Inside the temporary base Debauchery had rented in Damascus Yunan, Reina and Leol worked on their appraisal training looking through the spoils of war Debauchery had gathered last night, they were not allowed to sleep since it was already morning, they had to continue until bedti later on.
anwhile the guild was having a ltdown sifting through whatever Debauchery left behind, while Debauchery was teaching their student how to count money and store treasures. The amount of protection requests that flooded the guild was beyond what would even wars provoke, even since the announcent made by balin went public all those who even traded looks felt a threat hanging on their necks.
By midday there was a knock on the door of the temporary base, Fae opened the door and respectfully led inside two old n, one had a kindness to him while the other seed too tired and in need of retirent.
Debauchery assembled with their student in tow in front of the older gentlen, Fae led everyone into the study where the old n sat on the sofa while Debauchery stood up in a respectful manner, sothing odd and rare for the bunch, Yunan did not dare to ask any question and kept Reina from talking every ti she tried to say sothing he would pull on her hand.
After the n were comfortable on the sofa Fae excused herself "please excuse , i would like to present so refreshnts. Leader approached the kindly looking man and knelt in the most pious way "your holiness, it is a pleasure having you here, you should have summoned over" Fae had co almost running with a try that had a bottle of red wine and two glasses on it and set it up in the table before them.
Leader glared at the flustered Fae and proceeded "these are my companions. Fae the elf, Dustan the orc, Balin the dwarf, Lucian the beast and Bai, the kids are our students the blond is Leol, a well mannered aristocra, Reina a royal kitsune and Yunan Friend of fortuna" every one bowed when their na was spoken and even Reina understood that it was not the ti to speak or ask question.
"Even if i sent for you we both know you would just run away again, Mary my child, so there is no need for a summon if an old man's request is denied. No need to be this polite when i am here to punish you." he stood up and put his hand on Leader's head "tell why you did what you did and what kind of punishnt you deserve"
"You will not punish " said Leader in confidence "i followed the only rule you told to follow, i protected that which i live for, although it got us a very nice surprise, it started with us just protecting the things we live for, and i live to be free and without worry, they tried to get worried and restrict my freedom, so decided to give them the thing they dread, annihilation"
The old man flicked Leader's forehead and sat back in his place "can you tell us why you did this and how you ca by this nice surprise" Leader motioned to Bai to co forward, he did the sa as leader and knelt in front of the kindly man and took out a crystal ball that played the confessions they got last week from those spies who were used for the grappling training.
The tired man had an even worse expression when he knew how his guild allowed those with the intent to harm both students and employees into the middle of an academy, he had a guilty look on his face. He looked in apology at Yunan and the other kids. But the expression turned from guilt into rampant rage as he witnessed the confessions gotten from last night, he was positively fuming from rage.
The kindly old man just watched silently, his kind expression turned to grief "did they confess to you Mary?" he asked with a heavy voice. "Yes your holiness, they were under the power of my confession when these were recorded, we have another were they lied and the mark is visible even through the recording" she motioned to Bai and he took out another crystal that showed Balin torturing the female captive from the 7th target. Yunan watched the surprise both old n showed at the mark an it disappearing and reappearing, although the crystal did not show what Balin did, the painful face of the girl was clear enough to be read.
"Can you please show us on the captives, the ones who are related to the cult, i hope you kept so yes?" said the kindly old man and imdiately Leader stood up and respectfully led the way to the basent were over 50 captives were huddled together and Debauchery followed. As the older n stepped inside the basent, the captives almost sward over them begging and complaining how they have been mistreated and frad by Debauchery. All of them had inverted crosses on their foreheads the tell tale of lying in front of the confessor.
Both older n got out without saying a single word while Bai fixed all the captive with a hostile look and silence ruled the basent. Before leaving the basent, the kindly old man passed by the pile of spoils debauchery had gotten from the plunder he placed his hands on the pile and half of it disappeared "taxes" explained the kindly old man while a single tear Dropped down from Dustan's eye.
Before leaving with all the crystals that Debauchery recorded even those that had torture included in them the old tired man said "they all died in the attack, i would like to take the corpses with for burial, they all died for disrupting a mission by the guild, you have one month to prepare, you and your students are going on a vermin extermination mission. Anything else will be done through personal visits. That is all for now, have a good day".
As for the kindly old man he asked Yunan before stepping outside "would you recomnd the church to send a student to your rry band?". After a mont of thought Yunan answered "Pious n and won should not be exposed to us, the kind that does not care enough about death or killing, if you plan to send soone, either send soone so pure they can never be tainted or send a tainted one who can never be pure, our rry band is a good place for both, but not the best place for those that are very impressionable". The old man nodded his head and left with a wave of his hand.
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