A hugemanusinga cape thatcoveredhiswholeheadwaswalkingaround themarket. Hegotcloseto afruitstand where thevendorwasannouncinghisproduct.


    "Apples,buyyourapples! Red,beautifuland tasty applescomeget yours!"


    Themanin the cape tookan appleas hethrewa coin towards thevendor. Thevendorgrabbedthe coin in midair makingsureit was a copper beforekeepingit.


    Suddenly,a commotionwasheard, as one of thestandowners, could beseenchasinga burlyman, with a scar in theshapeof an "X" in hisarm. As heranafter themanhescreamedforhelp.


    "Help! AThief! Catch him!"


    As theykeptrunningaslendersilhouette appeared out ofthinair rightnextto thethief, thenewcomerhittheburlymanin thebackof hishead, with thehandleof hisdagger.


    The thief tripped, as thepainof theattackhithim,makinghimfainton thespot.


    When theburlymanhitthe floor, themanin the cape who hadan applein hismouth,jumpedontopof him as heboundedthethief''shands.


    The slender newcomer gotcloseto themanin the cape as hesaid.


    "Besuretoboundhimcorrectly, wedon''twantanything like Caldeon happening again!"


    Thebigmanin the cape took off his hood,revealinga headfullof Bronze colored scales thatshinedwith thesunanddeepblue eyes that werestaringat that slenderperson.


    "Dayermorn, that was aonetimeaccident thathappened3yearsago, would youplease, let itgo?"


    Theslenderman,alsotookhis hood off,revealinghishandsomeface. He haddelicatefeatures resembling that of an elf, pointy ears, andlongsilver coloredhair. His eyes where completely blue having nopupilsand a pearl-likeluster.


    "Don''tgiveme thatshit, welostfive thousandgoldsthattime, and had tosleepin abarn!"


    Marr got up andcarriedthethiefover hisshoulderas ifcarryingahaysack, helookedat the Eladrin infrontof him andsaid.


    "We wouldn''t havesleptin abarnif some crazy elf wannabe, hadn''tlostall of our money gambling!"


    Both of them keptsquabblingwith each other whilewalkingin thedirectionof theguardhouse.


    As theyenteredtheguardhouse, both of them turnedserious. Theygotto thefrontdeskandshowedtheburlyman to theguardbehind it. When theguardsawthethief, hepointedata cellandwenttolookfor thecaptainof theguard.


    Marr threw themanintoa cellandlockedit, inan experiencedway,makingitseemlike he haddonethisactionhundreds oftimes.


    As hegotback to thedeskaDwarfwith alonggraybeardwentup to them and sat down in a small chair behind the desk.


    He let out somepuffsofsmokefrom hisstonepipe as hesaidto the two bounty hunters.


    "You boys again, you havecapturedthelastpersonin our wanted wall."If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.


    The Dwarf sighed and let out moresmokeout of hispipeas hetookout asmallpouchfrom under thedesk.


    "500 goldpieces, you cancountit if youwant."


    The Eladrin grabbed thepouchas helookedat thedwarf.


    "Noneed, it''s a pleasure doingbusinesswith you,oldman."


    The dwarfstaredat Dayermorn and thesmallpuffsofsmokecomingoutof thepipe, in thecaptain''s mouthgota littlefaster.


    "Who are youcallingold,Fairy, I have justturneda 100."


    Marr,seeingthemoodof thecaptainturning worse,hithisfriendin thebackof theheadas hesaid.


    "You are over 200 hundred Dayer, so theonlyoldmanhere is you."


    The dwarf laughedaloudand he let outa bigpuffofsmoke.


    "We will betakingour leave Blackstone, it''stimefor us togoto thenextcity."


    Marr grabbed hisfriendby thebackof his cape as hesaidhisgoodbyes. He was about toleavetheplacebut wasstoppedby theDwarf, whoinvitedthem into hisofficein thebackof thehouse.


    When theygotthere, the Dwarf locked thedoorandsatdown in thechairbehind hisdesk.


    Marr sat down infrontof him andasked.


    "Whydidyoubringus herecaptain, what is it you need?"


    TheDwarflooked at both of them as hetook, from asmallchestin hisdesk, threebadges, anda letter. Hegavetheitemsto them as heexplained.


    "Thisrequestcamein thismorning. It''san invitationfor three bounty hunters, theletterdoesn''tspecifywho or what you will behunting. But itcamedirectlyfrom hismajesty."


    Marr read thecontentsof theletteras the dwarfexplainedthesituation.


    "Oldman, wouldn''t we beshortof onememberfor thisinvitation?"


    The dwarf sighed again as he let out morepuffsofsmokeout of hispipe.


    "The two of you are thebestbounty hunters tocomehere in the last 30years, I can''tthinkofanyonebetter for thisinvitationthan you two."


    Marr finishedreadingtheletter, and helookedat thedwarf.


    "What is thisplacementionedin theletter?"


    "That''s themansionof Supreme General Raven. He is themostpowerfulpersonin the kingdom ofAlberta,and thebiggestsupportof theroyalfamily."


    Marr looked at the Eladrin by hisside, and the latter nodded at himgivinghisapproval.


    "We willtakeitthen! Thanks,captain."


    Thecaptainonlyraisedhishand, inan acknowledginggesture as hewentback to his tasks.


    When theywentout of theguard''s house, they decided to go to the tavern and have some fun, since the meeting wasn''t happening for another 2 days.


    When they got to the tavern, there were men brawling in a corner, and a bard was playing the lute as he sang to everybody.


    The two friends satdown,and talked about their last bounty.


    While they were talking a small shadow got into the bar.And sat down in a corner.


    Time went on and the tavern got empty.The only people still there besides Marr and Dayer, where the bard who was smoking a cigar outside of the tavern, and that small silhouette using a black cape.


    As Marr saw this man sitting in the corner, all alone for so long without drinking anything, he found it quite strange and went up to the small man.


    "Is everything all right, sir?Do you need help with anything?"


    The small silhouette heard this voice and seemed to tremble, he stared at the huge Dragonborn in front of him as he asked.


    "Yes, yes!You wouldn''t… happen to know where I could get some Kobold Wine right?"


    As Marr heard this his eyes darted towards the man''s face.The man took his hood off showing the small and vibrant face of a Halfling.


    Marr laughed out loud as he saw who the small man was, he called Dayermorn and asked for some kobold wine from the attendant of the tavern.


    "Dayer this is Merrich, that old friend from that orc warlord story."


    When Dayer came over and heard this introduction, an amused look appeared in his eyes as he, trying to hold off the laughter, said.


    "Oh, the one who ended up married to the orc''s daughter?"


    As Merrich heard this he couldn''t help spitting the wine is his mouth.


    "Damn itMarr, couldn''t you keep that to yourself?"


    Marr laughed it off and patted his little friend in the back.He then asked the Halfling what he was doing in town.


    "I was doing some work in a nearby village, while I was leaving the village I realized my supplies were about to run out, so I came here to resupply."


    Dayer seemed interested and asked.


    "Work? what is it you do?"


    "He is a bounty hunter Dayer, just like us."


    The halflingstaredat Marr as he laughed.


    "No one is a bounty hunter like you Marr.I mean, who else would have drunk that wine out of a cup made of bones like you?"


    The three of them laughed together as they talked and shared stories about their adventures and experiences.


    When the Halfling was about to go up to his room to turn in for the night.Dayer gave Marr a look as he pointed toward the halfling with his chin.


    Marr called the halfling back as he got serious and said.


    "How would you feel about a doing a bounty mission with us?"


    Merrich stared at the two friends in front of him, he smiled and said.


    "Count me in!"