Right as Lorthr and Vigi have come to arrive at the entrance of the great hall where inside, there is already a great number of the local people there. The two had to make their way through to reach the front when they saw that Paul was speaking with the chief of the settlement.
At the moment, they are standing before the dead bodies of Bruni and Oddy, who are placed on display for all there to look and see.
They were disturbed by the sight of the two chest areas that showed that their hearts were ripped out by force in a painful way to go.
"Yes, my chief, there is no doubt that the demon that was talked about before had succeeded in killing this time," Paul answered the chief.
"I can't believe this to have happened again, and since a soon timing as well, what about Lorthr is the man here with you." The man asks for time for Lorthr to show up and take a stand.
"I'm here, Chief Borgare." He answered, walking to stand in front outside of the crowd.
Both of them and the people there are staring at him, taking the center of attention while Vigi stays with the crowd."Good, so then you as well share the same idea as to who is responsible for these two deaths."
"Yes, I and Paul believe it to be the demon along with another to be its master, " Lorthr says, and the people break out talking among each other, which is not much hard to hear.
"Yes, the one controlling the creature is more a matter of concern." Borgare has his eyes looking at the bodies, feeling a bit chill from it."This is quite the problem that needs to be dealt with before further bodies start to show up."
"Chief, what is to be done about it," Paul asked.
"I don't know this shit is something that doesn't normally happen around here. Not only that, but the only one to even see the culprits was the child, and from what you told me of his condition Paul, there won't be anything we get out of him anytime soon." Borgare was upset about it, making his way back to his seat to sit down beside his wife there listening and watching this go on.
"What about the tracker is he able to do his job and find anything that can lead to any help in finding them." the wife of the chief asked.
"I'm sorry to say Lady Inga, but it is impossible. There is nothing that seems like the tracker could find. Now that I think about it, such a thought is pointless when thinking it over more." Lorthr said, sounding to believe that.
Hearing that the chief and his wife both look disappointed that even the man put a hand to face rubbing his eyes annoyed at how this is just going so far.
"Then it leaves their son when being the only living person to have important knowledge to the demon and its master." Borgare brought up being the only lead that can share any light on the matter.
"Where is that boy exactly?" Inga asked one of the men in front to answer the question."
"He is at our home with my wife and son who are watching over him, but the boy won't speak to anyone as he is. There is no telling when he can say in clear mind about last night." Lorthr says," Not sure when that is going to ever happen. "
"Well then, this is how the situation ends without any other way. Nothing can be done until the boy can speak, which I hope can be soon before someone else is to fall victim." As the chief said that the people inside the great hall start voicing their opinions all at once.
They show they did not like how this matter has just come to an end."Calm! Down everyone, there isn't a need to be acting this way."
The chief advisor spoke to calm the crowd down, and Chief Borgare opened his mouth to speak to them in the hope of setting."I understand how all must feel, but there is nothing more that can be done about the demon or the one that has commanded it not unless anyone here knows a way to give aid."
Everyone went silent, looking at each other if anyone here has something or an idea to solve the problem "Question is there a chance there to be a reward for hunting them down?"
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[Troll village]
"I'm sorry, but there is no time for a game release, my sister, as it has been clear you are the Victor. There isn't a need to keep it going." Zenma's brother spoke in a tone that had hints of worry.
"That doesn't seem like a thing I'm willing to do without a good reason. I mean, your dear sister was the one to start this fight and threaten to take my life. Shouldn't it be fair that I get the same decision here." Xalroz says.
The reaction he gets from the looks of the other trolls around shows to be mixed among the crowd.
"Little pointy ear…. Shit, I'm not done." Zenma said right as she tried to break free.
Xalroz does all in his power to keep this troll in her place, even pushing it further that Zenma's knees cone to crack the ground because of the pressure he was putting.
Not only that, as the neck was getting more chock, she wasn't having any breathing room as the lungs were getting crushed at the time.
"I said let her go! Or I swear you will pay in blood if you dare to…."
"Watch your mouth you fucking lowlife," Xalroz's tone became cold and power-cutting off the blue troll's sentence short.
Something began to make the air start feeling much heavier. That no one around can't deny it Zenma's brother takes the hints this is coming off from the elf.
"Now what it's going to be, do you want your sister to keep on living or shall I try my luck in seeing if this head can be removed by my bare hands," Xalroz says not minding doing it.
"What is that you want me to do, so since a thing doesn't happen," he asked, willing to do it to keep his sister alive.
"A simple thing that shouldn't be too hard to do since, I want to see you beg for her life." Right as that came out of his mouth the trolls had started to erupt into those objecting to the idea of one of their actions in such a cowardly way.
Yet Zenma's brother was quite the one to think this over; it went for not long before him to do what Xalroz requires of him. Taking steps forward made everyone there wonder what he was going to do.
Shockingly he drops down on both knees getting into a bowing position towards Xalroz where the head is completely touching the ground."Please I beg of you to spear my sister's life."
Xalroz look at this he takes in the fun of watching such a creature and all the other trolls feeling to be shamed for what he was doing before their eyes.
"Very well done as I ask, I will do my part as a fair trade." Zenma gets let go of his hold, taking the moment to cough and breathe in air.
Please to how the event started and ended Xalroz walks past her brother taking a sec to glance at him one more time the state hasn't changed at all. After that just go on walking and reach the crowd of trolls who start to move out of the way, their respect at least was a bit earned.
"Your… not getting away from what you've done, I won't let this pass." Zenma recovered a fast way to go after Xalroz.
"Zenma! It over-accepts your lost sister." her brother got back up from the ground to stand in her way."Don't get yourself killed after what I have to do just to save that life."
"Brother I can't…."
"YOU WILL LET IT BE." he rise his boat higher for her to get it clear through that troll's head,
Zenma steps down when getting yelled at by him to see the expression that is being made. now witnessing this.
"Forgive me, brother, I'm grateful for what you did, knowing that it must not have been easy."