Mistake

The job was supposed to be a simple one, and it was not new to Michael and his group.

They were only supposed to hunt the Dagger Tail Red Hawk, get its feather, and head back to Volstead City. A job that was perfect for their level and something most mercenaries would take as an 'easy' but decent paying job.

But it was anything but that.

The start might have been as usual for them, but once they got deeper in the forest, things started to go awry for them. Running into a group of beasts that forced them to run away, to almost dying due to thirst in the middle of the night.

Then running into an injured boy who held secrets that they were unaware of.

He felt like their luck had turned after meeting the boy, who had not only pointed them to water but also ended up spotting the target of their hunt for them. Michael never expected that it was possibly the 'best' part of their journey, as it was all downhill from there.