Chapter 157: Wet Rag
“Oh, hey Balthazar,” Rob said with surprise. “You’ve got a job for me? What is it?”
“I’ll explain on the way!” said the hurried crab, turning back to the exit as he gestured for the human to follow him. “No time to waste!”
“Woah, what’s with the rush?” the adventurer asked, doing a little jog to catch up. “Are we tending to a fire or something?”
“The opposite!” the merchant said, pushing the front door open. “Water!”
“What?!”
As they both exited onto the town square, Balthazar explained. “I just found out there’s this guy out on the roads selling bottles of what he claims to be water from my pond. Obviously, they’re not.”
Rob shook his head. “He’s gotta be a charlatan then, right?”
“Exactly!”
“So what do you plan to do about it?”