The guards on duty were waiting at the town gates to welcome back the patrol when they returned, eager for news of how the hunt for the suspected Goblin Lord had gone. The merchant caravan had already reached them and passed on the news, as well as the fact that there was a team hunting the vile creature.
"Did you find it? Was there really a Lord?" The gate guard asked.
"We did. And there is more news. Can you send a runner to tell the Mayor we're headed his way?" The Captain requested.
That was news to Dominic as well. He hadn't mentioned anything except the death of the Lord, so what was this extra news that he was so excited to tell the Mayor? Did he maybe get a rare or valuable drop item?
Wiz leaned over to whisper to Dominic as they walked. "The Mayor doesn't like finding things out secondhand, so if it's not relevant enough that it affects the mission, the scout teams go together to tell him about news and important events before the rest of the town finds out."
