, but more men like that followed.
Even when he closed his eyes to meditate, people kept coming up to him with similar offers, and it was funny how the only bonus that they could offer was safety.
What Lee didn't notice was a pair of big fellows watching him from the distance, amused by the never ending rejections. Neither wore any armor, but had huge weapons strapped on their backs – one had a sword bigger than him and the other – a club, but the thing looked more like a log.