Green Mage Chapters
Previous Chapter: 4.2: Brilliant Light
I've left in some author's notes which are dumb.
Adam and Cayn are sitting at a table outside of a restaurant
Adam looks over the through the busy crowd of townspeople in the streets of the market district to a group of similarly armored knights talking to a distressed shop owner.
Cayn: What is it?
Adam: I'm guessing that there was a burglary.
Cayn: How can you tell?
Adam: The armored people there are known as the Red Guard of Cygnus, the Benra Order. They would only be in a place like this if there was something serious going on.
Cayn: I see.
Adam: They are the soldiers that keep order in this country. They are a powerful order that keeps this country stable. The major force that keeps dangerous forces in check.
Cayn: So they're quite important then.
Cayn eats a small tomato on his plate.
Adam: ...Here, take this, this is enough gold to purchase what you will need for our next venture. This should also cover the food when you get hungry, other than that, find something to keep yourself busy for today. I might be back by the end of the day. I'll meet you back at the inn.
Cayn: Huh, wait, where are you going?
Adam: I'm going to learn more about the situation. It is better to know about these things than not. See you later.
Cayn: I'll continue reading the magic books. Take care.
*(this conversation needs to be a bit longer. develop the characters and their relationship dynamic)
*(what kind of knowledge does cayn possess? what does he know of the world?)
-- Adam leaves the table and heads toward the knights --
*(need to understand natural conversation as hard as possible)
*(what recognizable changes do Regan and Adam see in each other after not having seen eachother for alength of time?)
*(Adam first initiates the conversation with a few questions to which Regan answers. Then Regan asks some questions. Their conversation continues for a while into the guard house of the town. Adam and Regan catch up to now.)
*present*
Regan - investigation
Adam - travelling to
*past*
Regan being the captain of the squad
Adam from Benra Order
Adam: Regan, Long time no see.
Regan: Ah, Adam, it really has been a long time. How are you?
Adam: I've been doing well enough, what are you doing in this town?
Regan: My squad has been dispatched to this town to investigate a theft.
Adam: Just a theft?
Regan: What was stolen is the pressing reason, Holy weapons. Holy weapons are disappearing from rare collections and armories all over Cygnus.
Adam: Just holy weapons?
Regan: Though other items are being stolen with these weapons, the rarest of weapons, the most heavily protected and kept secret of weapons seem to be the main focus on these thefts.
(enemy group makes it obvious that they only want holy weapons
they don't do this if they simply strip what they can with holy weapons.
Adam: I'm currently travelling to a village that requested some help. I've been to that village before and so I thought do what I can.
Regan: Hmm. So you turned to quest work after leaving the guard?
Adam: I'm apparently suited for it. I'm not someone to become a guard of a lord or town. Now then, what are you doing here?
Regan: The usual burglary investigation. Holy weaponry have been disappearing all around Cygnus. Though holy weapons are, as you know, expensive items, other valuable items aren't being taken as well.
Adam: Do we know of the possible enemy group?
Regan: No. The group responsible must be extremely powerful and or they just sprang up recently and gained power at tremendous speed. None of our spies have found any information concerning any such group.
Adam: Let me follow you for today, I want to know more about the situation, I'll help in any way that I can.
Regan: Of course, you have always made my job easier.
There is one more blacksmith who had his collection broken into. We're going to that person next.
The blacksmith only possessed 2 holy weapons, an axe and a spear and the armory here possessed one holy weapon and that was a long sword.
Adam: I see...
Regan: Speaking of swords, so you're still using the sword you were given when you were promoted.
Adam: ...If I had found something as well made, I would have sold it a long time ago but it has become one of my important possessions after all these years...
Regan: It was quite a loss when you were forced to leave the guard.
Adam: The Red Guard needs to trust its soldiers as much as possible. They were no longer able to trust me because of my past.
Regan: I know the reason why you were forced to leave... but I believe that there was actually another reason. Did you think of this?
Adam: ...This is in the past. I don't want to go back to the Red Guard either.
Let us go to the next blacksmith you spoke of.
-- Later that afternoon outside a town bar--
Regan: So 2 blacksmiths and an armory had their holy weapons stolen in this town.
This has occurred in many other towns as well.
Even rare holy weapons within well protected private collections have been taken.
The investigations of the thefts shown that the criminals were top experts.
There were no signs of forced entry, no distinctive imprints, they have made no flaws that any other less skilled thieves would make.
Adam: To have such skilled people at their disposal...
Regan: I'm starting to think this group will elude us for many months to come.
Adam: Hmm... How prepared are the knights?
Regan: They are fairly capable. At the very least they can take on a level 25 magical beast on their own.
but if they find themselves up against someone who require holy weapons...
Adam: ...most dark types are above level 40...
Regan: We need more experienced people with us in this mission
but currently, only the men that I lead could be spared.
We looked around for strong people to help us against this looming threat
but only not many have dedicated their time and effort.
***and needs more conversation for some reason as this feels too short
***need to somehow lead into thin demon fight
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