Confirming the Dead – Chapter II

-Mercenaries-

"Please, Anyone! We need help, Ramza and Alma are alive!" Olan shouted to a crowd of people. Attempting to get anyone to join their cause.

The marketplace was bustling with people, most of them warriors. They all had business of their own to attend to, running stalls, making weapons, and trying not to be noticed. It was a fairly large marketplace, with about one hundred to about one fifty people all in it. But no one would even lay an eye on Olan.

Olan started to walk off back to where the Chocobo stables were when someone shouted at Olan. "What's yer price?"

Olan stopped and looked behind him. He saw a tall man in marksmen cloths. He had a rifle thrown over his shoulder. On his back, he had a brown cape. He was holding a small leather sack, usually meant to hold coins or another type of currency. "I have no money"

The man attached the leather sack to his belt, frowning slightly. "Oh, that's to bad, I thought I was actually going to have fun." He said, looking suspiciously. "Every man has money; you might want to check again"

Olan sighed. He pulled about 20 Gil out of his pocket. "This is it, I don't have much money right now"

The man looked pitifully onto the small pile of Gil offered to him. "Tell me, where are you headed?"

"I'm not entirely sure, we are supposed to head out somewhere to help my friends, Alma and Ramza. But I don't exactly know where we are going…we as in me and my friend Delita." Olan said

"Ahhhh, I see. Delita. He owes me a great much. Perhaps if I help you, I could worm much more money out of him, well, more then you." The man said…slowly and amused. "Go, I will help you, prepare three Chocobos for me and my mates, I will meet you and the Chocobo stables in a bit. No charge up front"

Olan's eyes widened "Thank you! Oh Thank you!" Olan said loud and fast. "I will, Ill meet you at the stables! Thanks again!" Olan ran off to the stables.

The man watched Olan walk off, as soon as he was far enough away, two men walked to the man from behind. Both men were very large, they both had very heavy and strong armor on. On their backs were two long swords and a shield. "Arox, who was that man" one of them asked to the man.

Arox chuckled. He turned and gave the other man a slight glare. "Cogizio, Taron." He addressed them "That man, knows Delita. We have a job for them."

They all chuckled.