Wearing a blue t-shirt with khaki cargo pants and boots, Leona carried her well-worn backpack and had her Nightshade Machete on her left hip. On her hands were the Argent Gloves that were seldom removed. The Guild Master's job was to find and kill a mountain lion responsible for a string of attacks on the residents of Mountain Village. Today she would be accompanied by Kitalpha Aurence, a member of Silver Wolf that the Guild Master had not seen in quite some time. The midday sun hovered in the sky as the village came within sight.
Leona made the lengthy walk up the mountain and was greeted by the village's mayor, a middle-aged man wearing a black vest with a long-sleeved white shirt and brown pants with matching brown shoes. He was not the height of fashion, but he was reasonably well-dressed. He also wore a pair of brown-rimmed glasses perched on his nose.
"Hi there, Miss. You must be Leona Jarnefeldt from Silver Wolf. I'm Kenneth, the mayor of Mountain Village." He greeted her.
"Yes, Mayor. I'm Leona Jarnefeldt of the guild known as Silver Wolf." Leona repeated before showing her guild tattoo. He walked closer, pushed up his glasses, and looked at the tattoo. He nodded in approval and Leona lowered her shirt sleeve.
"Great! As it said in the job notice, we've been having problems with a mountain lion. It's been sneaking into the village at night and attacking livestock. That wasn't much of a problem... until it developed a taste for human flesh. It's already killed five people in five consecutive nights and we're afraid that it'll kill more if we don't stop it quickly." Kenneth explained.
"The town guard's been doing patrols and trying to keep everyone calm, but the lion seems to come in and out whenever it wants. The guards try their best, but they can't spot it in time before it claims a victim. That's why we called you and your friend for help." He added. Leona was starting to understand the gravity of the situation. A lion that had developed a taste for human flesh could be quite dangerous. Her father had once told her of a pair of lions that preyed on a Desierto village and killed two people every night for two months before they were finally stopped by a large hunting party hired by the village's chief to end the slaughter. Now Leona was faced with a man-eating lion of her own.
"We'll find it and kill it before anyone else dies." Leona assured the mayor. Before she went tromping up the mountain, she would wait for Kitalpha to get here. There was no telling what else was waiting for her, so having a guildmate by her side would be a big help.
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Leona made the lengthy walk up the mountain and was greeted by the village's mayor, a middle-aged man wearing a black vest with a long-sleeved white shirt and brown pants with matching brown shoes. He was not the height of fashion, but he was reasonably well-dressed. He also wore a pair of brown-rimmed glasses perched on his nose.
"Hi there, Miss. You must be Leona Jarnefeldt from Silver Wolf. I'm Kenneth, the mayor of Mountain Village." He greeted her.
"Yes, Mayor. I'm Leona Jarnefeldt of the guild known as Silver Wolf." Leona repeated before showing her guild tattoo. He walked closer, pushed up his glasses, and looked at the tattoo. He nodded in approval and Leona lowered her shirt sleeve.
"Great! As it said in the job notice, we've been having problems with a mountain lion. It's been sneaking into the village at night and attacking livestock. That wasn't much of a problem... until it developed a taste for human flesh. It's already killed five people in five consecutive nights and we're afraid that it'll kill more if we don't stop it quickly." Kenneth explained.
"The town guard's been doing patrols and trying to keep everyone calm, but the lion seems to come in and out whenever it wants. The guards try their best, but they can't spot it in time before it claims a victim. That's why we called you and your friend for help." He added. Leona was starting to understand the gravity of the situation. A lion that had developed a taste for human flesh could be quite dangerous. Her father had once told her of a pair of lions that preyed on a Desierto village and killed two people every night for two months before they were finally stopped by a large hunting party hired by the village's chief to end the slaughter. Now Leona was faced with a man-eating lion of her own.
"We'll find it and kill it before anyone else dies." Leona assured the mayor. Before she went tromping up the mountain, she would wait for Kitalpha to get here. There was no telling what else was waiting for her, so having a guildmate by her side would be a big help.
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