Chapter Four

I hid myself beneath the cloak as Landon and I walked out of the prison. We made our way to where the pawnshop was. I had so many questions for him, but I wanted to wait until we were in a private place to discuss further plans. Once we reached the pawnshop, he shut and locked all the doors and windows to make sure that everything was top secret.

"How the hell did you get enough money to bail me out?" I asked while I went and grabbed myself a drink.

Landon rolled his eyes as he grabbed one of the bottles out of my hand and took a swig. "The pawnshop does tend to do pretty well for itself. You're lucky I bailed your sorry ass out of there."

I chuckled as I went to go inspect the scene of the crime. "It was a life of luxury in there. I'm a little upset you bailed me out." There wasn't any broken glass and the lock on the back of the case still worked just fine. It doesn't appear like an amateur. Hell, they may be as skillful as me. I never expected to think such a thing. "When exactly was this stolen?"

"Sometime after you had come to get that potion."

Hm.

"I know who did it."

Why the hell did he need me then? "Shouldn't you take it to the authorities? Clearly you know that I wasn't the one who stole it."

"I bailed you out. I'm perfectly aware that you weren't behind the crime. The authorities don't want to go out of their way to get it back for me because it's in a different town. They don't think it's a big enough crime to drop what they are doing here to go get it back for me."

I crossed my arms, fidgeting my fingertips on my arm. "What's your point?"

"That's where you come in. You can go and get it back for me. I'm hoping you'd do this for me." His eyes pleaded even though his tone was firm.

I did owe him after he bailed me out of that hellhole. He's gone out of his way for me countless times and given me more than anyone in this town. Landon was the only person who really looked out for me constantly and made sure he helped me whenever I was in a tight spot. Whether it was an extra meal or extra cash for items that weren't worth as much, he always watched over me.

"Fine. Who is this guy and where is he from?"

Landon flashed his white teeth before closing his eyes to recall who it was from the other day. "It was a man who went by the name Adrian. I remember that he wore a knight's armor, but not just any armor, it was a royal guard from Camelot."

Excuse me? "I'm sorry. Perhaps I misheard you. Did you just say that the man who robbed you was a royal guard from Camelot?"

"You heard correctly."

"What the actual fuck, Landon! How the hell do you expect me to waltz into Camelot and steal something back from a royal guard?" Was he dropped on his head? Only a fool would walk into a castle and steal from someone who worked for a king. I don't know how he expected me to pull something on that kind of scale off.

Landon put his hands up to calm me down. "I know. Calm down. I didn't say it was going to be easy. I really need you to help me out here. It's not just any sword, it's extremely important to me."

I rolled my eyes before glaring at him. "It's a sword. Yeah, maybe it was worth something, but nothing is worth the possibility of death. You know that's what they would do to criminals, right? It may be considered treason even."

"You don't understand. I put that sword on the market because it used to be my father's. I'm running low on money and I was hoping that sword would make enough money for me to live comfortably for a while. It's worth a fortune."

He's selling a sentimental item? Now that I think about it, I don't remember him ever mentioning his family before. I just assumed he still lived with his parents. Why is he selling the sword? Was business not good enough here? I knew what it felt like to put everything on the line.

None of the townspeople helped my family when my parents were sick, so I sold my favorite locket that my parents gave to me as a present, to this pawnshop in order to start saving up for a potion for their recovery. I was so close to reaching my goal, but they passed away before I was able to help them.

Sadly, when I went to try to buy back my locket, it was gone. Someone had purchased it right before I went back; I was devastated. The treasure that I held most dear was snatched away from me. I had nothing and no one. I could sympathize with Landon because it isn't fair for someone to take something dear to you. Especially if you were desperate to get proper payment for it. He just wanted to make sure the sword was given to a good owner that would treat it with respect.

I smiled faintly to Landon. I was going to have to leave this village for the first time since my parents died. I swore I was never going to leave this town. Maybe it was time to start thinking of the future though and stop living in the past.

I sighed and took a swig of my drink. "Fine, I'll do it. Camelot, huh?"

A/N: Things are about to get a whole lot interesting soon :) Thank you all so much for reading!