"Can you believe it? We're finally Obsidian!"

Rookie Warrior could not help but jump for joy as he looked over his new guild tag. After careful examination, he, Apprentice Cleric, Half Demon Thief and Priestess had each gone up a rank. The others at the guild were proud of how hard these young ones had worked and now seeing them going up in the ranks was cause enough for them to celebrate.

"A round of drinks of me!" Spearman cheered as he down his ale.

He too had been in good spirits with Witch by his side, he was not sure why it took him so long to realize he had a fine woman beside him the entire time. The guild patrons gladly took him up on his offer and cheered for the young adventurer's successful quest and rise in rank. Over by one of the large tables Cow Girl and Guild Girl happily spoke with Priestess, Half-Demon Thief and the others. There Fighter was able to learn about all that had transpired in the two years she had been away, surprised that her friend had met not one but two of the famed heroes, The Sword Maiden and the newly platinum ranked adventurer who was her own age as well.

"Congratulations." Cow Girl gave both of her friends a gentle pat on their backs.

"Indeed, that was some quick thinking on your part, and you saved most of the captives, I'm glad that your experience with Goblin Slayer and the others has been most beneficial for you." Guild Girl too smiled as she saw how happy her friends were with their rise in rank.

"Hard to imagine I've improved this much in just a short amount of time?" Priestess held her new Sapphire tag in her hands with a smile. "It was only last summer I moved to Steel with helping the other rookies at the training grounds. I wonder if he'll be proud too?"

Half-Demon Thief looked at her now obsidian tag, though the tag might indicate she was still at an amateurish level it signified how she had moved from being just another cold-hearted assassin to an adventurer her comrades could count on. She still had lingering thoughts about meeting another version of herself, even if she didn't see her face directly, she knew this was something that should not have been possible.

"I had so many questions, and it would have been nice to have had another to talk…like a sister. I also have that parcel she asked me to give Goblin Slayer, I've been dying to know what's in it, but it's for his eyes only."

It had been a few days since their adventure together and Fighter reapplied to be an adventurer and officially joining with Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric. With the morning deliveries done, Cow Girl and Snow decided it be best to stay and visit with the others, for most of them there was the unusual behavior of Goblin Slayer over the last few weeks. With the winter season nearly done, more goblins would be out, which meant he would be going out much more frequently, their hope was whatever had been bothering him had been worked out of these last few quests.

It was closer to lunch when Snow picked up her head and began to anxiously look around until her eyes were focused on the doorway. The others quickly took notice of this and they themselves anxiously watched the door to see a figure in dirty leather armor walk in followed by a large black dire wolf, right behind them came in Dwarf Shaman and High Elf Archer. Priestess and the others quickly rushed over to say their hellos and greet their friends.

"Welcome back Goblin Slayer." Guild Girl had a bright smile upon her face as she greeted him.

"I'm glad you're back. Is everything okay?" Cow Girl was anxious to know if her friend was better and worried if he would disappear again for such a long time.

"Everything is…fine. I'm glad to see that you are well." Goblin Slayer, still debating to tell them about his curse, opted to not worry them since they seemed so anxious to see him.

"I'm relieved to hear that. Snow and I were waiting to see if you would be by today."

Goblin Slayer turned to see Snow and Wolf nuzzling one another with tails wagging, before she approached him and allowed him to pet her atop the head. Goblin Slayer then took sight of the other two members of his party, they were smiling as they looked toward him, but it was their tags that caught his attention.

"You've risen in rank I see, both of you. Congratulations."

Both girl's faces lit up as they heard him praise them for the hard work, the worry they had over his strange behavior quickly vanished as they quickly conversed with the rest of their party members. High Elf Archer and Dwarf Shaman were immediately thrilled to see their comrades move up in the ranks.

"What's this, you went and formed a new party without us and suddenly you've both moved up in the ranks?" Dwarf Shaman was quick to tease the two young girls.

"W, wait…it's not like that at all." Priestess, ever the worrisome individual, raised her hands to try to defend against the remarks.

"Oh no we get it…we were obviously holding both of you back." High Elf Archer joined in on the teasing.

"Hey now that's not fair! You guys took off and hogged Goblin Slayer all to yourselves, we didn't even get to see him when he finally came back." Half-Demon Thief frowned as she crossed her arms.

"Oh do forgive us and our selfishness." Dwarf Shaman sarcastically raised his raised his hands to defend himself from the stare Half-Demon Thief.

"Oh wait…please don't argue…" Priestess was nervously looked around, the situation still lost to her.

The others laughed and joked but noticed that there was still one missing member of the party.

"I don't see our Priest. Is everything alright?" Priestess grew nervous as her friend was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh Scaly, he's right outside. He should be coming in soon, he just had to prepare the others outside."

"Others?"

Lizard Priest soon entered the guild but accompanying him were two female figures who cautiously looked around at all the people inside the guild hall. The journey back to town had been quite a pleasant one, but once coming into town, Half-Dragon Mother and Daughter grew increasingly nervous at the humans around them, these humans would inquisitively examine them but were quick to return to their own work. Half-Dragon Daughter squeezed her mother's hand as they walked around, the previous humans had scared her, and the one in the armor was still a little scary to her since he never really said much.

"You have nothing to worry about." Lizard Priest placed a gentle hand on Half-Dragon Mother's shoulder.

Half-Dragon Mother smiled weakly toward Lizard Priest but was still cautious as she looked around.

"Good Morning and welcome. Are you a friend of our Priest?" Guild Girl was present with her bright smiling face as she greeted the two new individuals.

"Uh…yes. He and the others helped me get my daughter back from raiders."

"Oh my goodness that sound awful, are you both okay? Why don't you sit down over here and I'll get you some tea."

Both Half-Dragons were guided to a table where the sat while Guild Girl went off to make some tea as she normally would for Goblin Slayer. Both still felt rather uncomfortable as they were surrounded by so many new faces, but thankfully Lizard Priest and the others were nearby.

"So you were attacked by raiders, was it goblins?" Priestess, having spent enough time with Goblin Slayer, went with the immediate assumption.

"No, it was humans. They had captured my daughter and had her in a cage with other beasts they had caught."

"Oh, that sounds terrible. And what happened to the raiders?" Half-Demon Thief looked toward Goblin Slayer for some sort of confirmation.

"They have been dealt with."

Half-Dragon Daughter looked around at all the different races and people in the guild when she suddenly saw a shadow over her, she looked up to see someone's hand approaching her head. She immediately went back to the image of that cruel man grabbing her hair and pain she felt, so she closed her eyes bracing for the same, but instead felt someone gently placed their hand upon her head and stroke her hair.

"You poor thing, you must have been terrified to be away from your mother." Cow Girl gently stroked the girl's soft hair in between her small purple horns. "I'm relieved to see you're safe with your mother."

The young girl looked up with wide eyes to see Cow Girl gently pat her head, just like her mother would when she was feeling scared; a smile crossed her face as she unconsciously leaned closer to the young woman. Half-Dragon Mother was also shocked by this, but then found Guild Girl returning with a tea as she promised, she gratefully drank the beverage, intrigued by the taste.

"These humans…they friendly just like he said. I wish I had met people like this so long ago, then maybe none of us would have had to endure such misery."

"So are you also part of the lizardman race as well?" Guild Girl was intrigued by the woman's purple scales.

"Not Lizardmen…we're both Half-Dragons." Half-Dragon Mother wondered if mentioning this might cause some problems.

"Wow a Half-Dragon, I've never met one before. That would explain the wings." Half-Demon Thief commented as she looked over the two.

"Are you able to fly with them?" Priestess was curious as she looked toward the young girl.

"Yes I can fly…but mama…"

Priestess and the others immediately took noticed of Half-Dragon Mother and saw the scarred issue over her right should blade.

"I'm terribly sorry, that was insensitive of me to ask such a question. Please forgive me!"

"Oh no it's alright, I may have lost one of my wings, but…I'm told that I am not ugly because of it." Half-Dragon Mother had a blush across her face as she looked toward Lizard Priest.

Lizard Priest himself immediately turned his head toward the side, the small action did not escape the attention of anyone there, and they all smiled at the sight.

"Well I'm glad to know that our party here was able to aid you in the rescue of your daughter. Are you going to be registering as an adventurer?"

"An adventurer? Me?" Half-Dragon Mother had not really considered what she would do since she followed Lizard Priest and the others back to town. "I'd…I'd rather stay close by so I can be near my daughter. Perhaps when she is older I can, but for right now I shall politely decline."

"I completely understand. If that is the case, why not work here at the guild?"

"Work here? I…I don't have many skills to offer though."

"Our Padfoot Waitress and Chef could always use an extra set of hands and I'm sure they be happy to have someone else to speak with."

"I…if you think they'll be happy to have me then I shall accept."

"Wonderful, why don't you rest today and I'll let them know you'll be by tomorrow. Then perhaps this afternoon I can take you both shopping for some clothing."

"Clothing? Is that necessary?" Half-Dragon Mother was slightly confused by the comment.

"Your scales are indeed quite lovely but…I'm concerned that your appearance might give some of our customers the wrong impression."

Guild Girl need only look at Rookie Warrior's blushing face as he turned his head toward the side; his partner immediately caught sight of this and proceeded to pinch his shoulder. Half-Dragon Mother instantly understood what Guild Girl was hinting at and suddenly became a bit self-conscious even though her scales were carefully covering her body.

"So shall I also arrange for you to have your own room?"

"No need, they'll be staying with me in my room." Lizard Priest smiled, but the blush along his face deepened as he though about what he was saying.

The blush along Half-Dragon Mother's face did not help, and Dwarf Shaman smirked all the while stroking his beard while the others chuckled to themselves. Half-Dragon Mother knew this was far too early to consider this love but was deeply enamored at how Lizard Priest was treating her and her daughter. Half-Demon Thief soon caught sight of Goblin Slayer off to the side gently petting the two dire wolves, but now being approached by Fighter.

"Excuse me."

"Yes?"

"I wanted to thank you, Priestess told me you were the one who saved me that day in the goblin cave. I…I was not of right mind to fully appreciate what you did for me that day."

"I see. I'm glad to see that you've recovered."

"To an extent yes. I've…I've reregistered as an adventurer, I'm tired of feeling sorry for myself and am ready to help others."

"Good. I wish you luck."

"Thank you again."

As Fighter went back to join her party, Half-Demon Thief could not help but feel slightly jealous of seeing Goblin Slayer speaking with another girl. She, however, knew she had to something she needed to do, something entrusted to her; she moved toward Goblin Slayer with the heavy parcel in her hand.

"Goblin Slayer?"

"What is it?"

"I…I was asked to deliver this to you." Half-Demon Thief held out the parcel toward Goblin Slayer.

Goblin Slayer looked at the parcel before taking it in his hand, feeling the weight behind it and then placed the parcel into his pouch.

"Who is it from?"

"This is going to sound odd, but…I think the person who gave it to me was me. I know that sounds unusual, but I'm convinced that I met another version of myself and she asked me to give this to you."

Goblin Slayer was silent for a moment before nodding his head and moving closer to join the rest of his party.

"Hey Goblin Slayer!"

It was a slightly angry voice that called out to him, Goblin Slayer turned to see Spearman slowly approaching with a scowl upon his face. Many were there the day he was rather cold in his response to Guild Girl and the slight anger in his voice as he and Spearman had their slight confrontation. Half-Demon Thief, Cow Girl and Priestess were completely obliviously to what had transpired between these two and were surprised by Spearman's demeanor. Spearman stopped just a couple feet from Goblin Slayer and stared down the man whose face he could not read. The tension in the air was thick as everyone looked on, expecting the two to come to blows.

"You okay?" Spearman stern in his response though there was the hint of concern in his voice.

"Yes. Sorry…for before." Goblin Slayer bowed his head toward his comrade.

"I wasn't asking for an apology, dumb ass." Spearman scoffed as he shook his head. "Look…you better treat her right. I've…I've found someone to protect, so…I'm asking that you do right by her."

Guild Girl was surprised by this, she had noticed him being far closer to his partner but had not put it together that he was no longer flirtatious with her. Goblin Slayer though was completely oblivious, he was not sure who Spearman was talking about, but when he thought about it, he believed that Spearman was referring to the young half-dragon girl, for him to protect her.

"I will do my best."

"It's one thing to say it, but I'll hold you to that." Spearman smirked as he gave his friend a hard pat on his right shoulder. "Come on, I owe you a drink after that fight at the castle."

With that out of the way, the guild went back to normal as everyone happily went about their business as normal. Half-Dragon Daughter was able to pet both dire wolves, intrigued by the contrast in the color of there furs and laughed as they nuzzled up against her and gently licked her. She followed the two large wolves as they went back toward the strange armored man, though still a little afraid of him she worked up the courage to speak with him.

"Ar, are these both your wolves?"

"Yes. They are Wolf and Snow."

"They're both very friendly and pretty. Can…can I pet them some more?"

Goblin Slayer looked toward this little girl, this child who appeared to be no more than ten years old, and nodded his head.

"Whenever they follow me into town, you are free to pet them as much as you want."

The response was as emotionless as the others had expected, but the answer brought a huge smile to the girl's face as her unsure eyes suddenly lit up. She immediately rushed forward to embrace Goblin Slayer though at her height the best she could do was hug him around the waist.

"Thank you…you may seem scary but you're really a nice person."

"Is that so?" Goblin Slayer tilted his head to the side slightly.

Half-Dragon Daughter smiled brilliantly as she squeezed tighter, her own strength slightly greater than that of a normal child as Goblin Slayer grunted slightly. Goblin Slayer, although confused by this, slowly reached out toward the girl, hesitating for a moment before gently placing his hand upon her head and patting her head.

"Wh, what is she doing beloved? This…this action? Why?"

Beneath his helmet was a slight smile, as he removed his hand and the young daughter released her grip to continue playing with the two dire wolves. Those who had been watching could only look on with wide eyes and mouths open from the shock of seeing Goblin Slayer acting so warmly toward this little girl. Cow Girl smiled brilliantly at this sight and was then reminded of the vivid dream she had a few nights ago, he uncle had been lost to the goblins, but she and Goblin Slayer had rebuilt the farm and started a family.

"That's right, we had a daughter. His sister was there too helping us watch over her. Seeing him now…I want that to be more than just a dream."

The group has a large feast to celebrate the success of both groups and to welcome Half-Dragon Mother and Daughter to the guild. Upon tasting cheese atop their meat both Dragon's faces lit up, the taste was like nothing they had ever eaten before and like Lizard Priest came to quickly enjoy the food. Once their meal was done Goblin Slayer, Cow Girl and the two wolves said their goodbyes and proceeded to make their way back toward the farm. The walk back had been quiet, but Cow Girl was happy to have him back, the image of the young girl leaning against her and hugging Goblin Slayer stayed with Cow Girl.

Her Uncle was surprised to see him back, annoyed that he had worried her so much, even after he spoke with him about it a couple months ago, but still welcomed him back. The rest of the afternoon, Goblin Slayer went about checking the farm for any signs of possible goblins, if has been more than a month since he had been here, though he wanted to do what he could to keep them safe, but curse made him worry more about what he might do.

That night, Goblin Slayer watched as the two large dire wolves quickly went to sleep on the straw bed before he closed the large shed near the barn. Cow Girl and her Uncle were now fast asleep, which meant he could now see the extent of the curse as the pain in his shoulder flared up once again. In his room with a couple candles, Goblin Slayer took care to remove his armor without alerting the others, with the helmet, armor plating and leather armor removed Goblin Slayer frowned at the sight before him in the mirror. There was a large dark, almost black color from where he had been stabbed by the Lich Queen, but this mark had grown from what he had seen a month ago; the dark marks like creeping veins, moved down his left arm and began spreading across the left side of his chest and even traveled up the side of his neck.

"I'm impressed beloved." The voluptuous human form of the Lich Queen smiled as she embraced Goblin Slayer from behind. "Most would not have lasted a day let alone a month before succumbing to the curse. Your resilience is amazing, just like my previous beloved."

As Lich Queen thought about her current beloved, the thought of the young girl hugging him earlier came flooding back. She then remembered the image of a young girl who had thanked her past beloved and hugged him back during her days when she was still an adventurer.

"He was smiling as he patted the girl atop her head as well. Yes…in many ways you and he are very much alike. Constantly helping others, doing what you can to ensure the safety of your party."

"None of that matters to me." Goblin Slayer put the mirror down and sighed as he placed a hand on his injured shoulder.

"Come now beloved, you know that I attached myself to you because on my love for you. You are not a horcrux, there was not enough of my soul to bond with you at the time, I simply do not wish to be alone." She smiled as she gently kissed the side of his face. "I want to end your suffering, the sooner you give into the darkness, the sooner you will be with me for all eternity and this vessel shall purge the world of the mortal races."

"I'll fight this."

"You gave in earlier, and there was no pain during that time, your will is what brought you back, but it can only last so long."

"We'll see."

Goblin Slayer then recalled the parcel he received from Thief earlier today, something about receiving it from herself, much of it left questions in his mind, but the least he could do was look through it. As he opened the parcel, he found two items, the first was a rather small but heavy item wrapped in paper and the second item was a letter. As he turned the letter over his eyes widened as he read the letter with the simple phrase "To my brother", but it was the penmanship that caught his attention, even after more than ten years he recognized the writing.

"Gifts from one you saved? Let us read it together." Lich Queen smiled as she continued to drape herself over Goblin Slayer but soon noticed the surprised look on his face. "Beloved?"

For the first time in a long time, Goblin Slayer was nervous as he held this item in his hands, he carefully opened the envelop and took out the letter to read. With every word he read his eyes grew wider and his mouth hung open.

"To my dearest brother,

I write this letter to you from a time where you and I escaped the horror of what befell the village. I have had the joy and privilege of meeting your companions, Priestess and Thief, so I am happy to know that you are not alone in this world. The world or time we live in may be one of peace for you and I, but there are others who are suffering…they need a hero, one who does not prioritize himself over others. They need a Goblin Slayer.

Even now, your compatriots are making plans to go back to your time, whether they are able to recall meeting me or not is not important, what is important is the chance for me to talk with you. Though it pains me to know this letter will be the only conversation we are to have, and one that if far to brief, know that I am so proud of what you have accomplished. I only ask that you do not completely shut yourself away from others, these people, your comrades, your friends…your family, are there to give you strength where I am unable.

Though I may not be there physically, know that I will always be with you in spirit. We are taught that everything happens for a reason, the roll of the die decides the outcome of our fate and destiny…but I tell you to continue to challenge that and forge your own destiny. I will be cheering for you and praying for your continued safety from the other world.

The item I have sent is one you may already have, but if it was lost during the goblin raid then let this be a piece of me that you carry into battle, that way a part of me will always be with you, even in your most desperate of times. Farewell and be safe my dear brother.

My Love and Hopes…

Your Sister"

Goblin Slayer's hands were shaking as he set the letter down and turned his attention towards the item wrapped in paper. He carefully undid the bunding, there was a slight gasp as he looked at the item in his hand. In his hand was a small dagger, the hilt of it designed to resemble the head of a hawk while the leather scabbard was designed to resembled the body and the wings. Around the neck of the hawk, Goblin Slayer could see a black ribbon wrapped tightly and tied with a sturdy knot.

"This…this is father's dagger, the one he left for me after his passing, and the ribbon…the ribbon is the one I bought my sister for her birthday…my sister. But this dagger is already within my work shed, I saw it just before I put Wolf and Snow away."

Goblin Slayer tightly clenched the dagger in his right fist as he placed his left hand over his eyes.

"I don't understand beloved, I was under the impression your sister had past, you mentioned…"

Lich Queen was shocked as she looked toward Goblin Slayer and noticed, even though he covered he covered his eyes, his tears were running down his face as he gritted his teeth. This was the first time she had seen him act in such a manner and as she looked toward the letter, the dagger and him, she suddenly felt a great sadness overtake her. Once again, she embraced Goblin Slayer, this time it was not a flirtatious act, but one meant to console someone during a trying time.

"I shall leave you alone beloved, if…if you require someone to talk to, I shall be here."

Lich Queen vanished as Goblin Slayer continued to cry, still gritting his teeth to keep himself from waking the others. When was the last time he allowed himself to cry in such a manner, even he could not remember, but for tonight he would allow himself to shed his tears of joy and regret, tomorrow…he would continue on his quest to fight this corruption.

xxxx

"It's been nearly a week now since we met, I am still waiting for my next shipment of test subjects." Deranged Necromancer impatiently tapped his right temple with two of his fingers.

"They'll be here, probably just stopped off to gather some spirits." Elder Animal Tracker frowned as he looked toward the streets from the large sewer entrance.

Thankfully the guards were not patrolling in the area at the moment, but another group would be coming soon and he did not much care for having to murder any witnesses.

"Always a pain in the ass to clean up." Elder Animal Tracker then looked back toward the Necromancer. "I though you still had plenty of test subjects to work with."

"To test on yes, but I still require more unique blood samples to add to my concoction. Gargoyle and harpy blood are rare to come by and tests on the giant rats and roaches are proven better than I could have hoped, so I'm eager to begin testing on wolves next. I'll also be needing more goblins, once I have a stable batch, I'll used them to breed with the captives to produce more test subjects for me, those Brutes will come in very handy. If I am to properly conduct my research upon the city, I will need a numbers, not a few dozen but a few hundred."

"Just be sure you warn me when you're conducting this research, I'll want to watch from a safe distance." Elder Animal Tracker looked back toward the streets.

"If my experiments continue to show such positive signs, that may be impossible to find." Necromancer smiled wickedly as he thought about the future of his "experiments".

They soon caught movement through the fog and saw an individual quickly run down the stairs toward the sewer entrance. It was the bearded Animal Wrangler, running toward them with a nervous look about his face, but there was no sign of the caravan.

"What the hell are you on about? Where's the caravan?" Elder Animal Tracker growled in frustration then grimaced as he covered his nose and mouth and backed away. "You stink of shit, what happened?"

"I soiled myself."

"What the hell would you go and do that for? I ain't got time to waste, we need to unload the cargo before the next round comes through. Where's my brother?"

"The caravan's gone…you're brother's dead."

Elder Animal Tracker and Necromancer were stunned to hear this, but each had their own reason for their expression.

"What do you mean he's dead? No animal could have killed him, I trained him myself!" Elder Animal Tracker growled as he got hold of the bearded man's shirt collar and jerked him forward.

"It…it wasn't the animals. A group of adventurers crossed our path and attacked…their leader, he's a monster, he killed your brother!"

"What of my test subjects?" Necromancer was now growing more frustrated as he heard this.

"I don't give a damn about your pets, now what the hell happened?"

"We…we caught a half-dragon and her daughter, thought we killed the mother and captured the daughter, then the mother came back with the adventurers and the killed the caravan, released all the animals. Their leader…he killed your brother with a mace, beat him over and over until he was nothing more than a stain on the ground." The bearded Animal Wrangler was trembling as he recalled the image. "He…he was laughing the whole time he did it. Those eyes…those red eyes…there's no human like that, he must have been a demon!"

"He was laughing, was he?" Elder Animal Tracker could feel the nerve on the right side of his head throb with anger. "What was his name, this "demon" you saw, what's he called?"

"His name…Goblin Slayer, he called himself Goblin Slayer!"

"Goblin Slayer? Then tell me this, why the hell are you still alive and my brother is dead?"

"I hid, I'm not stupid enough to go out there and fight that monster!"

"And yet you were stupid enough to come here and tell me this? If it wasn't for the fact that you're going to help me find this bastard, I'd take my blade and split you from your groin to your gullet!"

"A moment please." Necromancer was calm in his response.

"I don't give a damn…"

Elder Animal Tracker and Animal Wrangler then noticed nearly a dozen of the mask wearing Faceless men standing behind Necromancer, each with holding jagged daggers in their hands.

"While I can appreciate you wishing to avenge your fallen kin, we still have a business arrangement to attend to."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"You will go back and find me my four caravans or lost goods. I've paid up front already and I will not accept any excuses! The Half-Dragon is fine, I don't need it, but the rest you will deliver on what we agreed upon!"

"My brother is dead and you want me to put my revenge on hold for you?"

"I do and you will. I don't need you doing anything foolish that will draw attention to me. You still provide a useful service to me, that this is unless you both will take the place of my lost test subjects?"

Both men nervously looked around, as much as he would rather kill the Necromancer, there was no way just he could deal with a dozen armed men and that was not accounting for what spells the Necromancer would use.

"We'll round up some men and make sure you get your caravan." Elder Animal Tracker sighed in resignation.

"Excellent. Find whatever leads you need on this Goblin Slayer, he may even lead you toward goblin nests, then once you've gotten what I need done…you are free to hunt him down. Am I clear?"

"Crystal." Elder Animal Tracker then turned his attention back toward Animal Wrangler. "Come on, we got work to do."

The two men calmly walked up the stair back toward the street and disappeared into an alley way. Necromancer watched this for a few moments before waving his hand and all but two of the Faceless Men returned to the sewers.

"Keep an eye on them. The moment you feel they'll give away anything that might impede our progress end them. Be prepared to end yourselves in need be."

"At once my lord." Both Faceless men replied in a dull tone before they themselves moved up the street and disappeared into the fog.

"Goblin Slayer? Most intriguing." Necromancer ponder as he returned to the sewers, there was still much for him to work on.