Weapons were unsheathed at the sight of the arrivals. The environment quickly became hostile.
“One step closer and you're dead!”
Alvatrone lifted his hands up in a show of surrender.
“No need for all the commotion. We are here on official duties. We had prior arrangements with your chief! Can one of you call her down here so we can clear this confusion because I don’t want anyone to get hurt?”
The ladies looked at them, disgusted by their presence. Daito stood beside the administrative head like a scarecrow. The ladies shifted their focus and directed it towards him.
“It is him! The village purger!”
Grips on their weapons tightened. Stories of his purging had been circulating around the close circle of villages, merchants who were traveling through multiple villages brought stories
