In the barracks of the Guard Castle on the Southeastern corner sits Jeremy, who is sitting at a table writing a Report because Keith was arrested again.
Jeremy jumped after hearing Esebelle barge into the room, slamming the door shut and cursing.
After kicking the leg of a bed, cursing 3 times, then banging her hand against the old stone walls, Esebelle picked up a glass wine bottle and smashed it against Jeremy's head, cursing a few more times.
Jeremy: OW! WHAT THE... Why!?!
Esebelle: Oh, quit whining, you still have your helmet on.
Jeremy: Yeah, but... Still! Why?
Esebelle walked up to Jeremy and pointed in the direction of the Palace. (one could argue shes pointing in a random direction, since there are no windows in here, but Someone who is here frequently knows the Emperor's palace is in the direction she pointed.)
Esebelle: That Emperor is Senile, Senile! He said dementia was hitting the other old Man? No, he's the one with Dementia!
Jeremy sighed and put his pencil down, leaning back in his chair.
Jeremy: Ok, what happened?
Esebelle was pacing back and fourth angrily in the room, not stopping at all as she started to speak.
Esebelle: You remember last week what happened with me?
Jeremy: Yeah, you caught your boyfriend cheating on you, so you took advantage of your job and threw him in jail under false charges. You threw him in the deepest cell in the dungeon. He was down there for 2 days and those people down there traumatized him to the point of-... Im not gonna finish that sentence. But yeah, you messed up big time
Keith: I spoke to the girl you caught him with. They weren't even doing anything, that girl was his sisters friend, your boyfriend was helping her buy a ring for her girlfriend and then you showed up, screaming about him being a cheater, then 5 minutes later, you dragged him to the deepest layers of the dungeon under the pretext of "He was sexually harassing that girl!"
Keith was sitting up in the Rafters again, Eavesdropping before chiming in.
Esebelle: Hi, Keith, nobody asked.
Keith: But you asked?
Esebelle decided to ignore that and continue on.
Esebelle: Well, you remember how the Emperor didn't punish me immediately because he was waiting for something suitable?
Both Keith and Jeremy nodded, indicating they remember.
Esebelle: Well, that senile old man is gonna make me follow that "Hero" around as a companion! UGH!
Esebelle kicked the leg of a bed again.
Jeremy: Why is that bad?
Esebelle: Did you forget? That guy is so creepy! All he does is stands there... Mouth breathing heavily, he never talks and I don't like his eyes! He makes me uncomfortable and now the Emperor is gonna make me act as a travel Companion of his?
Esebelle grabbed another Wine Bottle and smashed it against Jeremy's head again.
Jeremy: Ow! Do I need to take my helmet off so you stop doing that?!
Esebelle: That won't stop me!
Keith: Givin your violent tendencies, I'm honestly surprised you managed to get a job as a Guard, Esebelle. You're worst than some of my buddies over in Brokeback Mountain City.
Esebelle: Do I need to throw you in jail again?
Jeremy: Wait... Keith, you broke out already? I knew you'd get out eventually, but I'm not even done writing the report yet!
Keith: Yeah, I'm challenging myself. I broke out as soon as you turned your back. I wanna see if I can escape the dungeon before you.
Jeremy: *Sigh* Esebelle, continue.
Esebelle: I'm done, I'm done talking and I'm done with this job! What kind of Emperor makes a young damsel in distress act as a travel Companion for a creep? Maybe the guy is rich and he paid the Emperor for me?
Keith: If you're a Damsel in Distress, then I'm a Demon slayer. You're more of a bridge troll than a Damsel.
Esebelle: Do I need to climb up there and beat you?
Keith: No need. Your boyfriend is here.
Esebelle looked at him confused, then turned to face the door, a look of Horror swept over her face.
Esebelle: Oh... Hi, Hero?...
Hero: *mouth breathing*
Jeremy: How are ya doing, buddy?
Hero: *Mouth Breathing*
Keith: Hey, Hero, you wanna go on an adventure?
Hero: *MOUTH BREATHING INTENSIFIES*
Keith: Hero, you do, don't ya? You wanna take Esebelle on that adventure as well?
Hero: *BORDERLINE HYPERVENTILATING*
Keith: *Chuckles* yeah, you do... Esebelle, don't keep him waiting.
Esebelle slumped her shoulders and looked at Jeremy, her eyes pleading, as if saying "Please go in my place." But Jeremy quickly shot her down with shaking his head.
Esebelle slumped her shoulders even more and reluctantly followed the Hero away, leaving the room. Jeremy looked at Keith with surprise on his face.
Keith noticed and anticipated Jeremy's question.
Keith: The guy may be strange, but I've met stranger people just this week alone. I know how to interact with people like him.
Jeremy: really? Can-... Can you give me tips?
Keith: No. You need to learn on your own.
Jeremy: Please?...
Keith: No.
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Coffee/Tea break!
Brokeback Mountain City. Surely anyone who recognizes the name has questions. So, let's build the local map, if you will.
Bordercross, the City that this story will spend most of its time in, is located in the Northwestern corner of the Country of Xethil.
The Province of Northmen is a Country that takes up the entire Northern Half of the continent. There are no other countries with a border on the Northern Sea. The Province of Northmen has a similar border/shape as the South American country of "Chile", but in the North instead. It's not as thin as Chile, but still a Thin Country when you consider that it's border takes up the entire North side of the continent.
Xethil is a medium sized country that has a border on the Eastern Sea, the Province of Northmen is directly north of Xethil and they share a border. Xethil has no countries on its East, but the Kingdom of Alabahardren is directly west.
In the far Northwestern corner of Xethil lies the city of Bordercross, where the story takes place.
In the Province of Northmen, in the area that is connected with the Northeastern corner of Alabahardren and the Northwestern corner of Xethil, you'll find "Brokeback Mountain" range. In that mountain range, you'll find "Brokeback Mountain City"
As for why it's called "Brokeback Mountain", in history, Everytime a Race would try and explore and map out the mountain range, they would find that the rocks are always slick and slippery, resulting in hundreds of thousands of Elves, humans and beast races slipping and falling.
The rocks where people are most prone to slipping also just so happened to be shaped in a way and in a position where a falling person will break their backs on those rocks. Unable to call for help and dying of starvation or as food for the birds that inhabit the area, assuming they don't die instantly from the fall.
As for Brokeback Mountain City... Thieves and criminals managed to build an entire city of corruption and crime in Brokeback Mountain, one guy managed to develop a potion that makes it very difficult to slip and fall, and he used those potions to help him and others travel and build a city deep inside Brokeback Mountain. If you want to go there, you either need levitation magic, or a potion of Anti-Slippage, which you can only get through a key member of Brokeback Mountain City.
Coffee/Tea break is over!
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A few days have passed since the Hero took Esebelle on an adventure, Todd and Jeremy were in the Castle Guard Barracks again, Jeremy taking a nap and Todd filling out a Report after Keith was arrested again.
Esebelle suddenly swung the door open, leaning against the doorframe for a few seconds before Weakly walking towards the nearest bed, which happened to be the one Jeremy was taking a Nap in.
Esebelle threw her sword and shield to the ground, took her helmet off and threw that to the ground as well, grabbed the Napping Jeremy's shoulder and dragged him out of the bed,
Jeremy: ARHHHH! *Crashes onto the floor*
Esebelle immediately sat on the bed, ripping her armor off, leaving her in nothing but the old rag pants and potato sack shirt she wears underneath her armor, and slowly laying down and groaning in pain.
Todd: Hi, Esebelle. How was the adventure?
Esebelle: Ugh... My entire body is Sore because of him... Todd, It hurts too much to bend over. Take my boots off for me.
Todd chuckled and complied, standing up and walking over to the foot of the bed, undoing Esebelles boots to take them off.
Todd: So... *Undoes Esebelles boots* How was the adventure?
Esebelle: Ughhh.... I'm only 27 years old, if I have to keep traveling with that guy, then I'll have a full head of grey hair by my next birthday.
Todd: *Removes one of Esebelles boots and starts undoing the other one* Weren't you born in the late Summer? It's Mid Summer right now.
Esebelle: Exactly...
Esebelle gently placed her forearm over her eyes as she groaned in pain. Todd got her other boot off and placed them next to the bed, going back to his seat.
Todd: So... What happened?
Esebelle: That creepy little Psychopath dragged me to a Necromancer cave... That infamous one 5 Kilometers away from the Eastern gate...
Todd: Don't reports say there are 13 Necromancers who live there? All of whom are very talented?
Esebelle: 17 Necromancers. 13 of them were talented and the other 5 were apprentices.
Todd: You mean 4?
Esebelle: He dragged me into that cave and... I still believe I must have been dreaming...
Todd: Go on...
Esebelle: He... He didn't fight back. He pulled out a shield and kept blocking all of the attacks. There were 300 undead in that cave. I was the only one actually fighting, he just stood there, it seemed like he was practicing parrying and blocking?... In live combat!
Todd: Wow...
Esebelle: He spent 30 hours in that cave! Blocking undead attacks, and worst of all, we didn't even kill them. All 17 Necromancers are perfectly fine and okay. They didn't even lose any of their undead summons! 300 Skeletons, Zombies, Liches and wraiths and not a single one of them was permanently dead.
Todd: Then how did you escape?
Esebelle: The "Hero" Abandoned me!
Todd: What?
Esebelle: you heard right! Around the 30 hour mark, my entire body was bruised and sore, covered in cuts and wounds, not a single Necromancer or summon dead, and that guy just up and bolted out the exit! He didn't even think about me! The only reason I didn't die is because all the Necromancers were caught off guard and the more intelligent summons were caught off guard that I had a chance to escape.
Todd: Did you confront him?
Esebelle: No! I don't even know where he's at! By the time I got away from the Necromancers, he was gone and out of sight.
Jeremy: Ugh... It hurts...
Esebelle: Shut up, Jeremy, I'm in more pain... When I can move again, I'm gonna say something to the Emperor! Im not following him anymore, I'm done!
Todd: I'm trying to be supportive, but I don't think the Emperor will allow it. Following the Hero around is a form of punishment for you, so I don't think he will let you bail out of the punishment.
Jeremy: *Yamcha Pose.Jpeg* Ughhhh....