It didn't take long for the Martello boy, Remy his name was, to take the two Grimoire Heart mages through the details of their mission, as he led them round to a nearby construction site, one that looked like it was currently being worked on but hadn't seen work for a few days, probably due to financial problems as was the norm in this line of work.
As they walked through the construction site, the first thing Odin noticed was the smell, long before he caught sight of the bodies. Death was not an uncommon smell in Odin's own line of work, that being a dark mage and not as a bartender, although it did happen there too. The smell was very strong, which meant two things: firstly, they were likely very close to the location of their mission, where the bodies were located; and secondly, there were no doubt going to be quite a few bodies. Ten, it seemed, as Odin and Yumi finally reached their destination. Three of the ten wore matching uniforms, suits with red collars, which Remy revealed showed their allegiance to the Martello family. The other seven corpses belonged to a much smaller gang that the Martello Family fought earlier that week, and they seemed to have no such uniform, instead looking more like a bunch of thugs and less like a proper gang. But Odin said nothing as Remy told them both what he needed from them, and then Carnage told Odin what she required of him. They were to drag the seven other bodies to Remy, who was wielding a large axe, so that he could dispose of them, while taking the three dead Martello's round the back so they could be buried. And it seemed time was of the essence, as Remy mentioned the local law enforcement could be arriving any moment now, a group that no doubt knew of Odin's little escapades in the Oakland Church. Luckily, Carnage had a plan for completing the Quest in good time. She wished for Odin to remove the Martello bodies, taking them round to the back for their burial while Yumi brought Remy the other seven. On pure physical strength, Odin felt that there were both at a similar level, but it was likely Yumi knew what she was doing, so the younger dark mage made no protest and got to work, hoisting the first of the Martello's onto his back before walking to the back of the building to place them where Remy requested.
As he did so, Odin couldn't help but think to himself. He wasn't a very passionate man, nor did he care much for the lives of human beings, but he had to admit that it was strange holding a dead body that he had no part in killing, it made him think. Each of these three Martello's, in fact even beyond that, each of the ten deceased littering the construction site floor had been living, breathing, complex human beings. They may have even had family's of their own, outside of the gangs. They may have had children, dogs, cats, they may have had the potential to be fearsome warriors, had this one incident not occurred. It was a strange thought, but it helped pass the time, and soon enough Odin was dragging the last non-Martello over to Remy, having moved the three family members where they were intended.
Nodding at both Carnage and Remy Martello, Odin decided to speak for the first time since arriving, "It is done, the Martello's are waiting out back and the seven others are now with you." Receiving thanks from Remy Martello, as well as his pay, Odin decided not to hang around, instead heading back to the Swineherd Pub to get a good night's sleep.
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