“So, like I said, you just need to manipulate some stuff. Change some stuff around and give me an advantage. There is nothing wrong with that, now is there?” The man blinked, the scar across his right eye, a mark that evoked respect within the townspeople of Orch, looked like nothing but a joke to Faye’s red pools. He was practically begging her to help him cheat his way through a supposedly fair match with some outlaw.
Here is the full situation. Jelies Sov is famous. He is famous for all the right reasons. As the head guard of the royal family, he carries and leads a number of soldiers behind his back. This man has previously been awarded and rewarded for his bravery, courage, and strength. People of Orchidia look up at him, children of Orchidia idolize him. Oh, the problem with him? He is a big fat liar.
Not only is Jelies weak, but he is also pitiful. Even his lieutenants are stronger than him but this shameless man had no problem bluffing his way to the top. Within the needles of her moral compass, this guy was absolute shit. However, earlier this morning, Faye had noticed the tall man put something up on the request board. Curious as she was –which is a frequent thing and something she should fix lest she ends up in situations like this again- she followed the man and thoughtlessly picked it up after seeing the number of zeroes it offered.
She didn’t –she really did not- think that she would end up in this kind of predicament.
“So, you are telling me to help you…cheat?” Her voice was feeble, conscious to keep it as slow as she can since the other concerned party was intensely staring down at her. Sure enough, as soon as the word cheat was uttered, the man hurriedly pushed a thick hand against her lips and almost crushed her head on the concrete wall behind.
“Shh! Don’t utter that word out again!” He admonished while looking all around them. She seriously did not get him. They were in an abandoned alleyway. No one ever came that way. It was famous for shady business and subsequently as a place to avoid if you did not want to get into something regretful. This man was obviously being too cautious, however.
Displeased, she pushed against his hands and forced him to let go of her. Then she just listened to him complain about how much trouble he goes through to keep his bluffs up. Not only does he have to bribe people, but he has to risk others judging and outing him. Which apparently, he explained in a hurry, is why he asks whoever he contracts to not disclose any information they should not. Faye, of course, had no problems whatsoever with that kind of arrangement. She was not even interested in him.
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