"I would like you to clear the dungeon in our mine," Joseph asked me, voicing the request I already knew was coming.
This town had been left to its own fate. Neither the army nor the guilds wanted to deal with the situation, and little by little the citizens were abandoning the place. In such a desperate circumstance, it wasn't surprising that they would ask the first adventurers who showed up for help.
In a situation like this, it wouldn't be hard to feel compelled to help citizens in need. But the fact that no one had come to assist them was a clear sign that the risk simply wasn't worth the effort.
Sarah, being an adventurer, had probably already grasped the seriousness of the situation. That was why she remained silent, her blue eyes fixed on the table. But the other two women in our party still hadn't fully understood what this meant.
