Lito and Kalimata have been pulling on the tongue while Yanyi and Roluke have been pushing the back of the wagon bed. It stayed wedged pretty bad until Kalimata suggested using one of his spare lance as an incline for the wheel to get out of the deep, cracked rut.
The hunters were able to roll the wagon out of the dried mud track and agreed when Kalimata suggested a 15 minute rest. No one contested the request due to his great idea saving them more than the 15 minutes he requested along with saving them a whole lot of work.
Yanyi settled underneath a nearby tree with a waterskin and a bag of dried aptonoth jerky.
He can hear Kalimata bragging to Roluke on how hunters have to be as smart as he is or they will not survive the wilds. Kalimata had one arm around Roluke's shoulder as he laughs and exaggerates the 'ordeal' they just went through.
He also saw Lito approaching him with his own waterskin and a bag of bread. He seems to be listening to Kalimata brag since he had a smile on his face and chuckles while he is shaking his head.
"Mind some company? I brought some stuff for trade." and offered some bread.
Yanyi passed some aptonoth jerky and gladly received bread.
"How long do you think before he comes to us and have us say how great he is?"
"If we keep our voice down, Roluke might keep him distracted."
Lito gave a low chuckle and cut the bread in half. He then placed the aptonoth meat in between the bread and started looking around the ground.
He found the herb he was looking for and gave some to Yanyi, motioning to put it into the sandwich.
"Its pretty good, you'll see."
He took a large bite and made an exaggerated flex motion. "a very young power plant bud. Does not have the same effects as a power seed but tasting it might give a placebo effect. haha."
Yanyi gave a brief smile and took a bite on his own sandwich. Made a face like he just ate something incredibly spicy.
Lito almost coughed a mouthful of the sandwich as he said,
"Oh forgot to tell ya, still has that potent kick tough." and started laughing.
They allowed a few moments to pass as they enjoy their makeshift lunch and Yanyi asked a question that has been bothering him for a while.
"Where do you fit in this quest sir Lito."
Lito's smile faded and stared off to the direction of the mountain.
He took a few moments as he forms the words floating in his head.
"The hunters we are about to rescue are very important to me."
He took a small bite on his sandwich and continued,
"A couple of them are new but experienced hunters. Their current leader, Lady Alexandra, prefers the sword and shield. A good pretty head on her shoulders with long curly locks. Level headed and organized. I usually go with her for hunts and the two of us would toy with a Gypceros until it is too tired to fight back. Always a good controlled fight. Everything is taken into account. This is the reason why we are out here. The guild master knows how good she is. A group with her not reporting back is bound to be in danger or worse."
He looked down and took another bite on their sandwich.
"If there is trouble, its bound to be from the veteran. Galadros is a monster of man wielding a long sword. Quick to laugh and quick to anger. A bulldrome in man's form."
Lito chuckled a bit and continued. "He is my master. He taught me the ways of the hunt. He says he is an intermediate hunter, not a veteran at all but he taught me everything I know." He then pointed to Yanyi's sandwich using his own sandwich."The herb in that was his idea. He said he will get the chef back at Pokke to always make his sandwiches with it."
He gave a quick smile that faded just as quick. "Chef never did put that in. wonder why." and took another bite.
They also had a hunter that specializes in dual daggers. Does not really suit him. he is pretty quiet and he is not the bulldrome type like my master. I always think only them types will ever wield those daggers. That trick of theirs, demonization, is also a bit too sketchy, too.... ritualistic for that smart boy. Good at looking at the battlefield and finding flaws and loopholes. A real tactician that Ferithan"
Lito finished the last of his sandwich and clapped his hands clean before continuing.
"Their last member is their wild card. Like my master, quick to laugh and quick to anger. Small stature but you never want to be on the business end of her arrows. Boy they are sharp. I should know as I used to tease her."
He showed a scar where an arrow literally opened the skin when it flew by the side of his arm near his chest.
"Good thing she missed." Yanyi exclaimed.
"No, no. if she missed, I would have an arrow IN my arm or in my body. She meant the arrow to glide by."
"oh."
"She is an anchor. She sees the entire battlefield as it is happening and calls out strategies. She saves hunters who have gone too close or made a misstep. Imagine pissing her off in the middle of a hunt."
"I see what you mean by wildcard."
"Yeah."
At this part of the conversation, They heard the struggling Roluke whimper and saw Kalimata stripping him of his armor one by one, telling him to try the gypceros armor he had stashed in the wagon. He was bragging how it was a special gypceros and that the blacksmith needed his help to craft it.
"I think we should start off again."
"errr, yeah. Before Kalimata gets a sexual harassment charge from the Town elders."
They have started gathering their things when they saw Kalimata drawing a massive gunlance from the wagon.
"Do you think the only reason why we have that wagon is because sir Kalimata brought his house with him?" asked yanyi with an eyebrows raised.
"I don't doubt it." Lito replied as he called to the rest of the team to form up and move out.
Kalimata exclaimed that he should not be walking and should be allowed to ride the wagon to sleep as using his brain to solve this catastrophic problem made him tired.
Nobody tried to stop him and allowed him to sleep. Surely not because they think he is right.
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