Inside the room, a few people can be seen together, but they clearly weren't having a pleasant conversation. The atmosphere was tense, ready to explode at any moment like a ticking time bomb.
"What did you just say? You failed to seduce Norman, the guard captain?" a man with spiky hair that looked like it had been struck by lightning shouted.
His right eye was hidden behind an eyepatch, while his other black eye glared angrily at the woman in front of him.
They were standing there with their arms crossed, trying way too hard to look intimidating.
"This road was opened by me," one declared.
"This tree was planted by me," the other chimed in.
"If you want to pass here, leave your money behind."
Naturally, I knew better than to mess with guys like this. If I were still the same person back on Earth, I probably would've just handed over the money or tried to look for alternative routes.
