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Chapter 19 - Chapter 19: A new friend and new Trouble

Vincent found himself standing in front of a tavern with a sigh with it name on it. The Mad Dog that is what this place is called and without a second to waste Vincent push open the door walking inside.

When entering there were a few people inside the place they look his way for a moment then turn back to their business. Vincent carefully look around, he saw a big fat looking anger man standing in front of a stock shelves filled with any type of drink for anyone to pick to help them reach the darkness they seek.

Yet his seem like the type of man that doesn't want to be brother to talk with seem he will not be an easy one to gain any information out of that man, he would leave him out for now.

The waitress who working serving the customers here was not bad looking. She seem the type that will talk about anything she will know for a little extra coin to come her way.

There the group of men playing a card game on a table with drinks near them these men will be easy to get talking just by buying more drinks for them to fill up their darkness to fullmark and they start talking.

Vincent kept looking to find 3 women sitting together drinking and laughing. He can tell that they are noble women by their clothes that look like they cost a lot and the jewelry they are wearing on their bodies that would make a common women envy of them.

He was a little surprised to see these types of women here to this tavern as it not bad, but not the best for nobles that like to come to spend their money here. Still they can be of use to him when the time comes for Vincent to walk up to them.

Vincent see guards there too, but pay no mind to them as they did the same what caught his eye was lonely Dwarf sitting all by himself. That Dwarf won't be easy to get talking since they a staburn people, but buy them a drink and they become you best friend in the whole world.

Vincent decided then that he starts with the Dwarf making his way to the table the Dwarf was sitting alone. Once reaching the table he grab a chair and sat access to face the Dwarf before he can say a word against Vincent sitting at the same table as him.

"I am sorry, but what fucking right you have to sit at the same table as me becuase I am not looking to talking to anyone as I want to be fucking alone."

"Calm down friend I am--."

"Friend! I am not your fucking friend here you dumb shit." the Dwarf yelled out interrupting Vincent.

Vincent have forgotten how dwarf hate humans, but not as much as Dwarf hating Elves such they don't like those pointy ears race. Well Vincent could understand as he has studied every race that live on this world and Elves were among a list to study to learn they are good skill with a bow beast at rang attack with their ability to hear things better and see better than any other race.

Not so well when it comes to fighting in close combat and they also can learn magic well. Yet they seem to have that annoying bad habit to be too prideful of themselves look down on other races, even other Elves that is how sometimes people like to call them high Elves because of how they act with another race.

"Oh you say that now, but we're going to best of friends soon."

"What!?." before the Dwarf can say another word Vincent snaps his fingers to bring the attention of the waitress working in the tavern.

She didn't like how Vincent snaps his fingers at her like she was his servant here, so to pay him back she took her a good time to make her way to him. Vincent saw this becoming annoyed by it as the Dwarf and everybody else in the tavern was laughing a little of what was going on.

"What do you want?." the waitress said with an attitude toward him finally arriving to the table.

Vincent notices her attitude, but ignored it quickly.

"I would like the best drink you have here in this tavern for me and Dwarf also some food to go with it."

Vincent took a handful of gold coin place them on the tray she holding and when she got look at it she was shock then a smile appear on her face fast.

"Of course sir, I go get it." the waitress said with better attitude to him now knowing he got money to spend and left at once to get what he ordered.

"I see you got money could you be a noble." the Dwarf ask.

"I am not, I am just well by the job I do." Vincent answer the Dwarf fast.

"Oh I would like to know this job of yours that pay so well maybe I like to take part of that job of yours."

"In killing people." Vincent said in a low voice for only the Dwarf to hear.

"Well.. uh never about that job of your then, I'll just stuck to my job in building that what I am best at not killer."

"Here you go boys." just in time the waitress return with what Vincent order placing the tray on the table with two cubs filled with the tavern best drink Nutmeg Ale.

There was also a full loaf of bread, cheese and meat.

"Please let me know if there is anything else you need don't be shy to ask me."

Vincent could tell the motives behind that waitress words as she was looking at him differently with a hunger to have more of his money.

"Yes thank you can go now." Vincent told the waitress not even looking her way and so she left.

Vincent grab his cub filled with Nutmeg Ale while watching the Dwarf arrived drinking his cub and eating the food. Vincent look at his cub not sure if the Nutmeg Ale was good, but nonetheless he pay for it as this will not be the first time he has drink.

The Dwarf slammed his cub hard on the table finishing it empty so fast and look happy.

"Well new friend what can I do for you." the Dwarf started to act in a different way to Vincent just how he saw it to happen.

"First my name is Vincent and it would be nice to know yours my friend."

"Oh course how rude of me, the names Ger Doomsteel I am an architect or a builder to say who works here in Gogary Kingdom."

Vincent hear Ger said he a builder which he thought that this Dwarf was blacksmith at first. He studies a lot to learn about Dwarf seeing there a race of short people who are strong and like to grow facial hair on their face, drink to their heart's content and fight.

These Dwarf folks are gifted at creating weapons, building, mining and best when it comes to close combat welding heavily weapons in hand. They have a great hated for the Elves and dislike for the humans not sure about how they feel about the beast folks.

"Well it nice to meet you Ger Doomsteel tell though why? A Dwarf such as yourself sitting here all alone."

"I like to sit alone." Ger answer VIncent plain and simple.

"Alright then Ger, I would like to know if there is any interesting news, I should know since I am new to this kingdom."

"Hmm anything interesting let me think as I barely give a shit about anything that happens in this Kingdom."

Vincent watch Ger grab some more food stuffing it into his mouth in a way that kinda show that the Dwarf is thinking.

"The only thing that interesting to talk about is some noble human male got killed in his home. Seems that the only thing worth talking about beside a few robbing and wifes cheating on husbands."

"Don't care to hear about those, but the one about a noble being killed, I would like to know more about that."

"Well I don't know all the details because all I know that the noble name was Wallace Giles and that some random person killed him in his own home shit when the body was found it was hard to identify because of how badly the body was cut up even the cock was cut off from what I heard."

Ger bring up his cub to drink again then notices that there is no more to drink from the cub. The Dwarf look at Vincent cub still full as he only drink from it once and he sees him looking, so Vincent gave his cub to him.

The Dwarf was happy and waste no time pouring the drink down his throat.

"As that all you know surely there is more than that you know my friend Ger."

"I said all that needs to be said as I do not pay too much mind into human affairs."

Vincent had already been informed of who the victim was as Wallace is Joanna brother and upon hearing this, she wants revenge against the one that did it, but there is nothing he knows about the killer who took his life.

Vincent doesn't see that he can gain anymore about this subject from the Dwarf, but maybe he can learn something else from Ger.

"Well since I am new to this kingdom would be so kind in telling me what you know of Gogary since I am sure you live here for a time."

"Let see all that you need to know about this Kingdom is there 3 set of social states here. The top are the king and the rich noble people live, middle are us the common folks, then there the thieves, thugs, rapists, killers or any other low life fucker that live in the bottom of the kingdom."

Vincent doesn't care for the top where those born or made themselves rich live nor the Middle, but the bottom where those live that is where Vincent must go and search for the killer.

"Well then thank you for your time Ger, I must take my leave." Vincent said rise up from his seat about to leave until Ger stop him.

"Wait! Hold it there my friend are thinking about going to the bottom where those who live there are not kindly."

"What if I am."

"Then you be asking for death and I don't want that to happen to my new friend. How about I come with you to make sure that such a thing does not happen."

"Oh really are you sure you not just offering to get me to buy you more drinks."

Ger didn't say a word just smile at Vincent as he was right.

"Very well my new Dwarf friend lead the way." Vincent see no reason to reject the Dwarf offer as he could be useful guild to him there even if it just get more drinks out of it.

"Excuse me." both of their attention was drawn to one of the noble ladies that was standing in front of them.

Vincent carefully look at her seeing that she being nerves, he doesn't know what it could be, but he sure that her friends are putting her up to something. He even notices that she sitting with her friends was looking at him while he was talking to the Dwarf the whole time.

"Would you like to get a drink with me." she ask him.

"I am in no mood to play games, what is it that you really want." Vincent went straight to the point instead playing around it.

"What!? All I wanted was to have a nice drink with you nothing more than ... To just talk."

Vincent see her now blushing trying hard to not look him in the eye.

"Really is that all that you want." Vincent move his eyes to her friends still sitting at their table as they were watching her talking to him.

It wasn't too hard to see what is going on as it seems here that these noble ladies seek adventure one that makes them go behind their husbands back to cheat on them.

This only happens if their husbands are not paying attention to them, cheating or just not so good in bed. Yet Vincent does have time to give this young lady the pleasure she sought and was denied her, but all of a sudden the door of The mad Dog was burst open.

Everyone inside pay their attention to see a young handsome man looking angry Vincent can seem him looking at the young lady who stand before him and she looked scared meaning that man there is her husband.

He move away his eyes on his wife to Vincent becoming even enrage now and he sees that trouble is about to happen in the tavern soon.