Scarlett was too anxious to sit down just yet even after all her efforts in cooking the meal. So she kept moving around to make sure things were just right. She would count the seats and the plates, make sure there was room for all the members, and that all the things prepared were brought out for everyone to enjoy. When most things were set up and all the members were grabbing their designated seats. The last one being the one right next to Tamas. Scarlett who was now resigned to her spot next to the Guild Master and all the stress that would put on her until she was used to it, was just about to finally take her seat when a man came running into the hall. Scarlett plop down in her seat in utter defeat.
"I, I, is this th, the new guild? I heard ya, ya guys...would take on...quests." The man tried to utter before Tamas handed him a drink and advised him to calm down. Scarlett sitting next to him, pushed her plate toward him as to invite him to the meal. Forgoing her own for now she wasn't sure she could eat anyway.
Once the man took a moment to recover, he began to speak again.
"Names Frank....my friend and I were in the forest foraging for ingredients our wives requested for dinner. Somethin we do often. But you see this time it was weird. The cave deep out to the forest, there's been rumors not to walk by it, but we don't pay those much mind see. No one really does. Anyways, so while me and George were getting the things, something came running at us. Some beast, well, least that's what I thought at first but it wasn't. No it was some kinda person except they were ok with eating George..." Recanting the event was already hard on Frank, but reaching this point was becoming too much. His adrenaline got him this far but his feelings were catching up to him as he began to break down crying and he spoke of his frined.
"George, oh George! I didn't mean to leave you buuuddy....I really didn't but they'd of gotten us both you seee.....Those freaks...they were eating him. I couldn't.....I couldn't count how many were there. I just took off running....and I left my friend behind. But that's why I'm here. Ya got to go and avenge George, ya gotta go kill those freaks that......that......that ate my friiiiiendd! Oh my gooooodssss, what am I gonna tell Caroll........"Frank was gone now, the message was delivered and his coherency was diminished.
Scarlett sat just staring at the man stunned, but also moved. She looked like a stone cold rabbit, but really she too was storm inside. Only a single tear dropping down her face to betray her outward appearance of indifference. She looked up at Tamas curious as to what he planed to do next. Hoping she could join him an be of use.
This kind of mission was far beyond her, she was still learning her spells. She felt if she was gonna slow anyone down with her incompetency, it was best that it was the Guild Master as she figured he would more than make up for it.
This is of course not even including the fact that she as never killed anything before in her life, nor did she want to start. Tamas was more likely used to such an act, perhaps it could spare her innocence for just a bit longer.
After all, she didn't really join the guild to be combative or kill, but to explore. But after seeing this utterly shattered man, she was only now coming to understand the kind of responsibilities that would befall her. Could she really live on being useless to the guild if she could not be what they need? She really didn't know.
"What...now..Guild Master? What should..we...do? And, and can I join you?"693