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Chapter 2 - Journey

The time passes , the started to rise the lofe in hamdel begin again.

Inside a simple wooden house

"Richard wake up or you will be late to go to city"adeline voice rang from kitchen

*bam* (someone hitting something sfx)

*bam* the door get slammed

"I am coming " richard rushed to the kitchen

"Haha calm down " adaline gigled "take a bath first and have a breakfast "

" ok" he run to the bathroom

A while after

A clean looking boy siting in the chair and mowing down sandwiches with both hand

*nom*nom*

"Slow down richard or you will get choked" adeline sitting opposite him said worringly

*gulp* *gurgle* "i'm finish , thank for the breakfast, oh ya , where is father?" He moved his left and right

"Oh he is.."

*creak*

The door oponed , fritz come inside while holding a bow and a coat in his arm

"Here you go richard" he handed them to richard

"A new coat" he wear it right away" and this bow seem different" he pick the bow and examained it

"Yes it is , the one you used before is a longbow used from hunting and this one is a recurve bow ,

i ordered it from ron when a find a good maple tree to create it ,

i am planing to give it when your came to age ceremony , but you have to far away now so this can keep you safe " fritz explained with a smile in his face

"Thank father" richard cannot hold his smile

He keep grinning when examining the bow and pulling the string

"Yep , this one is better "

"And one more take this dagger , this will protect you"he handed a dagger with a wolf head engraved on it .

Richard take it and unseath *cinnk*

The blade give a hint of silver shine

"This dagger was handed down from my father and from his father , this dagger is our family heirloom .

Now you will go out and experience the world , this will bring you luck and protection"

Fritz straightned his posture and said with a serious face

"Richard wolfheart" he called out

"Be safe and may god be with you"

Richard shocked but able to regain his sense

"Thanks father"

Adeline hug him "be safe my son"

"Okay mother " he hug her back

He separate from adeline and seathed the dagger back and strap the bow in his back

"I have to go now " he walk to the door

"Be safe son " fritz and adeline sending him off from the house

....

Richard arrive in ron shop there is a carriage standing there , and ron is talking with some man

"Uncle ron" richard called out

"Oh you arrive richard , come here i will introduce you to this guys"

He called back and pointed his hand to three man beside him

"This is halmar" he pointed to a guy with a big build and bald head using leather armor and a big sword on his back

"This is hadrejk" he pointed to rouge looking man with many knives on lether armor

"And lastly quill" he pointed to a blonde man with bow on his back

"They are an adventure team hunting nearby so i hirrd them as our guard in this journey"

"Hello everyone my name is richard" he introduce himself to them

"Hello richard "halmar greet him with a big and friendly smile that not fit with his face that make it scary

"i am the leader of this adventure team the three wanderer " he look at ron "mr. Ron i will check again the carriage to see if something wrong " with that he walk to the carriage

"I will help to"ron also walk to the carriage

"Hello" the man called hadrejk reply unintrestly and also walk to the carriage

"Haha don't take it to heart hadrejk always like that , and i see you also ising a bow" he pointed his face to richard bow

"Yep my father is a hunter so he teach me how to use it "

"Realy you are the with me , my father also a hunter "

"Mr. Quill why are you becoming an adventure" he asked with full passion

"Oh , i become adventure because one time my father said to me the world is so big as i am still i have to explore , don't waste your yoith like that he said "he look like remembering something

"and not to worry i am the third son in thr family so there is still two my big brother to hel my father , how about you richard why do you want to go to the city?"

"I want to see how a city look like , i spent all my time in this village it is not like i hate this village bit i want to broaden my horizon" his eyes is sparkling when he siad it

"Haha , look like they already done , let continue talking in the carriage this trip will take around 4-5 days " he put his hand on richard shoulder and walk to the carriage.

..

The carriage begin walking , after 5 minutes hamdel can't be seen only a large grass plain can be seen with sparse tree .

The first day spent with them chating about thier experience halmar and quill telling richard about their experience enthusiasticly while he hearing wholehearted , hadrejk still same only sitting down on a corner with eyes closed and ron is steering the carriage , the first day spent just like that .

On second day the arrive inside a forest the filled with tree that not to close eith each other where the groun mostly covered in bushes . When they get iside quill climb to the top of carriage

"What is he doing" richard ask halmar

"Oh, he is preparing for any ambush because monster can be found here " halmar explaining while keeping guard at the surronding

"What kind of monster , i only heard about monster never seen the real one before ?"

This time ron answer

"The kind of monster you can found hear only small type like kobold and goblin , and you right in the forest near hamdal there is no monster that a rare place "

"It make me curious"

"Now now , just watch the surronding be viggilant we don't to be ambushed" ron remin him

"Okay" richard take out his and taking shooting stance in the back of carriage

...

Time passes but there is no sign of monster

Richard look bored

"Where is the mons...?" He stop abruptlu because an arrow suddenly fly to him

*gasp*

The arrow stoped in front of his face hadrejk hold it in his hand

"This it boy protect the carriage " ron ordered ,

Halmar get off and brandishing his sword " climb how many the are?"

"Around 15 goblin "

"Good , i will take the front hadrejk you backside quill support us and richard don't push yourself and stay inside the carriage , our job is to protect you and ron"

With that he charging to the nearest goblin and slash it into two pieces , haldrejk start run and trowhing his kinife while quill killing goblin that hiden behind the tree .

The fight started the goblin come out from behind the bushes , they fight using crude weapons like big tree branch.

They fight equaly because the goblin outnumbered them , richard who stay inside the carriage calm himself and fire an arrow . It hit one the goblin attacking halmar

"Good job kid" halmar grined at him keep holding the goblin

"That still nothing " with his spirit retuned richard keep firing arrow hitting the goblin.

" nice shoot richard , let's see who can shoot the most" quill don't want to lose shouting at him and firimg an arrow to a goblin right in the head.

" let's see " he grinned and keep firing arrow

The goblin falling down one by one until only 5 left .

One of goblin left running toward the carriage and lunged to richard , caught off guard he didn't have time to shoot the arrow , he pull out the dagger and stabing to the goblin who swing the rod on it handto richard , the rod brushed past him and the goblin jump directly in front of richard. They both fall down

Quill jump don and quicly checking richard

" are you alright ?"

"I am fine " he push off the goblin above and pull his dagger from it heart .

"You are lucky, and look like halmar and hadrejk already done too" he move his head and see all other goblin already fall

" look like i win quill , i shoot more than you "

" still remembering that you little" he laugh and rub richard head

Halmar and hadrejk walk to the carriage

"Good job all and now wound i see, and well done boy" ron get out of the carriage

"Let's continue the journey , if we eait any longer it will attract unwanted attention "

With that they get inside the carriage and continue the journey

...

Back at tavern

The bard just done with that part

"That how his first fight happened and now the journey just begin "

He look at the audience and bagin playing with his instrument.