An encounter at the guild

I looked up and saw a fat man with two strong guys behind him. The fat guy was wearing rich looking clothes and had an arrogant look on his face. I could only assume that the two behind him were his guards. The fat guy ignored me completely after pushing me while the guards chuckled while looking at me. Sheila was on the other side of the three of them and quickly pushed through them to come over to me. She helped me up and asked,

"Are you alright Ren? Are you hurt anywhere?"

She started checking me all over the body. I tried to protest but she didn't listen at all. The guards were laughing harder now. One of the guards said to Sheila,

"Why don't you feed him some milk? He will feel better right away!"

"Did your mommy bring you here kid? This is a dangerous place, not for little boys like you.. Hahaha"

Sheila started to move against them but I somehow managed to stop her. The rich guy should be powerful. If he can hire 2 guards, he might be able to hire more. If we start a fight with them, we might not be able to do much. We also didn't know how strong these two were.

The rich guy had completely ignored everything and had been talking with Grinelda. Suddenly he started shouting in a loud voice.

"What do you mean she is not here! Do you think I am a fool? Call her here now! Tell her Lord Bertaut wishes to see her. I am not responsible for what happens if you make me wait."

"Lord Bertaut, the guild master is a very busy person. She went out on some business an hour ago and should return soon. Please wait until she ..."

"Hmph… lies! I know that bitch has been avoiding me. She doesn't show me the respect I deserve! I will have her removed from this city. Just you wait ..."

Then the fat guy turned around and left with the guards following him.

I watched the three of them go and sighed in relief. As a thief, I had to keep away from rich people like these since there would be no one to save me if I get caught stealing from them. I had seen many people lose their lives when opposing rich nobles like this one. This is why I had stopped Sheila from attacking. Thankfully Sheila hadn't insisted on fighting with them. All she did was hide me behind her as if to protect me.

"Thanks Sheila"

"Mmm… I don't like those three. They hurt you…."

"Look, I am not hurt at all. That guy was a jerk but he is a powerful man. If we went against him, we might have to deal with a lot of trouble"

"I understand…." She still looked angry but seemed to have understood the problem.