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* Meanwhile ** Verin is walking around in the forest. More pacing at the locations where the puddles of blood of the murdered Mika still lay. *
Verin: It's odd. Jonez ... did he really die in there.
* He turned around and looked to the three *
Verin: ... Wait a sec, his aura is all over the place here. Did he...
* Verin shakes his head and goes sitting on a tree branch. *
Verin: Nah, Jonez wouldn't kill ... unless .... there was a reason for it. But, his move set... It's was almost an overload for me...... Damit...
* Pieter, a friend of Jonez, hybrid and sells quests. He now helps selling the quests to support the team for helping a friend out... but he refuses to join the team because it would be bad for his business. His store is located in the Middleverse. Pieter can change his wings into an eagle. If that eagle gets killed .. Pieter is still able to fly. *
* Pieter walks up to Verin *
Pieter: Took you long enough.
Verin: ... Pieter...
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Pieter: Ha! Finally came in here...
Verin: Well, if I read your memory... Wow...
Pieter: What part did you read?
Verin: ... The part about the team, Jonez, Zana...
Pieter: Man, you are in deep trouble if you still want to kill him.
Verin: I know.. my current hiding name is Verin Laxe.
Pieter: ... * Shakes his head * ... That name can betray you in the end you know.
Verin: Don't you think I realize that... I had to make something up on the spot.
Pieter: I see... Well, let's just hope that nothing goes wrong.
Verin: Oriax... How well did that go?
Pieter: Not so well, the cured his corruption a few days ago.
Verin: Damn... When you gave me that news, I really hoped that would solve the problem.
Pieter: Too bad for you, shit doesn't solve it self eh?
Verin: But actually what's your reason for working together with me all this time..?
Pieter: * Sighs * Let me make one thing clear. I don't care about Jonez... and I also don't care about you. I just want to see some more action ... Get it finally over with... So that you stop disturbing me from running my shop.
Verin: ... You know... For some reason ...
Pieter: Nope. And if you keep disturbing and nagging... There is one thing you SHOULD know about a Quest Seller is that he can't have friends... Since there can always arrive a quest where somebody asks to kill that friend... and because it's your only income... you can't refuse to sell it because then they go to other sellers... I learned to make from my heart a stone and I am able to lie easily about it... but you start to work on my nerves.
Verin: Ow... I am s....
Pieter: No. Just no. Don't apologize. It's way too late for that. W-A-Y too late. Heck... since you almost succeeded in that mission... which was 5 years ago... You started giving me... questions... and more questions... It's... ARGH. * Slams Verin out of the tree and holds him against it. * It's damn annoying you know. I have a store to run.
Verin: I ALWAYS ASKED IF YOU HAD TIME. FOR HOPE'S SAKE...
Pieter: True, but when I said no... you didn't wait ... YOU KEPT ASKING. And for your own sake, let's keep on topic, because if we continue about this... I will report you.
Verin: .... With what proof?
Pieter: Just give Jonez the IDEA that you are still alive and who you really are.
Verin: Ah! I want to see you try.
Pieter: * Raises eyebrow. * Oh really?
Verin: Sarcasm...
Pieter: DEAR LORDS... You don't have a brain don't you?
* Pieter walks away, pretty pissed. *
Verin: ... Fool. Thanks for the information... So, Jonez went through a lot without me, eh? Hah! If I can't get close to Jonez... I will get close to his brother Suma... This will be really big time fun.