First Interaction
The group of 6 began walking through the forest. The guards hid their armors in a hollow tree. They now wore only the clothing underneath and their swords since they needed it Incase of an attack by monsters.
Brad helped Marco by letting him lean on his shoulder. Due to the luxurious life that the old Prince has his physique was weak.
They were walking to the nearest village. After 7 hours of walking he ended up being carried like a sack by Alex. He didn't want to slow them down anymore with the multiple breaks they took because of this.
(("This is so freakin humiliating that stupid prince is lucky he's dead because if not I would KILL him myself!"))
Ding 🤖 "hahaha hey it could be worse at least he's not giving you a princess carry 😂".
(("Oh you better shut up, don't forget you are part of me in a way. If I'm having my reputation dragged down to the mud with me then same goes for you".))
Ding 🤖 "you got a point, but there are 2 things that you're forgetting".
(("Oh yeah and what would they be".))
Ding 🤖 "No one knows that I exist and even if they did at the moment you don't have a reputation haha the little that you have is already dragged down through dung, not mud".
Marco just stayed quiet, he knew that LEAD had won the argument. He could only stay still and try not to make things harder for Alex.
After a few more hours they found the village. They found a farm that was a good distance away from the village.
They knocked at the door and a young woman that seemed to be in her mid-20s opened. When she saw the group she looked at them with disgust.
"What do you want here", she asked.
After looking at her actions Marco noticed how the guards seemed down.
Alex was the first one to recover "Hi ma'am we were wondering if you had an area where we could stay the night".
Her face began to show anger "look if you're not going to buy any of my animals or produce then get the hell out. Don't think I'm stupid your probably some of the men from the fallen kingdom that the Void Kingdom is looking for".
When the name Void Kingdom was called Alex began to reach for his sword. Luckily Marco had expected this and was able to reach and stop Alex's hand.
"Enough all of you give her some space and cool down".
Alex hesitates but nodded and the group took a few steps back guarding the perimeter.
Marco looked at the woman again "you don't have to be so bitchy about it", he thought.
He gave her a fake smile and looked into her eyes.
[activate charm]
He could see the small hearts in her eyes.
"Madame would you be kind enough to at least give us a place to rest for tonight? It doesn't have to be inside your home".
Her gaze seemed to relax "I understand but I can't let you, I don't want any trouble".
(("LEAD can I stack the effects at once or would I have to wait a day to charm her again".))
Ding 🤖 "you don't have to wait but be careful each use spends 15 mana you only have one use. She may allow you to stay but there's still the chance she won't. After that, you will only have 5 mana points left. At the moment you only recuperate 3 mana points per hour".
He nodded and focused on the woman "Young madame please my friends and I just want some rest".
[activate charm]
Once again her face changed and now she seems a little more caring, "fine you can stay in my barn but you have to leave tomorrow morning".
He looked at her and smiled "thank you, will there be any issues with your husband or family".
She shook her head "the rest of my family is currently visiting my husband's parents in another village".
Marco nodded and they began following her as she led them to the barn. After all of them found a place where they could rest the guards took turns to keep a lookout. After the woman had left she came back and gave him a blanket.
He thanked her and asked, "may I know what your name is".
She turned back to him and responded "Maria", before leaving again.
He snuggled up in his blanket and fell asleep.
He was woken up when he felt someone lay beside him he opened his eyes and found Lora sleeping beside him. She seemed to have finished her shift. He smiled and wrapped her in the blanket and went back to sleep.