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THE TRAVELLER
CHAPTER 2
"How do you know my name", Braun Replied. Puzzled by the strange man's question.
" I need you to come with me", the man said in a confident and demanding tone. As though hypnotized, I slid over the counter and followed the man out of the bar towards a group of four men. As we approached the men he turned and said. " Your services are needed, by our clan. We heard you are the best at what you do. And we need someone to help us get into someplace". Confused by the ambiguity of the sentences, I asked "What".
He replied "We need to get into someone's house on Elber and we've heard that you know how to get into places in this city",
We'll pay you a hundred gold coins on the spot and another hundred when you get us in".
I was bedazzled by the offer. Seems like the tales of my sticky fingers and light feet had gotten to them. My mind couldn't wander away from what the gold could do for me and my family. It was alot.
I was about to say yes, when my senses kicked in.
I began wondering why this group of men wanted to pay someone so much to get into a building. What did they want. And what was it worth.
"What do you say", he said, pulling me away from my musing. I look up, noticing the four pairs of black eyes looking directly at me.
"Okay" I said, and where are we going.
"Up there " he said, pointed to the apex of the floating town of Elber. It was the house of Drax, the richest and most influential person in Elber. Nobody other than the richest of beings in the city went up there, and they were all invited.
" Can you get us in", the seemingly head of the group asked.
" Yeah I can", I replied as my mind raced through the plethora of outcomes that could result from this. I knew how to get in, but it would be a leap of faith.
As nightfall came, we all met at the edge of the town where I had told them to convey at. These four built men with dark, granite looking eyes with their jackets held their guns in their slingshots hanging them over their shoulders. They wore matching jackets with a serpent designed at their backs. Whatever they were, they were not fully human and looked like bounty hunters but I didnt care. I needed the money.
"Gather around", I said. We would be going in from the top and have to be very quiet on landing. I can get you to the main building from the back. When I show you the entrance I want the other half of my pay.
He nodded in agreement.
" So how do we reach the building", one of them asked in a crooked voice.
"Were going in on him", I said pointing to my giant bird, Raja who seemed to be fund of their Kalis jumping around them and pecking when 4th eyes weren't looking. The Kali were basically lizards with wings. These were like horses in this world. They were about 2 meters long and had foldable wingspans of about 1 meters, these beast could fly over cities for days travelling long distances.
"Is that okay", I asked and they nodded in compliance.
I was about to venture into the unseen.