We continued to walk further down the street and heard the sounds of another fight, but this time it was not just a fight, but a severe beating. And immediately one person stood out who forced these people to beat the child, a mercenary. His face was contorted in a grimace of pleasure and chuckled obscenely. I noticed out of the corner of my eye how something with rushed towards them with incredible speed. And it was Theia, she couldn't hold herself any more, when she saw that ugly picture. I did not try to stop her, it was too late, instead I went to the mercenary. There was several men and women, who already lie on the floor, Theia holding a child, who looked badly after beat up, without any place and it was painful to look, I don't think that I could ever get used to that kind of thing. And lastly, the mercenary who shockingly looked at us:
"Do you even know who I am?"- He tried to get his emblem of mercenary and in the same time gun. But I got ahead of him and pulled out my emblem first. When he saw it, his eyes widened and he fall on the floor:
"Fer-ryman of the lost???"- he was shaking and was scared. I slowly pulled out my gun and pointed at him:
"There is no reason to know the name of the one who is gonna be dead, right?"- And a shot was fired. I looked at Theia and she was pale as a ghost. She looked at me:
"He...we was too late..."
We silently left the alley. I supported her to not collapse, it was too much shock for her to bear. I brought her to Bartanda. And she fell asleep. I left and headed back to town, still need to collect information about situation. I headed to the bar. The contingent has not changed at all, the same garbage as on all the streets only more crowded in one place. Played music that hadn't change since I was born, art was dead a long time ago, because people concentrated on surviving. from every table carried cheap alcohol and an unpleasant smell of snakes. Light was dim. I went to the bar court and sit next to it. She asked turning to me:
"What do you want to drink, Charon?"- I recognized her, but not as bartender, she was another very famous mercenary and of course she already pointed gut at me. It was Tundra, she was as beautiful, as deadly. Short dark blue hair, gray skin, she was dressed inconspicuously. And of course, guns were pointed at me from all sides, every client of the apparition was a mercenary.
"So it is a trap, I was too careless I guess. Who hired you, Tuntury?"- I calmly asked putting my hands on the bar stand.
"You not in position to ask questions, where is a girl?"- She answered with a little anger.
"OH so you after her, interesting."- I slowly pulled out my gun and started to dismantle it, many amateur mercenaries was ready to shoot, but more experienced stopped them:
"Why didn't you shoot me? Don't sure in yourself?"-I looked at Tundra, while spinning one bullet.
"Do you notice, that you have no way out of here? Charon. Put your hands down, while you still have them."- But I did not listen to her, threw the bullet up and started to get up with my hands up, they was ready to shoot, but I rushed behind bar stand and pinned Tundra down to the floor disarming her. There was a sound of breaking glass and light went off, some shootings and afterwards screams spread around the bar in pitch darkness. I heard that someone tried to organize everyone, but mercenaries was too confused and had too much ego to listen to others. I knocked out Tundra and silently led her to exit. Sound were heard behind, falling, shots and swearing. I carried her to the exit of the city, and no one did not pay attention. I tied her up, took all her weapons and waked her up:
"Good morning! Look how tables has turned. Do you want to speak now?"- She looked at me with offense:
"This is how the legendary mercenary treats the lady, I understand disarming, but binding? I didn't know you were like this, Charon, But yes, I see no reason to be silent, being alive is way more important, then being rich. I'll give you a hint, you know him. The guy who was with your customers"- She did not looked like anything that happened bothered her at all.
"But why would he hire mercenaries if he hate us so much. And how do you know about them?"
"I have my ways to collect information, now would you be so kind and let me go? It's everything that I know. On and that other our colleagues waiting for you in different near towns. I give a word on my emblem of mercenary, that I would not touch you or the girl, until the end of your mission. Isn't it tempting? And I might help with other mercenaries. Of course I can't attack my customer, but I can get rid of two or three unpleasant persons."- She winked.
"Deal, but you need to tell status of situation in Henos city."
"Oh, that is easy, your customers lost, not only that, but the ruler of Henos already knew their plan and now not only mercenaries on your and this girl's tail, but his army too. Forgot to mention."- She made foolish face. The situation is abominable. I let Tundra go, and she vanished in the darkness of the woods and I headed to Bartanda constantly changing directions and confusing traces. Everything was alright inside Bartanda. Theia already waked up, but she just sat in the bad without saying any word, just immersed in thoughts. I waited, until she gets out of this state.