4.
Before I finished my meal, Pooch came home.
"That was fast. There's your dinner."
"Thank you. I've been eating outside for a while."
"Well, I'll eat it"
"No. I'll take it. This sounds amazing."
Pooch carried his meal into his mouth with puffiness and sipped the baked liquor diluted with water.
"It was good -. This inn has excellent food."
"So, Mr. Pooch, how was town?
"It's Guislan, ma'am. That's right, I've never seen anything so hard to do as a snitch. Anyway, wherever you go, you don't look, so..."
"I guess that's right"
"No, there's never been anyone out there either. But anybody from anywhere is known to the people in town."
"They would have asked you for your identity, too. What did you answer?
"A drunken couple of servants who are adventurers in the Marquis Mashajane family, looking everywhere for good things to report to the Marquis," he said.
"I see. So, you see what's going on?
"Independent."
"What?"
"It is the resurrection of the Holy Kingdom of Yuf. Everyone in town said the time had finally come, so they were floating."
"Isn't that a rebellion from the royal family?
"Well, by reason, yes."
"The three Divine Medicines Yuf dedicates each year are important to the Royal Family. Materials from the Great Flaming Dragon, the Eight Strands of Big Fish, and the Five-headed Serpent. Besides, Yuf is too big. If you are independent, the impact will be everywhere. Wouldn't it be easy for you to make me independent?
"Huh? Husband, were you familiar with that? I don't know much about politics like that."
"Before I came here, I was just taught the approximation of Yuf's history and geography and institutions at the Wazlov family. I don't know the details. Seriously. Did I mention there are some outside people out there?
"Yes. You're a merchant. I buy in medicines and herbs. They say the medicines and herbs here are of such good quality that you can't see them anywhere else. The merchants are waiting for us to make plenty of shopping and get through the barracks."
"Oh, you're keeping independence from leaking by not letting anyone in?"
"I guess so. It's the only way we can do it without this town."
"Which means we're gonna be stuck together for a while."
"I guess."
(Nevertheless)
(Something like independence)
(Would it be something so big to do)
(That's weird)
"Hmm. So, poof. Do you see why the royal angel couldn't see the Marquis? And have you figured out if Rubianafel's safe?
"Around there, nothing yet. Sir."
"Yeah?"
"This is a conjecture, though. Thank you. I don't think it's too slow."
"Right. Me, too."
"One hundred gold coins, no two hundred, can I keep it"
"Oh."
Lekan took one small box of gold coins out of storage.
"Here, take it."
"Thank you. Don't hesitate to let me use it. Then I'm going out. Can you make sure you stay in this inn again tomorrow night?"
"Okay."
Pooch disappeared to get out the window and blend in at night.
The next morning, Knight Hootzla picked me up.
I realized that there were only two of us, Lekan and Eda, and I've been asking questions.
"What happened to the squire?"
"I haven't been back since yesterday."
"What?"
"It's the one I can't help, he is. I've never taken care of us, even though I'm most likely a squire. He eats all over the place looking for good stuff. That's why I'm so poopy."
"Ha, ha"
"And record the good stuff and report it to the Wazlov family. There are scholars in the Wazlov family who put together records like that."
"Yes, is that so? So the squire is in the labyrinth."
"He doesn't go into the labyrinth. He'll be dead as soon as he gets in."
"Now I'll show you both to the labyrinth. We also have horses."
"No, I'm shopping today"
"What?"
"I guess the entrance to the labyrinth is in the middle of Mount Yuf. I hear it's gonna take two days from here."
"Yes."
"Besides, I'm going to come out as soon as I have a look inside the labyrinth, but in some cases I might end up spending quite a bit of time in the labyrinth. We need to buy food in."
"Oh, right. You need to go with the Knights to get behind you, but if you're exploring near the entrance, a small number may not draw the attention of the Warcraft. You should take your time."
(Lies)
(You wish we were dead in the labyrinth.)
In the Yuf Labyrinth, weak warcraft make a flock of hundreds. Besides, other warcraft come by as we fight. Getting in small numbers is like going to die.
"And you came to Yuf because of it. I want to buy potions and pills too."
"I see. Let me show you to the store."
Thus, Lekan and Eda let Knight Hootzla guide them around shopping all day.