Everyone was speechless, along with even Outimbe.
Amid the tense silence, Lyrian exclaimed, "We won't be completing the quest, since that means your village will have to pay us 20 gold coins. To me, it seems like that would destroy the village that the quest was created to save in the first place. So... instead of the quest, we will kill those Orcs without any paperwork."
As soon as Lyrian said this, he stepped down from the stone platform and began walking toward the exit of the hut.
The crowd felt a feeling of immense relief wash over them. Not only because Lyrian told them his true motive behind his scary statement from before, but mostly because they were ensured to be protected.
Lyrian neared the door as the crowd quickly made way for him.
At this moment, Kaio spoke to Outimbe, "He doesn't look it or seemingly even wants to show it, but that kid has a heart of gold, don't you think?"
