Chapter 199: Home Sweet Home
“What?!” Balthazar exclaimed. “Let me see that.”
Rob gave the letter to the crab, who quickly unfolded it and read the hastily scribbled lines within.
“Balthazar,
Please come home. We think there is something really bad going on at your pond.
Tristan”
“Well, that clarified nothing!” the merchant said, checking the back of the piece of paper too before looking up at the courier again. “Wait, you read my correspondence?!”
The mustached adventurer shrugged. “Hey, it’s not my fault your business partner didn’t use an envelope.”
“You must have seen something when he gave you the letter,” Balthazar said. “What is going on there?”
“Not sure,” Rob replied. “I didn’t go to your pond. Tristan came rushing into the guild with a piece of paper in hand, telling me I needed to deliver this message to you as quickly as possible. He seemed pretty freaked out, though. Whatever was happening seemed serious. I tried to ask what was going on, but he just told me to hurry up and that he needed to go back to the bazaar, before dashing out the door.”