Chapter 10: Whispers
I scavenged anything of value from the wrecked royal carriage, brushing my hand against the splintered wood with least expectations.
To my good fortune, I found a heavy pouch in the wreckage. Money. The coins glittered across my face after I finished counting it. I was able to uncover a small fortune of over fifty gold coins.
Godfrey certainly spared no expense for his precious daughter. Her allowance money was a fortune while I got nothing.
To put it in a clear perspective, a single gold coin was worth around $1000. In this world, that amount was more than enough to feed a family of four for a month.
If I did the maths, I was holding the equivalent of $50,000.
That'd be enough to sort all my expenses in Luminis city. I decided, while Camilia is recovering back home, I was going to put her allowance money into good use.
It's only right that I do so. I saved her life after all.
With a pocketful of money and a warband of orcs at my command, I set off towards Luminis city.
Before he left, Krell had given me directions. We avoided the main roads, instead we followed the mountain paths.
This made the journey longer, adding two extra more days, but I had to do it.
I was only ten years old and leading a warband of orcs. Of course people would freak out. I couldn't have that.