Chapter 24 - There's a Bounty?
As the sun shined, Red wondered whether to accept her offer. While flying to Savanna would be alot quicker, he didnt think all of them would be able to ride together. Trivia conversed with the others while Red pondered what to do. Out of nowhere, a group of armed men, approached them,
"Well, well, well your highness. Aren't you taking a bit of a risk coming here without any guards?",
Suddenly everyone's attention was drawn to the 4 men. The men weren't adventurers judging by their armour, it looked to pricy. Looking closer Red wondered if they were bandits or perhaps even mercenaries,
"Without guards? Do you not see the dragon?" Trivia asked them with sarcasm,
"Yes, a mighty creature indeed. But for it to be house trained, clearly not as strong as one might think" the leader of the group replied,
Red suddenly took a stance next to Trivia, right hand on the hilt of the sword as if to intimidate the men "Do you men require anything from her?",
"Oh where are our manners" the leader said while the others grinned and chuckled "My name is Galhhour Borne, these are my men and we are bounty hunters",
"Bounty hunters?",
"Oh yes, you see your highness, you have quite a bounty on your head. Turns out the Dragon Prince doesn't really want to lose the war so we were hired to take you in",
As the words reached Red's mind, he quickly drew his sword. Gália stepped in next to him while Trivia stood behind them. Red's sword pointed at the leader of the hunters and with a serious tone he told them,
"I wouldn't recommend trying to do anything. While the dragon going rampant in this town would be catastrophic, I'm willing to finish you 4 of quick and clean",
Galhhhour put his hands up as if to surrender "Let's not do anything rash now, we only want the woman. Unless...",
Red took a good look at the man's face,
"... Are you the one they call Red?",
"What of it?",
"Well it appears the bounty on your head is higher than hers, I wonder why that is. Is it perhaps because you're-",
"Stay your tongue before you regret it" Trivia shouted with anger,
"Touched a sensitive spot have I your highness?" Galhlhour said placing his hands down with a grin on his face,
There was a moment of silent before Red placed away his sword and with a calm tone told the men "If I go with you will you let them all leave in peace?",
Suddenly the others looked at Red in shock,
"Red you can't!" Trivia shouted,
"My, my, aren't you the gentleman" said Galhhour "Mills, what's the bounty on his head again?",
Suddenly the smallest person of the bounty hunters took out a scroll. He read it carefully before saying aloud "112 Gold Coins",
"That's a lot of money don't you think boys?" Galhhour asked rhetorically,
Red wondered why he had such a massive bounty on him but then he remembered the incident at Kings Rose. Clearly the Emperor and Oblivion didn't think him to be dead,
"Is that a deal?" Red asked,
Galhhour pondered before answering "No. I don't think so. You see, I'm a man that likes a chalange, I like to hunt my prey not be fed it",
Red took notice of his words and drew his sword once again. He held the sword high and aimed towards Galhhour but his left hand was behind his back. He appeared to be making some sort of sign using his thumb and pinky finger to Trivia who was behind him. As soon as Trivia took notice, she let out a loud whistle and the dragon flew up. Galhhour and the other hunters gazed upon it and Red took the opportunity to attack. Quickly taking a step forward he lunged his sword straight into Galhhour's neck but there was a clashing sound. To his surprise, Red's sword stopped short by Galhhour's dagger. Both their eyes met, rage and insanity staring at each other. As Red pulled back to attack again, the dragon flew down and picked up Trivia and the rest of the group using his claws. As it flew up again Red slashed his sword from left to right hoping to knocks Galhhour's blade from his hand, but instead, he missed his shot and left himself open. Galhhour too the chance to strike and lunged forward aiming for Red's chest. Red quickly reacted and using his left hand, stopped the blade in place. Blood emerged from Red's left hand as it held the blade. Galhhour was surprised and pulled the blade back to him. The sudden action splettered blood into the air, but Red cared less for his injury. He raised his sword and shouted,
"Amarela!",
Suddenly a loud flash blinded everyone in the vicinity. The dragon was heard swooping back down picking Red up while the bounty hunters and nearby onlookers were unable to see anything. As they regained their senses, Galhhour realized they were gone. He placed a smile over his face and looked to the excaping dragon and softly said,
"Very good",
"Well, well, well your highness. Aren't you taking a bit of a risk coming here without any guards?",
Suddenly everyone's attention was drawn to the 4 men. The men weren't adventurers judging by their armour, it looked to pricy. Looking closer Red wondered if they were bandits or perhaps even mercenaries,
"Without guards? Do you not see the dragon?" Trivia asked them with sarcasm,
"Yes, a mighty creature indeed. But for it to be house trained, clearly not as strong as one might think" the leader of the group replied,
Red suddenly took a stance next to Trivia, right hand on the hilt of the sword as if to intimidate the men "Do you men require anything from her?",
"Oh where are our manners" the leader said while the others grinned and chuckled "My name is Galhhour Borne, these are my men and we are bounty hunters",
"Bounty hunters?",
"Oh yes, you see your highness, you have quite a bounty on your head. Turns out the Dragon Prince doesn't really want to lose the war so we were hired to take you in",
As the words reached Red's mind, he quickly drew his sword. Gália stepped in next to him while Trivia stood behind them. Red's sword pointed at the leader of the hunters and with a serious tone he told them,
"I wouldn't recommend trying to do anything. While the dragon going rampant in this town would be catastrophic, I'm willing to finish you 4 of quick and clean",
Galhhhour put his hands up as if to surrender "Let's not do anything rash now, we only want the woman. Unless...",
Red took a good look at the man's face,
"... Are you the one they call Red?",
"What of it?",
"Well it appears the bounty on your head is higher than hers, I wonder why that is. Is it perhaps because you're-",
"Stay your tongue before you regret it" Trivia shouted with anger,
"Touched a sensitive spot have I your highness?" Galhlhour said placing his hands down with a grin on his face,
There was a moment of silent before Red placed away his sword and with a calm tone told the men "If I go with you will you let them all leave in peace?",
Suddenly the others looked at Red in shock,
"Red you can't!" Trivia shouted,
"My, my, aren't you the gentleman" said Galhhour "Mills, what's the bounty on his head again?",
Suddenly the smallest person of the bounty hunters took out a scroll. He read it carefully before saying aloud "112 Gold Coins",
"That's a lot of money don't you think boys?" Galhhour asked rhetorically,
Red wondered why he had such a massive bounty on him but then he remembered the incident at Kings Rose. Clearly the Emperor and Oblivion didn't think him to be dead,
"Is that a deal?" Red asked,
Galhhour pondered before answering "No. I don't think so. You see, I'm a man that likes a chalange, I like to hunt my prey not be fed it",
Red took notice of his words and drew his sword once again. He held the sword high and aimed towards Galhhour but his left hand was behind his back. He appeared to be making some sort of sign using his thumb and pinky finger to Trivia who was behind him. As soon as Trivia took notice, she let out a loud whistle and the dragon flew up. Galhhour and the other hunters gazed upon it and Red took the opportunity to attack. Quickly taking a step forward he lunged his sword straight into Galhhour's neck but there was a clashing sound. To his surprise, Red's sword stopped short by Galhhour's dagger. Both their eyes met, rage and insanity staring at each other. As Red pulled back to attack again, the dragon flew down and picked up Trivia and the rest of the group using his claws. As it flew up again Red slashed his sword from left to right hoping to knocks Galhhour's blade from his hand, but instead, he missed his shot and left himself open. Galhhour too the chance to strike and lunged forward aiming for Red's chest. Red quickly reacted and using his left hand, stopped the blade in place. Blood emerged from Red's left hand as it held the blade. Galhhour was surprised and pulled the blade back to him. The sudden action splettered blood into the air, but Red cared less for his injury. He raised his sword and shouted,
"Amarela!",
Suddenly a loud flash blinded everyone in the vicinity. The dragon was heard swooping back down picking Red up while the bounty hunters and nearby onlookers were unable to see anything. As they regained their senses, Galhhour realized they were gone. He placed a smile over his face and looked to the excaping dragon and softly said,
"Very good",
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