Aric looked around. The low mountains that surrounded them on almost all sides cast an enormous shadow over the area. It was a secluded part of Miredis, one that most would not normally pass through on their journey, and made the bandits even more obscured with the added cover of the abandoned mines.
"Seems you lot found a good spot," Aric commented, his eyes trailing from one bandit to another. Some faces were familiar, the terror in their eyes was obvious, while most were unknown to him and only showed skepticism in their gaze.
"I don't know if you've been briefed or not, but I'll tell you myself: you are all now under my leadership. That means every single action you take from this point on will be by my orders alone. You will do what you're asked, when you're asked. I don't care how dangerous or ridiculous the order seems."
One of the bandits raised his hand as Aric spoke.
"To do that much, how much are we to be paid?"
