When Serks woke up the next day, he groaned in pain thanks to the swollen wound on his back. He was thirsty and hungry and also a bit chilly. So, when he woke up, he doubted his eyes when he saw that he was naked and tied up on a bed. A sharp knife was dangerously close to what made him a man.
Eventually, he freed himself and found his clothes on the side of the bed with a letter and a bag of coins.
"This is the payment for your troubles. If you talk with anyone about this, the knife will be put much closer to you the next time. If anyone asks, tell them that you sold everything to a dumb merchant… I will be watching you for the next month."
Serks was already sweating Bullets since he had no idea what happened or who attacked him, but he relaxed a little when he saw the gold coins on the bag.
"Maybe I should stop scamming other people…" Serks muttered. "This has finally come to bite me in the ass."
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