"Sorry miss… Anne, we know you went through a horrible experience but before you're escorted back to your village, we just need you to answer some questions about yours as well as the rescue of the other slaves by the … man?" A person of authority, Leo, chief of the justice department of the guild, reads his notes to verify what he was told. "Named Cosmo. Can you truthfully say that he was the one that rescued you and the other slaves?"
The girl, Anne, looked around as if looking out for something. "Yes, he was the one that saved us." She answers quietly.
"All by himself?" Leo asks, he was aware of the fearsome reputation of the Boar Bandits, known for the ruthless blitz tactics of raiding and looting, being at least 30 members strong. He finds it almost unbelievable that a single person can go against that group unscathed, especially against the leader of the group, Kurn of the Iron Belly. A man known for his absurd strength with uncanny agility, many bounty hunters and guild members lost their lives just trying to claim the bounty on his head alone. But for a single man to defeat him and his entire group, Leo and the rest of the guild members couldn't help but be cautious.
"Yes…" Anne answered.
"Did he use some kind of skill or poison? When asking the others, they saw him simply touch a man and he fell." Leo asks, trying to line up the information he got from the others.
"I didn't see that part, I was able to free myself and ran but I fell and was knocked out and when I woke up, the others were freed and searching the camp for supplies." Anne looks down, shuddering from an unpleasant memory. "But the bodies… the bandits… they… they…"
"What about them?"
"Dead? I don't know!" Anne covers her face, as if to hide from the horrors she saw. "They twitched and moaned, their faces twisted and crying." Anne takes a deep breath, "A lot of them begged to be killed… but he told us not to touch them and ignore them, 'let them dream' he said." Anne hated them, they took her from her home and hurt her, but what she saw was something inhuman and cruel. "They look like they were in pain."
"You can stop now Anne," Leo saw that the girl was reaching her limit. "Thank you for telling me and no worries, we'll make sure you're sent home safely." Leo packs his notes and leaves the room. 'Cosmo… what in the hells are you…" Leo takes a deep breath before entering the room containing that very man.
***
"Sike was such a cutey, when he tasted jeweled salmon for the first time, that was all he wanted to eat. It was such a chore trying to feed him anything else." As Leo enters the room to see his associate, Carla, a guild investigator, happily talking to Cosmo about her familiar.
"He sounds like a handful." Cosmo cheerfully responded, his voice smooth and deep, a far cry from the way he looks.
"Yeah, but that comes with being a familiar owner, Hey I know of a-" Carla was cut off by Leo coughing. She suddenly turned to look at Leo and back at Cosmo, then was suddenly embarrassed that she went off topic. "Uh, Leo Sir!" She stands to attention, "I was just finishing up the interview, sir!"
"At ease Carla," Leo could help but let out a sigh and handed her his notes. "Please go and compile a report, I'll finish up here." Carla quickly grabs the files and leaves the room, but before turning back to have one last look at Cosmo.
"Take care Carla." Cosmo winks at Carla, making her blush deeply before rushing out.
"Ahem," Leo cleared his throat before sitting down. "Cosmo, Age 21, no last name, orphan, joined the guild two years ago with a record of only taking minor quests like item retrieval, herb gathering and recon." Leo sits down to meet Cosmo's stares, his was gaze strangely alluring. Even for a veteran like Leo, it was difficult to not be attracted to someone like Cosmo. Leo tries to clear his mind, "We were able to match the statement of others and determined you were telling the truth, but with a case like this, a reevaluation of your rank and skills will need to be done before you are compensated for your work." Leo takes out a sheet of paper and places a measuring orb and sets it on the table "Simply place your hand on the orb and we can begin."
Cosmo places his hand on the orb and the paper beneath it starts to be filled with simple information, stats and level. Once it was finished, Leo pulled out the paper.
[Cosmo]
[Level] 5
[Stats] ------
[Body] High
[Reflex] High
[Magic] Very Low
[Faith] None