Axel fell with his stomach and face on the ground. He felt his head spinning and his vision became blurry.
"Damn it…" Axel thought. "I let my guard down!"
He gathered his willpower to stay conscious. He rolled and faced back to see his attacker while holding onto his cutlass.
As he turned back, doubt swarmed his heart, for it was not the bandit; It was the man, the merchant Axel was escorting.
“Are… Are my eyes playing tricks on me?” Axel thought as he wiped his eyes.
The merchant sneered maliciously while holding a small hammer. One bandit ambled to the man, but instead of running, the man was calm as the bandit patted his shoulder.
"Are you okay, boss?" the bandit asked as he talked to an old friend.
"Yes, I'm fine. This lad was helping us to move our loots undetected! We should t
