After spending the night at the fortified mansion of Mr. Wainwright, Leona left at daybreak to return to the guild hall. The guards were busy counting up the number of werewolves they had dispatched during the night. The total was fourteen killed and three wounded. They shot any downed lycanthropes twice in the head before getting close to make sure their quarry were truly dead and not faking it. That way they would be certain that their tally was accurate.
While she stayed at Mr. Wainwright's mansion, he showed her his extensive book collection that totaled over two thousand books. The collection was so large that it occupied its own room of the mansion. That reminded her to inquire about the possible location of To Infernus And Back. He confirmed what the Silver Wolf librarians said and stated that the bookstores of Capital Crocus would most likely have it. He recommended a particular bookstore called Johbaasa's Rare Tomes and handed her a flyer he had gotten from the shop the last time he was in Capital Crocus.
When Leona got back to the Silver Wolf guild hall, she immediately went to her room to change. Leona changed clothes from tattered ones sewn back together by Mr. Wainwright's wife to completely new ones. She would be going to Rose Garden to assist with a blood drive and needed to look halfway decent. She decided to wear a new olive green shirt and new khaki long pants. She set the flyer on her bed, put in a few gallon cans of water and her desert cloak, then shouldered the pack.
Leona slipped her knife into her right boot and set out for Rose Garden.
-Rose Garden, four hours later-
Taking advantage of a speed boost powered by a wind that blew all the way from Phoenix Mountains to Rose Garden, Leona made it quicker than she thought she would. Time was just shifting from morning to afternoon. She was still in time. Leona walked through the front door and was greeted by a staff member flanked by two town guard officers.
"Hi there! You must be the mage who's helping with the blood drive!" A young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes greeted her. She was wearing a nurse's uniform. In her hands was a list attached to a clipboard.
"Yes. I'm with Silver Wolf." Leona said, showing the Guild Tattoo on her right shoulder.
"Silver Wolf, huh? You guys are a new guild, right?" A mustached officer wearing glasses asked her.
"Yes. We're the new guys, so to speak." Leona answered. She was soon patted down for weapons. The younger officer found the knife in her boot.
"I'm from Desierto. Bandits are everywhere and you've gotta be ready to fight." Leona explained to a younger officer why she carried a knife. He looked at his colleague. Then he looked back to her.
"Look, we don't want to frighten the younger patients with mages carrying weapons. Just put it in your pack, OK?" He asked her. Leona eagerly complied and wrapped the blade in her desert cloak before putting both into her pack. She did not want to lose the weapon that her brother Leonidas had given to her.
"All right. You're ready to go! Just wear this lanyard so that everyone knows you're a volunteer!" The nurse said while handing her a white badge on a red lanyard. The badge bore a large black V. Leona put the lanyard around her neck and went inside.
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While she stayed at Mr. Wainwright's mansion, he showed her his extensive book collection that totaled over two thousand books. The collection was so large that it occupied its own room of the mansion. That reminded her to inquire about the possible location of To Infernus And Back. He confirmed what the Silver Wolf librarians said and stated that the bookstores of Capital Crocus would most likely have it. He recommended a particular bookstore called Johbaasa's Rare Tomes and handed her a flyer he had gotten from the shop the last time he was in Capital Crocus.
When Leona got back to the Silver Wolf guild hall, she immediately went to her room to change. Leona changed clothes from tattered ones sewn back together by Mr. Wainwright's wife to completely new ones. She would be going to Rose Garden to assist with a blood drive and needed to look halfway decent. She decided to wear a new olive green shirt and new khaki long pants. She set the flyer on her bed, put in a few gallon cans of water and her desert cloak, then shouldered the pack.
Leona slipped her knife into her right boot and set out for Rose Garden.
-Rose Garden, four hours later-
Taking advantage of a speed boost powered by a wind that blew all the way from Phoenix Mountains to Rose Garden, Leona made it quicker than she thought she would. Time was just shifting from morning to afternoon. She was still in time. Leona walked through the front door and was greeted by a staff member flanked by two town guard officers.
"Hi there! You must be the mage who's helping with the blood drive!" A young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes greeted her. She was wearing a nurse's uniform. In her hands was a list attached to a clipboard.
"Yes. I'm with Silver Wolf." Leona said, showing the Guild Tattoo on her right shoulder.
"Silver Wolf, huh? You guys are a new guild, right?" A mustached officer wearing glasses asked her.
"Yes. We're the new guys, so to speak." Leona answered. She was soon patted down for weapons. The younger officer found the knife in her boot.
"I'm from Desierto. Bandits are everywhere and you've gotta be ready to fight." Leona explained to a younger officer why she carried a knife. He looked at his colleague. Then he looked back to her.
"Look, we don't want to frighten the younger patients with mages carrying weapons. Just put it in your pack, OK?" He asked her. Leona eagerly complied and wrapped the blade in her desert cloak before putting both into her pack. She did not want to lose the weapon that her brother Leonidas had given to her.
"All right. You're ready to go! Just wear this lanyard so that everyone knows you're a volunteer!" The nurse said while handing her a white badge on a red lanyard. The badge bore a large black V. Leona put the lanyard around her neck and went inside.
[Word Count: 586/500]