The city itself wasn't very bustling or full of conversations like the trade city "iron works" it was rather pretty low conversations were still hanging in the atmosphere with people dozens of people talking,but compared to iron works city it was a bit more quieter.

The city itself,as the grandmaster described mainly focused on adventurers and mercenaries almost every single person who walked through the streets had some kind of weapon strapped on their waist or back their facial appearances were also covered with a few scars some not even having a leg or an arm using amputee's or eyes patches to cover themselves.

But another significant comparison with this city was that it wasn't anything like the "Central" it had laws the city in a different world that I had traveled once to was lawless where everyone could kill anyone without an issue nor be judged for it,the atmosphere there was significantly more tense and bloodthirsty then this city which had a air of focus and limits to it that would judge any person who would do something wrong.

The guards here were also not too few most of which looked extremely tough and resolved standing at their post very impressive.

-Wow...

Scar exclaimed also noticing the direct difference between her city and this one and for me....I wasn't really surprised nor was I interested about it since we wouldn't stay here for too long either way.

The grandmaster who stood beside us soon enough started to explain us where we could buy a ride and where the east gate towards the capital lay...traveling towards the capital from here would at a minimum take 2 days to reach and if we are quick we could do it in a single day maybe,but I wasn't very confident that we would make it since it would be night in a few hours anyways,we would at most travel half the road maybe and then take some rest...

-Another thing I have to remind after you leave the city is that the surrounding forest is full of magical beasts on the other hand there aren't a lot of bandits around since this city isn't a trade city,but you should still be careful and not trust anyone you meet on the road...

The grandmaster reminded still very emotionless as ever as if he didn't mean to the least of what he just said it made scar who was listened by the side smile wryly as she had the very same opinion as mine.

Creepy guy.

-Thank you for guiding us grandmaster you were a big help

I said giving the man a light smile while bowing my head respectfully,he nodded at me also giving me a light bow and glanced at scar a moment before he left going back into the building.

Wind was heavy in this city it blew very intensely for a moment as both me and scar stood side by side looking at the streets ahead of us,scar was absentminded she was thinking over something intensely looking at her you could see that she was fidgeting with her hands showing that she was anxious about this whole traveling thing,it didn't seem like she had any desire to stay in her original city in iron works city nor was she tied to it in any form which is why she was able to leave so easily.

Anyhow her anxiousness,was understandable traveling was still a big change for her and for me on the other hand it seemed to be the usual lately getting myself into all kinds of situations and now stuck here...sometimes I wonder how I even get in places like this I am not an idiot thats for sure...or maybe I am well doubting whether or not I am idiot isn't getting me anywhere is it ?

I thought comically slightly glad that one of the people who got out of the sky prison didn't need to travel in weird places like these.

I shielded my eyes momentarily feeling the sand hitting me from the side getting carried by the heavy wind,I turned around facing towards the place were we could buy one of those rides.

-Hey wait !

Scar shouted out surprised that I was leaving without her she quickly ran up to me keeping her head low and hiding her face while walking through the crowd behind me,it was uncomfortable not gonna lie with people all around you everyone having some kind of a weapon in their possession can make you tense.

Scar wasn't a help either since she pulled the attention of many males around us with her face,she hid herself well,but even so her beauty was hard to hide.

I prompted scar to move since I didn't want to pull attention any longer we started moving a bit more faster while walking I noticed that my drowsiness was starting to catch up on me...the amount of stamina I burned was directly effecting my sleepiness now.

Anyways we finally ended up getting to the store where they sell those rides "Lizards" in fact they don't sell any other animal,but these lizards who are mostly used as a mean of transportation in this world...they are called viscurs I recall.The store wasn't very full there weren't a lot of people,but more enough to say that the business was good for this store which I wasn't surprised about since I figured as much since this was a mercenary city.

-Welcome dear customers did you come to buy a mount ?

The salesman said quickly coming up to us putting on a business front as he observed us.Scar who was standing behind me looked at the different variety of those lizards that were here,she seemed fairly bemused by the different species and a bit excited by the prospect of getting one.

Hearing the mans question something in my head started to turn as I started to run into conclusion one of which I didn't think about before hand and started to get bothered with.

I can't ride...

Turning my head I looked at these lizards and came to the realization that I wasn't capable of riding any of them,I don't even know how to handle a horse in my own world much less have I seen a live one before.

For a minute I considered just hiring someone to ride us,but then again I also thought about another idea.

-Scar can you ride these things ?

I asked.My question seemed to have come out of blue for this person as she still was lost observing the lizards one by one,either way she understood what I meant and quickly nodded her head smiling proudly.

-Of course I am a native of this empire everyone at some point of their lives learns how to ride thats just normal...

She said in a matter of fact tone,the salesman was still standing there patiently listening to our conversation and waiting for my own reply for him,I didn't need to think a lot and just simply turned back to him and said.

-Give me one of your fastest and strongest mounts here,I am willing to pay any price for it as long as it meets my requirements

The salesman was momentarily surprised as he heard my words,he saw a big opportunity in front of him,but it couldn't be helped that he was still doubtful since I didn't look very rich,I was also very young making him hesitate for a moment.

But all of his hesitation got erased as I pulled out a small fistful of gold coins from my pocket giving it to the salesman,he was shocked in place seeing such amount of money being handed to him and didn't say anything for a while until he nodded his towards me a bit more serious and ran towards the back of the counter to speak with someone.

Looking around the room a few people had noticed the amount of money I had pulled out so casually and started paying more attention towards me and scar with their greedy eyes doing this in public was a mistake that could bring a few problems,but I didn't want to wait any longer or prolong the situation which is why I used a direct approach.

Scar made a wryly smile seeing the amount I had pulled out just like that she didn't say anything to it,nor try to warn me about the use of money and instead turned back towards the lizards that were on display.

I also observed these lizards while waiting for the salesman to get our mount keeping my guard up while feeling everything around me.

-The place from where you come from don't they teach you how to ride ? Or did you never learn it to begin with ?

Scar asked she already knew that she was going to be the person who would ride this lizard since I didn't know anything about riding,she didn't seem to be opposed by the idea,but rather looked at it in a different pleasant way so to speak maybe nostalgic fits the word here.

-The place I come from is far they don't usual use lizards or rather viscurs what you call them here as transportation methods and to be honest there are already many things I don't know I just try not to confuse or bother myself with most of them...

I replied my words came out pretty lightly,I wasn't opposed against talking I just don't feel like it to reveal myself to strangers,scar was supposed to be a one time thing that I could pay a day to help me out not my personal buddy of any sort.Just as I was thinking about that I noticed that someone was walking up to us...the steps were faint and slow the sound almost non-existing,but still audible to a person like me.

-The place you grew up in doesn't sound fun at all

-It isn't

I replied also in a matter of fact tone which made scar grin for a moment,she seemed to have remembered something as she started talking again.

-I used to ride a lot when I was young it was the most fun I had and gave me a sense of enjoyment feeling the heavy wind brushing through my cheeks...

Her words made me grin too as I couldn't help but say.

-You really sound old you know...

My words seemed to have immediately hit a nerve in scars head as she glared at me with small amount of anger and a denying growl,of course she knew that I was joking not that I was funny or anything.

The person who was approaching us was getting closer,it seemed like scar didn't notice that person at all,there was a small metal ringing sound as the guy brandished something from his waist.

-If you liked it so much why aren't you riding again ?

I asked.My sudden question surprised scar quiet a lot since I was for the first time showing some amount of interest towards her,my words seemed to have also made her remember a few things that she didn't want to remember anymore,biting her lower lip with small amount of anger and frustration,maybe this is a reason why she seeks money so much and became an assassin herself.

She only made that look for a few seconds until she smiled again,but that smile looked rather sad in my opinion.

-My mother once told me that good things don't ever last long and my father told me that only through hard work would you gain what is rightfully yours maybe I was lacking one of these things such as hard work or time what do you think ?

Her words sounded clear to me,but these were also things that I couldn't understand all too much things that were associated with parental feelings they were pretty much unknown to me sparking a small amount of jealousy inside my heart as I thought about the issue.

-Good words coming from decent people I guess..

I replied with small indifference scar didn't mind my tone and smiled some more guessing that I was really trying to cheer her on somewhat,but just as we finished this small interaction the man who came behind us lunged with his dagger.

I already knew what he was about to do and prepared to counter act it and beat the guy onto the ground without an issue.

But surprisingly I was tad bit slower in what I was doing,scar show stood beside me immediately stepped aside and held onto the wrist of the small time robber of ours,she twisted his arm painfully disarming the guy and with one quick motion she raised her leg and kicked him in the stomach hard making him subside to the ground as he groaned painfully holding his aching stomach.

Looking at the whole scene made me surprised...she wasn't as weak as I initially thought her to be.

-Dear customer are you alright !

Just as the one sided fight finished the salesman finally showed up,the store was in a small bout of discussion because of the sudden fight that had happened,guards approaching looking at the robber and guessing what may have happened here.

We quickly explained the event that had transpired in front of the salesman and the guards who also after the questioning dragged the robber without a hesitation.The salesman was also very relieved and apologized to us a few times until he finally brought us out into the open and showed us the mount he had prepared for us.

-Wow...thats a storm runner...

Scar said a bit amazed as she stared at the black lizard in front of us that had white stripes covering its body looking like a zebra,but a lizard instead.

-Ho ho ! yes,your lady sure knows her deal thats right this is a storm runner its currently the fastest species of the viscurs we have in our stables it is young meaning that is also very vigorous and energetic as you may also know storm runners only get born inside the storm region with the chaotic weather in which their speed is unrivaled with so I am confident to say that it would meet your requirements without even an issue

The salesman spoke proudly,I didn't need to think much about it,scar seemed to be very familiar with these animals so I immediately bought it on the spot it came with a saddle luckily with the new mount we were finally ready to depart to the capital.

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