David
*The two would arrive at their destination. Presumably at different time, with the lumberjack being later than the airhead knight, unless of course, the knight lost her way here...*

*The target of the quest was not obvious at first glance. It was a smithy without any name, only the sign of an Anvil on top of it. Inside, several onis of different type were working on their crafts. 

A red oni wearing dirty leather clothes would walk up when the adventurers arrived, waving at them.*

"Hello! Are you here from New Sunlight?"
Ricky
*The airhead knight did, as a matter of fact, make her way there without getting lost.
She watched as the oni came up to greet her and she waved at the oni in return*
I am from New Sunlight yes!
David
*The Red Oni talked to the first adventurer to arrive.*

"Ohh, they said they'll send another with you. Anyway.." *He walked inside, bringing out another red oni. This one looked much tinier, like a child of some sort. And his skin was...*

**Pink**

"He is my son and tends to get bullied by other Onis and people around here. I am sending him to the College of Magic outside town, three miles away. But I am worried about people kidnapping him."

*Leopold would be riding in with his two horse cart, looking for a proper place to hitch them while he figured out who and what he was looking for. He wasn't sure if they'd want to use the cart for their mission or not. Seeing Oni he figured he was in the right place. He stopped near them, listening but not yet interrupting.*
Ricky
Another one? Is there someone else supposed to be coming?
*Chloe waited for the oni to reappear and was surprised when she the little pink one there too. It also made her a little excited too as she looked it up and down*
Oh wow! It's so cute! Can I touch it?
And don't you worry, I can definitely protect him! I think... Which way is the College?
David
*The Oni seems slightly displeased at Chloe when she called his son an "It", then her silliness started to dawn on him. He can't help but forget her transgression, for now.*
"The college is out to the northeast. Exit at the east gate along the main road, and go three miles east, there you'll reach the college and its attached small town." *The Oni explained.*
*If any of them has travelled on the road before, or has knowledge of New Salvainia's surrounding, they would know that there's a small stretch of woodland 800 meters wide before reaching the college, near the road. Some sort of protected forest reserves.*

*Leopold stayed upon his cart, figuring this would be a trek worthy of riding, not walking. He did lean towards them, removing his sun hat, revealing the metal band across the side of his head.* "Well, I'm sure my compatriot and I will be able to move your son along to the College." *He gave a wide smile to the Oni, hoping to look trustworthy.*
Ricky
But. If you go out by the east gate, and head east... Why is the college north-east? That doesn't make sense...
*Chloe was trying to make sense of that as Leopold walked up to them. She looked him up and down before realising he was the other person being sent*
Hello there!
David
*The kid jumped over merrily over to the most trustworthy looking person of the two... The friendly looking airhead, instead of the possibly more reliable but intimidating looking baldie. Frankly, he looked kinda scary.*

"Hi! Please take me over to the college!" *The kid said.* 

"I'll pay you two two hundred silver for taking him safely there. Armed escort don't come cheap nowaday." *The father said*
Ricky
*"Oh wow! I've been chosen!" Thought Chloe as the kid ran up to her. She leant over to pat him him on the head before turning back to the father*
You can count on us! We'll be sure to get him there safely
David
*Leopold leaned down to offer a hand to the child, then Chloe.* "We can take my cart, I imagine it'll be faster than walking." *Leopold looked over to the Oni and simply nodded at his offer and statement.*
Ricky
Oh sure thing! I think that is a good idea.
*Chloe offered her hand to Leopold to shake*
My name is Chloe by the way! What is yours?
David
*The child, without waiting for the two to continue their conversation, would climb onto the cart, grabbing the edge and vaulting himself onto it with surprising nimbleness. He sat down and then proceeded to lay his head down on the nearest soft object.*

"Nimble little fellow. I'm Leopold, and we should make haste while we still have the sun." *Leopold shook her hand and helped her into the cart. It'd be a little cramped on the bench, but he imagined they could make do. The Oni was likely laying on Leopold's prayer linen, which he would not mind.*

~~*The Oni gore the linen with his horn*~~
*The child laid down on the linen, and then stretched out his legs on the cart lazily,*"Ok! Go when it is bright!" *The child said*

*It is around mid afternoon, roughly 1:00 PM for the two. They have some time to move before nightfall.*

*The two could begin moving, nothing special would happen when they move out to the city gate, except for some bystanders looking at the child funny, and the child standing up and making silly faces back at other kids.*

*Leopold would pay no mind to the people around him, figuring there'd be no trouble for the first stretch. He kept an eye out for the Eastern gate.* "Say, Chloe. Do you have any experience with crossbows? I have one here in the cart, in case something happens."
Ricky
*Chloe would've climbed upon the cart and sat in the nearest vacant spot*
Well, it's just gone midday, the college is three miles away, sundown won't be for a good few hours and going by cart is quicker than going by foot. Realistically speaking it would take less than an hour to reach the college, provided we know our way...

*Chloe motioned to the spears on her back*
No crossbows, but i do have spears! However how hard can it be to escort someone?
David
*The two's travel continued. Again, nothing happened. They exited the city without any trouble, travelling for two miles straight before approaching the woodland mentioned before. Still... Nothing at the edge of the woodland. They continued half way through, moving through a slight bend in the road, when a man in brown robe appeared in sight. 

The woodland were roughly twenty feet away from the road, and were somewhat dense to see through.

He sat down on top of a rock, moaning in pain. He was fifty feet ahead of the cart.*

*A more mercenary man would've kept going, suspecting a trap of some kind. But Leopold was an honest, godly man. He slowed the cart a bit, pulling it over to the other side of the road, about thirty feet before the man. Leopold rose, grabbing his crossbow.* "Are you alright, sir? Is there trouble?"
Ricky
*Chloe simply watched from the cart, not trusting the man in the robes. She would let Leopold see what was up first before she would attempt to do anything. She looked over to the oni to make sure he was doing okay too whilst this was happening*
David
*The wounded man turned toward Leopold,*"Ah! Thank god you're here. I accidentally sprained my legs. Do you happens to know healing magic? Or could you carry me on your cart please?" *He said, in an unusually loud voice.*

*Back where Chloe is, she could see some blurry movements in the woodland to the right. Perhaps one, or three person moving?*

*Leopold looked from the Oni to the stranger, somewhat conflicted. Leopold tried to be kind, but he wasn't gullible either.* "Listen, we're escorting this boy, so we'll be going towards the College. Considering your legs are sprained, the injury won't be getting any worse. We'll take him where he needs to be, and come back for you. There's hardly any room on the cart as it is." *Leopold looked up to the young Oni on the cart, whispering,* "Do you think you can load this crossbow for me?"
Ricky
*Chloe had noticed the movements within the woodland and started to track where they were moving, if they were moving towards them. She had one hand ready to instantly reach for one of her spears if she needed to*
David
*The Oni looked at the crossbow, and then the baldie. Yes, he definitely knew his way around a crossbow, he was a smith's son after all. He either tried to draw it by hand, or use whatever mechanical assistance the crossbow is meant to be used with, readying the string before putting a bolt on the crossbow.*

*On closer examination, Leopold could see the wounded man were wearing a robe. And his clothes were making scraping noises, as if something metallic is behind his torso. His robe was tightened around the waist with a sash.*

*The figures closed in, appearing all of a sudden out from the forest. Three of them, none of them had a shield on. All Macen, all of them wearing helmet and a chestplate. Two of them carried an ashwood spear in two hand, with a sword by their side. One of them carried a kite shield, sword, and had a crossbow poking out from his back. All of them carried dagger of some sort.

They were only twenty feet away and charging at the cart.*

"Out of our way!" *One of them shouted at Chloe*

*Leopold would not react very quickly, doing a double take at the charging men. He looked up to the Oni and smiled again.* "Then you should also know how to shoot it." *Leopold would pull his axe from the side of the cart and activate **Mother May I** As he ran to the side of the charge, hoping to separate their charge. He'd be moving to the robed man, sprinting at 35mph.*

*(-15% Mana, 85% Mana Remaining)*
Ricky
*Chloe would grab one of her spears and aim it at the 3 men that were charging towards them. She activated "Out of my way!" Herself and threw the spear towards the middle of the 3 men*
No! Out of *My* Way!
**90 mana remaining**
David
"Uh, sir, there's bandi-" *The robed man practically screamed. Knowing he is in trouble, he untied his sash hastily and tried to draw his sword, only to find Leopold right in front of him as the robe slipped off, leaving him in his underpants and shirt, and his arming sword partially drawn when Leopold is in front of him.*

*The spear flew toward the man in the middle. It landed squarely on the top of their chest plate, bouncing off onto the ground after making a dent. The man proceeded to fall backward, slamming into the ground and dropping his weapon and shield, staggered by the hit for the turn.

The other two moved up to the cart, thrusting their spear toward Chloe's general direction, one aiming for her leg and the other, her arm. They were small target, but they'll probably hit eventually.*
Ricky
Easy...
*Chloe then activated "Spearshot" To produce a spear in her hand that would immediately be thrown at the man thrusting his spear towards her leg. She had armour on her upper body so didn't worry about the other guy as much*
**75 mana remaining**
David
*Needing to move fast, Leopold didn't stop, instead sharply turning and slamming into the robed man with his shoulder. He'd try to push off and run to the charging men who did not face him, axe raised high over his head.*

***The robed man** Fell down under the force of his charge, dropping his arming sword on the ground. As Leopold charged back, the robed man would just flee into the distance.*

**Bandit 3** *Hit by the spear earlier grabbed his sword and shield, standing up again. He charged at the cart to help his comrade fight off Chloe.*

**Bandit 1** *'s spear hit Chloe on her armplate, missing the weak point. He quickly pulled back his spear, going for a jab directly at her leg. The **Bandit 2** Thrusted toward Chloe, only to see a spear manifest in her hand. Knowing something is wrong, he tried to turn back, but it was impossible to correct his body's motion in time.

The spear shot out and flew toward **Bandit 2**. It hit him right at the top of his chestplate, before deflecting upward into his neck, coming out the otherwise and severing his head, making it roll on the ground. Blood splattered over the cart. The child, who was grabbing a crossbow, dropped it and jumped over the other side of the cart, away from the gorey, terrible fighting.

**Bandit 1** Was busy fighting Chloe, and saw the distracted man in his peripheral vision coming out. As Leopold raised his axe, he pre-emptively made a step back, swinging it upward in an attempt to ward of Leopold's attack and threaten his face and torso with a stab.*

*With Leopold's poor reflexes, he didn't have a lot of options. Using his speed and strength, the elf would aim directly at the bandit's weapon, hoping to overpower any sort of defense being made. He'd also use his body weight to follow up the attack, hopefully slamming his target into the cart.*
Ricky
One down... *Chloe giggled*
*Seeing* ***Bandit 1*** *Now going to attack Leopold, Chloe figured that she might as well attack him. She activated "Spearshot" Once more and aimed for the neck of* ***Bandit 1*** *And hoping to finish him off like she had done with the other*
David
**Bandit 1** *Backed away from the swing, moving the spear's tip quickly away from the incoming axe, while shortening his grip to prepare for a thrust. He extended his grip forward, jabbing at Leopold's forearm if he missed the strike.

At that moment, he felt a sharp pain entering his left arm, and a loud ding and hit on the left side of his torso.

Chloe 's **Spearshot** Has pierced through the side of his arm, hitting him right in the side of his chestplate. The plate saved him from an instant death, but his arm is now pierced through. The shaft remained in the arm, dangling insecurely. He dropped onto the ground in pain, with his spear now on the floor.*

"M-..MERCY!" *He screamed, as blood poured out from his wound. One could only imagine what would happen when the spear disappeared.*

**Bandit 3, who was in the process of charging toward Leopold and Chloe, turned the other way round and ran into the woodland as quickly as he can.**

*Leopold would skid to a stop, maneuvering past the obstacles to avoid a painful crash. He huffed as he watch the third bandit run off, not having any reason to pursue. He did, however, look for the robed man he bodyslammed a few moments ago.*
Ricky
*Chloe looked at the guy she had just hit with her spear and smiled. She would keep watching him until the spear would disappear*
Hah! That was easy. Is everyone okay?
David
*The robed man he slammed down was far away. He was running away in his underwear, boots, and a mail shirt on top of him. He is now some fifty feet away. But his arming sword, along with his robe was next to the rock where he disrobed himself by accident.*

*The child is cowering behind the other side of the cart, terrified by the combat and the amount of blood he seen spilled. The bandit's breath started to grow labored, and his skin colour started to go pale. The spear disappeared, and the bleeding worsened. 

With the two not doing anything to him for now, he grabbed the semi severed sleeves of his clothes, and tried to make an improvised tourniquet on his left arm with his remaining functional arm.*

"...Pleaseee.." *He begged with a weak voice.*

*Leopold gathered up the abandoned belongings of the supposedly injured man, not pursuing him either. He looked over to the fallen man, still bleeding. Leopold had no healing magic, but it seemed only his arm was the risk of a bleed out. The Steppe Elf walked over and crouched, helping tie the tourniquet on the bandit's arm.* "Who were your friends? Well, former friends?" *Leopold glanced at the headless corpse, grimacing slightly.*

*The last bandit looked at Leopold,*"Thank you kind sir... They were... Friend I met in the slum, said I could make a good living kidnapping the blacksmith's son... Haah..." *With the tourniquet tied, the rate he bled at slowed down, but it was not enough. The breath of the bandit was getting more and more laboured by the second.*

"Said he was rich... Pay a lot.. Thank you... Please save me.." *He murmured, laying his head against the side of the cart.*
Ricky
*Chloe simply watched the bandit slowly dying, hoping that Leopold wouldn't actually help him or anything, she thought he deserved to die. She turned her attention to the oni*
Are you okay? Not hurt or anything? You're safe. For now
David
*The child was not mature enough to understand the intricacy of speech. But the "For now" Added abruptly at the end of her sentence intimidated him a little bit..*
"I am ok..." *He said,*"Can we go now..?"
Ricky
*She smiled at him*
Yes, we can go. As soon as Leopold is done dealing with the last bad guy, not sure as to what he's actually doing though...
David
*The child nodded quickly, eager to get away from this scene and the scent of blood. He gripped at the rim of the cart, pulling himself up briefly, before dropping down again. He has a look of uncertainty on his face.

Then he glanced underneath the cart, let out a squeal, and then hopped onto the cart, burying his face in the linen.*

*Leopold looked at the wound, realizing he'd have no good way to seal it without fire or something of the like. He glanced at his cart and saw that he had not stocked up on any torches or lanterns. Using the robes, he tied the wound over again and covered it, hoping to stifle the bleeding at least a little more.* "Well, there's nothing I can do now, and you've scared the boy, so you can't come with us." *Leopold stood and climbed back onto the cart.* "I'll be coming back this way. Survive that long and I'll get you someone that can help you in town."

"Ahh..." *The bandit laid down on the ground, gripping at the tourniquet tightly, sighing in defeat. He felt a sense of headache come over him,*"Thank you sir.." *He wasn't sure if he would survive that long. In fact, he is sure he wouldn't, and none of his comrade had a healing spell ready, even if they decided to come back.*

*The two were now free to continue if they wanted.*

*Leopold had no qualms with leaving the bandit to his fate, one he chose freely. His god, the Warmth of Shadows, led him down a different path. Leopold urged the horses forward, down the road and to the college.* "Good luck!" *He called out as they left.*
Ricky
Good luck... Good luck? You wish that man good luck after he tried to kidnap a child. You were better off just killing him
David
*The bandit let out another sigh when the good luck reached his ears. Yes, good luck... Hmm... Everything is starting to look a bit white..*

*The three continued their journey through the woodland without any further issue. The two could chat for a little bit while on the way.*

*Leopold shrugged at Chloe's remark.* "Yes, and now he'll bleed to death in a dirt road in the autumn sun. I wish him good luck in the next life." *Leopold's metal band, the one crisscross over the massive scar on his sun, shone in the sunlight. The man was brain damaged, after all.*

*Seeing as the two did not divert from their original course of action, they would arrive at the destination quickly.

The two arrived at the college - which looked like a mini fortified city of its own, with a town attached downhill. Standing at the main gate leading to the main road were two halberd-holding guard, who would be ready to receive the child.*

One of them walked up,*"Hello, College of Magic here. Please state your business... And... Why is there blood on your cart?"
Ricky
Good luck in his next life, yes I suppose so. 
*Chloe remained relatively quiet for the rest of the journey until they reached the actual college. She waved at the guard that walked up to them*
Hello! Special delivery! And don't mind the blood, we just got into a spot of bother on the way here, you know how it can be...
David
*Leopold shrugged.* "Bandits. Rich kid. Not a great mix. But he," *Leopold said, pointing at the Oni,* "Is supposed to be a new student."

"Ah... Wild animals? Hogs? Or bandits?" *The guard asked, wondering what they ran into.*

"And what is your special delivery?" *The guard peeked over the side of the cart, seeing a linen and a child with his face buried in it. Leopold's explanation sated his curiousity.*

"Ahh. A new student, I'll bring out a man without a halberd in his hand to bring him in." *The guard walked through the open gate, returning some five minutes later with a well-dressed man in red and golden embroidered shirt. He certainly looked rich.*

*He smiled and walked over to the child, chatting with him for a minute, before bringing him into the college, leaving the two alone. Didn't even say thank you.*

"Well, we'll be off. Oh, and there's a wounded... Well, no, by now probably a corpse on the road from here to the nearest city. Just a heads up. Speaking of heads, two corpses, actually..." *Leopold looked to Chloe, seeing if she wanted to add anything.*
Ricky
*Chloe watched on as the boy walked into the college with the man*
Hopefully it's a corpse, but I suppose our job here is now done!
David
"Right. Do you want us to pick that up for you?" *The guard said,*"Well, bring the body over and we'll dump them for twenty silver each. Don't leave it on the road."

*Leopold looked from Chloe to the guard, confused.* "Wait, you want us to pay you to dump the corpses of the bandits that attacked us?" *Leopold just laughed as he turned the cart to head back to town, happy to leave the bodies for the vultures of the world.*
Ricky
I think it would be better to leave the bodies there to server as a message of what happens when you mess with the wrong people
David
*The guard shrugged,*"We don't have too much use for the corpses around here..." *Then the other guard turned toward him,*"Wait, didn't you remember Profess Mortimer being all shifty and asking around for body?"

*It looked like a lightbulb lit up in the guard's head, and one of them ran in front of them, stopping them.*

"Hey, someone wanted fresh bodies - doesn't matter if the head is cut off, he'll pay a hundred silver each." *The guard explained.*

*Leopold looked to Chloe.* "Want me to drop you off back in town so you can pick up your reward? I'll dump the bodies and collect the silver, and hey, if I ever see you again, I'll give you your half of what these guys give me." *He thought it was a fair idea.*
Ricky
If you so desire to. 
*She shrugged*
I don't really care what happens to those bodies, but I'll make sure that that bandit is dead if i see him alive
David
*If they decided to make their way back -

On their way back to the town, they would find the scene of battle intact. The bandit has indeed bled out and now lie dead. Both of them still had their breastplate and helmet on, along with their spear and side sword on their sword belt. Dagger and pouch still there, too.*

*A wolf seems to be watching the scene fifty feet away in the woodland, staring at the body, before running when the two appeared again.*

*Leopold slowed the cart, realizing that the wolves may drag the bodies off if he leaves them. That, or maybe other bandits would take the precious loot.* "Hey, Chloe, if you don't mind, I'm going to take their belongings now. Maybe sell them to the smithy when we get back." *If Chloe was alright with it, he'd do just that, and in a hurry, too. The lack of a third passenger provided more room for storage, but not enough to haul the bodies along.*
Ricky
Of course, I was thinking the same thing really. I'll be taking one of their daggers if you don't mind, it might prove to be useful for me.
*And she would do so, taking the dagger and pocketing it in a place she could eaily reach*
David
*The two pocketed the loot from the scene easily. 

Two OK quality breastplate, covering front and back - 300 silver ea.
Two pair of quality sallet helmet - probably worth 40 silver in resale value
Two normal steel, dagger, two arming swords, two spears - probably worth 40 silver total if all sold, excepting the dagger Chloe took.
Plus roughly 110 silver of spare changes in the bandit's pouch. On the decapacitated bandit's pouch was a single gold coin that had a stain of dried blood on it.*

*Leopold handed the gold coin to Chloe, figuring she deserved it for her kill, at least.* "I'll probably keep the rest of the stuff, considering it wouldn't be getting to town without my cart." *Leopold would push the corpses to the other side of the road, away from the woods. Maybe that'd give him time before the wolves came.*
Ricky
Oh nice, blood stained coin... Thank you...
You'd probably get just as much for their equipment than you would for their actual body
David
*Leopold nodded.* "Make hay while the sun is still shining." *He hopped back on his cart, continuing to drive them back into town, probably at a slightly slower pace.*

*The two would arrive at the smithy, having completed their mission. Well, at least that's what the smithy owner have to trust them on.*

"Ahh, you've returned. I take it everything's gone well?" *The Oni asked. He was already holding two gold coins in his hand,*"There's some blood on the cart." *He too, wanted to ask.*

"People who wanted to stop your son's education." *Leopold stepped off the cart once he stopped it, accepting his payment.* "We stopped them."

"I seee." *He handed the coins over,*"Thank you for bringing my son over safely." *He peeked over the cart at his contents,*"It definitely looked like you dealt with some bandits on the way. I think I could fix those up and resell them.."

*He started to count the number of items, and then tapped the breastplate with his hand,*"This pile of things... I could offer six gold total for all of them. Fair offer?"
Ricky
Yes! Don't worry, that's not your son's blood. He entered the college safely
Thank you for the payment sir
David
*Gold was just a means to an end for Leopold, so he accepted without any haggling.* "Sounds fine to me, if you can have your guys unload it off my cart. My back is killing me." *A lie, but a harmless one. The Steppe Elf moved from the cart, offering a hand to Chloe.* "Pleasure to meet you, Chloe. May you find the Warmth in Shadows some day." *Leopold's metal skull band was still showing.*

*The smith had his apprentice unload all of the equipments from the cart, and handed over the eight gold coins to Leopold, who was doing the talking. It would be up to him to distribute the coinage.*

**Quest Complete.**

**0.5 Progression Point awarded to each of you!**
Ricky
Likewise Leopold, it has been a pleasure to meet you *She said as she stepped off the cart*
And i wish you *Good luck* In any of your future endeavours!
David
*Leopold gave a small smile as Chloe left her share. He still had some corpses to collect. Back onto his cart, Leopold drove his faithful horses down the road once more.*

**By the time Leopold arrived back on the road, it turned out one of the corpse was already dragged away - specifically, the one without the head. The other one was still intact where it was, though it was starting to smell a little bit.*

*Okay with the turnout, Leopold would load the body next to him on the bench and ride back to the college, eager to receive his 100 silver.*

*The guard would walk forward, collecting the body after summoning Professor Mortimer out. He was a very well dressed and healthy looking man with bright hair, and a wide smile on his face, plus a pair of primitive glasses.*

"Ohhh... This is a good body, a little bit smelly, but it will do." *He handed over a gold coin and twenty silver,*"Here, have my gratitude. It is hard to come by a body for medical study."

*Leopold thought about saying something, but figured this was already a weird enough situation. Instead, he turned to the nearest guard.* "Any good tavern's north of here? My horses need rest and I need food." *He figured the Professor wouldn't know.*

*The guard pointed at the small town outside the college,*"There's a few taverns and inn, good food and all, serving the rich students here. Also good stables." 

"If you go up north along the King's road, then you'll reach Ie. Yes, Ie, e, Eeee. That place's got a pretty nice tavern when I came over here a few years ago."

"Good man," *Leopold saying, turning his cart for the last stretch of the day.* "You all take care now!" *A profitable day, but not necessarily one that brought him closer to his lord. Leopold would have to pray tonight.*

"And you too." *The guard waved him good bye, and then went back to his post, sitting on a conveniently relocated barrel.*