The next day Ashton left for the guild as soon as the sun was up. He wanted to claim his rewards as soon as he could. Well, at least that's what anyone who'd see him would think. But in reality, he simply wanted to know who these people were that had been hiding in the shadows trying to get rid of him.
Mera was nowhere to be seen around him, neither did he have an escort like before. He was just a random kid walking through the streets of Deja. Upon entering the guild, he was immediately guided to Markus's office as usual.
"We are sorry to learn about your loss in the dungeon. Seven was a great soldier." Markus shook Ashton's hands before getting down to business, "Your rewards seem to be quite peculiar. We got the gears and weapons as it was mentioned, along with this letter. Obviously, we did not open the letter as it was marked confidential."
