Frostbound

Chris

"Come on, Chris, it will be fine. Just there and back, nothing else." Gabriel once again tried to plead.

Ever since he got his legs back a few days ago he had been insistent about doing more. Joining with the other groups of scouts. Being a participant when an appropriate level monster was found.

He had a Law and was working on his Anchor, but he still wasn't an E-rank yet which made the monsters around here too strong for him.

He could punch up if the beast wasn't as strong as its level would indicate, but most of the ones we came across were firmly in the E-rank, above what most people at that level could handle.

Even some of the newly evolved E-ranks in our employ couldn't go toe to toe with some of the ones we encountered.

Which was why Gabriel asking to split off to travel to a dungeon was out of the question. Even if he could sense the monsters in the area and avoid them, I was not going to let him go alone, especially here.

"Gabriel, we've talked about this. The area is too dangerous for you to go alone." I said exasperated.

His insistence was fine at first, but it was beginning to aggravate me. I knew he meant well, but sometimes his ability to not take no as an answer was supremely annoying.

"I can avoid any of the stronger ones and the dungeon isn't even that far away!" He tried.

I turned to level my gaze at him and just stared. I was through with this conversation.

The dungeon was far enough away that we weren't making a detour for it, yet he claimed it wasn't. I did have to admit, traveling alone on a horse wouldn't take nearly as long as the entire caravan but it was still far enough away to worry me.