"How's our little guest doing on this fine evening?" Asked Benny as she barged into the room where Robar was resting.
The orc's face didn't show a single sign of friendliness, she looked plain hostile.
"Cut the shit, Sheothson, you obviously brought me here for a reason. I wanna know what game you are playing." Said the Orc.
"Well, the game I play is the game of: killing assholes and taking back cities." Said Benny with a smile on her face, as her silver eyes shimmered slightly.
"Yeah, yeah, that's good and all, but where do I come in? And why should I care about what you want?" Asked the Orc.
"My friend, I know who you are. I know about your prowess in battle. How you can take out five men or more on your own, how you managed to kill a bear with a stone, how you cleared a dwarven ruin all on your own... shall I continue? Or have I stroked your ego enough so that you can help me without asking any stupid questions?" Said the Madwoman with a subtle hint of mockery in her voice.
The orc let out a loud laugh, almost like a snort.
"HA! You know? You are not as annoying as I thought you would be. But I'm still not convinced. I'm not gonna join you if I don't even know what I'm supposed to do... or if it's even worth my time." Said the orc, still unconvinced.
Benny sighed.
"Look, all I need you to do is join me on a small raiding party, we are going to Coast Of Fire to kill the new governor. There's not much science in it, really. I just need you to chop some heads off if things go south. This is supposed to be some stealthy-mission-kinda-shit, but getting caught is easy, and a bunch of idiots with bows and daggers won't stand a chance against dudes with heavy armor, shields and maces." Said Benny.
"Oh, I see, I'm just a back up plan." Said Robar, stubbornly.
Benny had half a mind in slapping the bitch, but then she realized... it wasn't exactly a lie, she WAS a back up after all.
"We can call you "our fucking salvation" if "back up plan" doesn't sound pretty enough for you. Plus, quit the bitching, you are gonna get a very handsome amount of gold. Imagine if things don't go south and you don't have to do shit? You'll get paid for doing nothing! Everybody wins." Said Benny with a really big smile, she really needed to convince her.
Robar stared at her silently for a couple of seconds... before frowning a bit, and saying "I'll bring my own gear, you'll pay for any supplies such as food and replacements for my weapons... oh, and we will discuss my payment later." Said Robar coldly.
"That could've been worse." Thought Benny as she extended her hand "welcome to the team." She said as her silver eyes turned bright golden.
She shook hands with the orc before walking towards a table and getting a small bottle of ale.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to speak with Aela." Said the Madwoman.
"Oh, so the rumors are true?" Asked Robar.
That took Benny by surprise, she rose a brow and stared at her with a confused look on her face.
"Rumors?"
"Is it true that you two are lovers?"
Benny didn't know if she wanted to faint, blush or laugh. So she just laughed nervously and blushed.
"Nononononoooo we aren't lovers! We are just really really good friends... yes, friends, exactly." She said nervously.
Robar laughed.
"Even if you aren't lovers, it seems you want to be hers." Said the orc as she smiled smugly.
"... how about you go to sleep before I PUT you to sleep?" Said Benny rather angrily.
Robar laughed even more.
"You ARE in love with her!" She exclaimed.
"None of your business." Said Benny coldly.
"Okay, okay. I won't bother you any more. Just wanted to see if you are easily annoyed." Said Robar.
"Well, now you know. So... you can just shut up now." She gave her the bottle of ale, and before anyone could say another word, she left the room in a rush.
She closed the door behind her and thought...
"that conversation took a really weird twist."
