[144] Narrow-minded people (3)

After his crushing victory at the gate, Ren's name spread like the dry desert wind—fast, hot, and biting. In the city of Eks, strength was law, and today, a foreign human had silenced a veteran beastman with nothing but his bare hands.

"That guy… is he a giant's descendant?"

"They say he used a weird technique, stood on one leg, then... wraaagh! Elbowed the guy in the head!"

"Looked like a weird dance... but deadly..."

Ren caught all that in passing as he walked through the city's main corridor toward the inn. His eyes stayed forward, his steps steady, though inside, he sighed deeply.

_(If I have to throw hands every time I enter a city, maybe I should just get Alfred to put up ads in advance.)