<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/GhiPE9D.jpg)</div><br/>"You're proposing an alliance against a monster?" Kieri asked with some surprise. "There aren't many who would ally with a goblin, especially a stranger like me. And as for you, I don't know anything about you. How are you in combat? How would I make sure you wouldn't slow me down?" she thought for a moment. "But then, maybe... People tend to underestimate goblins. If it's just me, I don't think they'll give me much of a challenge. With another, though..."