Morning's come, the kids having their breakfast before they go to their chores. This time Rouen's wake up early and eats with them. At day, while the boys working, Noel's prepare for his departure to Ravenhold. He packed everything he needs for at least three days, he also packed all today's farm's product to sell in Ravenhold's markets. Rouen give Noel a pouch of two hundred Karling just to be safe. Making a ten or eleven years old boy doing this alone somehow bothers him, but his will is fixed.
This is for the best!
Noel held the carriage reins, and starts to go slowly. The other kids look at him, they already know what's Noel's missions is, and they also supports it. Lot's of poor souls out there need savings, and Noel's come to get them!
After some moments Noel gone, Rouen prepare to go too, he's also needs to go to Ravenhold, he needs an update on the guild's activity. Usualy he's main going is the Leonier's guild, but he cant afford to be away so far from the kids now. And it's been quite some time that he hasn't take on any quest. Right after his promotions too! Rouen put on all his equipment, and he bring his swordstaff with him this time.
I need to get those promotions points!
"You plan on going mister?" Kora's asked.
It's after lunch, the kids gather in the terrace, there's just a little bit more chores to finish for them.
"Yes, i need to visits the guild."
"Ahh, thats right! You are an adventurer aftef all!"
"Will you kids be fine while i'am away?"
"Ofcourse we are! You can count on us mister!"
What a reliable kids...
"Alright then, you guys take care here alright? Dont do anything dangerous!"
"We wont! Just focus on your task mister, we'll be fine!"
"See you soon."
"Save travel mister!"
Rouen's hop on Midnight's back, he sees the kids one last time before he go.
They'll be just fine right?
"Hyaahh.." Midnight gallops the road.
.....
At Ravenhold's guild, Rouen stare at the quest board. He finds most of the quest 'lackluster', as to the rewards was smaller yet sometimes, the challanges was much harder. That's why when it came to questing, Rouen's always go to Leonier's guild. But then he spot on 'Hunting down wanted man' name: Victor Ash, condition: dead or alive, reward: fifteen thousand Karlings and five thousand promotion points.
Fuck me...that's some great rewards right there! Who's this guy anyway? Even a bandit's leader dont get a bounty like him.
Rouen rip the quest paper and walk to the guild's receptionist. Here the receptionist is a fourty two years old unmarried fat woman...talk about lackluster eh?
"Excuse me...i need a brief about this quest." Rouen give the paper.
"Ohh, another chaser for the pervert's i see..." she saids casually.
"The what...?"
"A fucking pervert! A fiend! Victor ash!"
"What do you know about him?"
"He's something like a gang leader...his goons made up by thiefs, robbers, bulgars and so on...basically all the kind of bad news!"
"Another basics joe then? How can he get a bounty this big?"
"By kidnaping, raping, and killing the wrong daughter!"
Rouen's interest picked. "Tell me more!"
"Other than just being the leader of low lifes, he conduct some...perverted kind of business! He's not just pimping some whore in the streets...he also kidnaped and force young children to work as sex slaves."
Motherfucker...
"Since he usually kidnaped only the orphans and the refuge who can do little to fight, and not much people care about them, he relatively trife in that business. Until...he get the wrong girl! The youngest daughter of a wealthy merchants. Her father's griefs hardly after he founds out. He came to the guild and proceed to make this quest, he puts some real money to it too! Fucking pervert's day is numbeted!"
"I will apply for this quest then...do you have any idea where this fucker might be?"
"Here! Ravenhold!"
"Ravenhold is a big and populous city."
"Hmm...try looking at the whore's houses, he's a pimp after all, or you can collect some information there perhaps?"..."the slums might also be helping, since he likes to kidnaped kids!"
"Alright then...thank you!"
"If you do meet this asshole, cut his balls for me!"
"I will !" I'll do even worst!
The thoughs about the kidnaped kids bother Rouen's mind, Noel is still out there recruiting kids. I hope he's fine...since the quest for that fucker's head is out strong, lots of adventurers must be hunting for him now! He wont have time for any kidnapings right!?
Rouen cant help but worried, he gallops Midnight to the slum's way. But where in the slums Noel might be? First he go the abandoned house that they first meet. He's not there! Rouen gallops Midnight here and there, searching in the slums vicinity, then in a flash he gets a glance of Noel's carriage in the back of old abandoned storehouse. Found him!
There Rouen sees Noel talking to some kids, five kids and the one Noel's talk to is a girl that looks like much older than Noel. She seems to be the group's leader. It seems that Noel's give them foods to eat and some clothes too. Seeing him talking to the kids trying to convince them, warms Rouen's heart. Good boy...
Rouen's enter the place and the kids starled, it seems they were afraid.
"Who you!?"
"What do you want?"
"Wait! Everyone!" Noel's shouts. "He's not a bad guy...he's the Mister i was talking about!" Noel seems to confused a bit as to why Rouen is here. But his quick thinking helps to calm everyone.
These kids is even more intense than the last ones...they looks more beaten too! Poor souls... Good job finding them Noel!
"I'am sorry if i spook you, i have no bad intentions...my name is Rouen." Rouen's said, Noel nods to them.
"Is it true...?" The older girl ask. "Is everything that Noel's said true? Will you really take us from this place...and you'll take care of us?"
The last time...it was me who's kinda gets taken care of thought...
Shame on you!
"Yes...that's right."..."what's your name girl?" Rouen asked.
"It's Lisa sir...i'am thirteen."
"Well, Lisa...you are safe...you and your friends, i promise!"
Tears flowing in the girl's eyes, it's hard for her to believed it all. Only looking at her Rouen can tell that she and her friends been living in hell all this time.
"Thank you then sir! We'll work hard to repay you!"
"It's fine, you dont need to repay me anything. I'am just happy to help."
She cries even more and the other kids followed.
"But why are you here though mister? I thought this missions is mine alone." Noel said firmly, "I got this you know? I can handle it." He's pouting a bit.
Rouen's chuckle and pat his head. "I know boy, but there's a diferent matter now."
"What is it?"
"I just come from the guild...there's a news that i dont like."
"What news?"
"There's a wanted criminals in this areas, named Victor Ash, he's been kidnaping children and such, forcing them to work as...something's unpleasants." Mind your words...
"Sex slaves?" The fuc-
"Boy, you shouln't said such things!"
"It's facts thought" Noel's state.
"Even tho-" Rouen noticed somethings happen to Lisa, she seems scared? "What is it girl? You seems...bothered."
"Ahh...no sir it's just."
"It's fine Lisa...you can tell Mister Rouen everything!" Noel try to convince her.
"Victor Ash..." She knows him?
"You know him girl?"
"Yes...he's..." Her expressions is terrible, it seemed like she's been remembering bad things, things that she tried to forget!
"Stop...it's fine girl, you dont need to tell me anything." Rouen said quickly. "It's fine...i'll find this guy anyway...and deal with him! He wont bothet you again, i promise!"
I cant force her to remember things that might be traumatized her! I must hunt this fucker on my own!
"Noel, i think it's time for you and these kids heads back to the farmhouse."
"Wha- but i just got halve way...i thought the plan is to recruits at least ten kids?"
"It can wait latter boy...now there's news about a freaks kidnaping children here and there, i cannot risk you guys out here, not until i deal with him thought." Rouen said looking at Lisa.
"I understand, cant be help eh?"
"Right boy, take care of the new kids okay?"
"Okay sir!"..."alright then guys...let's move, to your new home!"
"Alright!"
"Let's go!"
These kids were excited. Lisa still looks unwell thought.
"Sir...please becareful with this man." Lisa said before she gets on the carriage. "He's...such a cunning persons."
"Dont worry...i will be just fine." Rouen asure her.
The carriage left, now Rouen must figure it alone as to how he will hunt down Victor Ash. To the whore house then i suppose!
Shame on you!
The fuc-
.....
Rouen's arrived in the local red light district areas, bunch of drinking house, bathhouses, and obviously brothels or whore houses some's called can be found everywhere!
Ohh Ravenhold...how far have you fall from the Grace you were once!
"Hello there handsome...want to fuck?"
"How about tonight love?"
"I'am really good with my mouth sir...if you interested."
"Come with me my lord...i'll make you the happiest men ever alive."
"Ours is where men find pleasure beyond their thoughts."
"You can do all my holes, handsome."
The whores wont stop calling...and this wasn't even inside yet!
What a mess...where would i start looking?
Rouen enter a drinking house first, hoping he can find some informations. The place's crowded by a bunch of low lifes, guards, common people, and even some adventurers. For once these types of people just mending together, gathered by one purpose; Pleasure! They were drinking, gambling, singing and laughing, some even fuck the house's weches in the corners, wasn't even bother to go upstairs where's rooms was prepared for such activities. The sounds of music instrumens, loud singing voices, laughing and mocking, and wenches moaning in the corners is what Rouen hears altogether.
What a fucking mess!
Rouen close his mouth and nose using his dark gray scarf, covered him from foul smells, and hiding his handsome face, to make less whores try their luck on him.
He sits on the only empty table he can found, not too long after, one of the house's wench come to him.
"What you drinking honey?"
"Umm...some wine please..."
"Pffftt...phuahaha!" She's laughing, Rouen doesn't know why.
"Wa-what!?" Rouen's confused.
"D-did you just said...wine!? Phahaha!" She continued laughing.
"Stop it!" Rouen said, he doesn't want to attract unnecessary attantions. "What's so funy about that?"
"Ofcourse it's funy my...'lord'...hahaha, nobodies drink wine here! You think this is what? One of those elite hight class Restaurants? Haha!" She's still laughing.
She got a point thought...
"Fine! What you got then?"
"Mostly rum and beer, hon...i recommend you taste the beer's first."
"Alright then...a beer please."
She stands there a bit longer, looking at Rouen. "You dont come here often do you?"
"Does it matter?"
"Nahh...no, i'll get your drinks, hon."
She left to the counter, there she takes one big cup made by wood, she filled it full from the beer's keg, then she teturn to Rouen's table.
"Here's hon"
"How much?"
"You really are new aren't you? Hehe...five Karlings hon."
Rouen take a singel coin worth ten Karlings and put it on table.
"Should i bring one more cup or should i bring your changes?" She ask.
"No, i just want to talk a bit."
"Ohh...then doubled the amount's hon, and we can go straight up stairs." She's smiled.
"That's my price...twenty Karlings, i'll make you feel good!"
Fuck is she talking about...!?
"No! I think you misunderstand something."
"Eh...what you mean? You dont want to fuck?"
"No...i just want to ask you something."
"Is that so? What you want to know?"
"Do you know anything about Victor Ash?"
"My oh my...that's not good you know...you shouldn't stick your nose on that one bastard, he's dangerous!"
"I'll be the one to judge that!"
She stares at Rouen for a moment. "Alright now, how about another ten Karlings, and...i tell you someone who you can meet...someone who knows lots of things here in Ravenhold. How's that sounds?"
Rouen take a gulp on the beer's cup. Remember that wild rum's of Goran's town? Yeahh...this one is even worst!
"Here..." Rouen takes another coin worth ten Karlings, and put it on the table, the wench sits on the table vulgarly exposing her tights and some of her more private's parts, she takes the coin and put it on he tits. "You sure you dont want some good time honey?"
"Just tell me what you know."
She smiled. "Alright then...now pay atention and listen to me carefuly..."