(Samuel's POV)
Who's this tall woman? Why was she beautiful, despite being an orc?
Okay, that felt very discriminatory. Fuck, I'm not a Fantasy racist, am i? I mean, I'm sure that there are good-looking orcs. Her face didn't really scream orc, it looked like a green-skinned human with a bit of underbite.
Damn.
These thoughts were very racist. Holy shit, forget all of that. This Orc woman was very beautiful; she was tall, muscular, with thick thighs and large breasts. Not only that, her hair made her look like a classic tomboy, and her green eyes were very alluring too. There was only one tooth sticking out of her underbite, which was for some reason, attractive to me.
"Hey." Oneth nudged me, "Snap out of it, you fool."
The Orc woman crossed her arms, "Who are you two?" She asked, "Hm?"
"I am Oneth." Oneth said, "One of Queen Asothia's Demon Maids."
"Oh?" she said, "I've never seen a Demon Maid personally, what are you doing out of Dreadwalk?"
"I was sent to speak to the Tribal Chief of this Stronghold." Oneth said, "I would like to be taken to where he is. What is your name, girl?"
"I'm Sharn." She said, "And I am no girl. If you want to speak to someone with a bit of authority, you can talk to me. I'm the Chief's Daughter and also the top Warrior of this stronghold."
"Oh?" Oneth said, "Interesting, I do sense some magic power within you."
"Heh." I said with a slight smirk, "Of course, you are a warrior, with a body like yours. You're like what, 6'7?"
Sharn raised her eyebrow, "What does it matter to you?" She asked, "Who the hell are you supposed to be?"
"I told you my name already." I said, crossing my arms, "I'm Samuel Grey, a.....warrior employed by your Queen."
"Hm." She said, "Are you a commander in the Midnight Legion?"
"No." Oneth said, "He's something more. But enough of that, where is your Father, Chief Vakmu?"
Sharn looked around, seeing that the other Orcs were gathering about, "Hm...." She said, "He did tell me not to say anything to anyone."
"We are not just anyone." Oneth said, "It is of utmost importance that we are led to him, Her Majesty commands it."
Sharn pointed at the building, "Let's go and speak inside." She said, "In my quarters, we can talk privately."
Oneth nodded, "Very well." She said, "Let us go."
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"Father told me that there was an urgent matter he had to attend to." Sharn said as I was sitting down in front of her, "The Elder, Grat, fell ill all of a sudden. We had sent our foragers to search for herbs to deal with her sudden condition."
We were inside her room, which had many fur rugs all over the floor, with a large bed by the side.
"Hm." I said, "And your father left for where?"
"Chief Vakmu is the one who knows of the details of our mission." Oneth said, "For him to suddenly leave is rather uncalled for."
"That's the thing." Sharn said, her arms were crossed, "He was supposed to wait for someone but something made him change his mind."
"And where did he go?" Oneth asked
"Hm..." Sharn said, "If you are representing the Queen, I see no issue with telling you. He's gone inside the Ruins of Brightdawn IV."
"What?" Oneth said, "Why would he go there?"
"What's that?" I asked
"Brightdawn IV is an underground city that was abandoned five centuries ago." Oneth looked at me, "Millennia ago, there were five underground cities that were built by the Brightdawn Lord, who was a powerful Demon. They were all called Brightdawn but assigned a number. But most of these cities were destroyed and abandoned."
"Father went, saying there was a problem." Sharn said, "That is all I know."
"Where is this ruined city?" I asked
"Right next to us." Sharn told me, "Around two miles along the mountains. The entrance is within a massive cavern that is guarded by a Great Bear."
"The ruins of an ancient city is that close to you lot?" I asked
"We are forbidden to delve into the cavern due to the Great Bear." Sharn said, "And nobody has any reason to go in there."
Would the ruins of the City be considered a Dungeon?
Interesting.
If it is, I need to complete my task and delve into those ruins.
"I see." I said, "Well, I suppose we have to go and look for him."
"Are you certain that he is in there?" Oneth asked Sharn, "We don't need to waste our time."
"I'm the only one he spoke to about this. He told everyone not to say anything." Sharn said, "And I have no reason to lie."
"Well...." I said, "Oneth, I think we go and look for him. In doing so, we can complete our mission."
"You seem rather enthusiastic about this." She told me, giving me a serious look, "Did you receive a Task that relates to those ruins?"
"What does it matter?" I asked, "We go and find the Chief and we learn more about our mission, okay? Don't ask many questions."
"Hm....." Oneth said
Sharn stood up, "I can help you." She said, "I have a gut feeling that my Father could be in danger."
"He's an Orc Chief, is he not?" I said, "He would be strong, right?"
"He is." She said, looking at me, "But it doesn't change the fact that those ruins are dangerous."
"I see." I said, "Well, we can go right now."
"I don't disagree." Oneth said, "But we cannot just go in blindly to a ruin like Brightdawn IV without being properly prepared."
"I'll have some supplies prepared for us, no need to worry." Sharn said, "But we have to go quickly, otherwise something could happen."
I nodded, "Agreed."
Oneth leaned closer to me, "Are you so enthusiastic about this whole thing.....solely because this woman is attractive to you?" She asked, flicking her tongue in front of me, "Hm, Samuel?"
Sharn frowned, "Say what?"
I smirked slightly, "I am just doing what Queen Asothia is commanding me to do." I said, "That is my role. Whether or not this Orc woman is sexy as fuck, it doesn't affect anything."
"Huuuh....?" Sharn said, completely annoyed by this, "What did you say?"
I tipped my hat to her, "Take that as a compliment, miss." I said,
"You are indeed very sexy."