After leaving the clearing it was getting rather dark out so I decided to make my way over to where I last left the woman. As I made my way over the sounds of hushed chatter; grunts and yelps of a woman along with a trail of slurs. As I drew closer several large men were wrestling the elven woman I partially healed trying to force her into a leather suit. But she wasn't making it easy as she flailed about kicking and biting. Glancing among the men there was four total, I could see, all of them concentrating on the woman trying to force her into the suit.

Concentrating on my hand a small ball of fire started crackling in my hand as it came to life taking shape of a small fireball. Quickly it multiplied till several small fireballs were rotating around my hand lighting up the darkening forest.

"Finally some fucking help. Get over here and help hold her down." As he glanced over to me a sharp kick landed onto his jaw causing him to stumble back.

As he stabilized himself before he could utter a complaint a fireball detonated in his chest releasing a crisp sizzling. A soft Pop along with a small stream of blood burst out of his chest followed by a jet of flame.

Listening to the pops following the initial one. I made my way over to the bodies to the sound of sizzling flesh. Once I got closer to the bodies they were all laying lifeless. But it was odd as only one of the improved fireballs struck its mark striking the heart. The rest were stuck in the shoulder or the far side of their chest from their heart. Yet they were all were laying as lifeless as the

first. Raising my foot I pressed it down onto the head of one of the bodies and slowly started pressing my foot down letting a slow crunch as it gave under out under me. Glancing among the other corpse for any reaction I moved onto the next, then the next over and over I watched for any reaction. Yet even on the last one, there was no reaction.

Sighing I turned around. Pondering on why were they so weak. I turned my gaze towards the elf as she sat up gazing at me with love? No, Admiration, devotion, worship maybe a mix I couldn't tell.

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"Either take that off and throw on some clothes from these guys or finish putting that on your choice."

Once more I went over all the bodies grabbing anything loose on their bodies. They had almost nothing on them except for a small platform a cylinder with a button on its top and a metal card with bright blue runes carved upon its surface. Noticing a drop of blood I moved my hand brushing along the face of the card wiping the blood off. Turning towards the elven woman to hurry her along she was fully in the leather suit it was a thick leather that clung to her body tightly making it hard to tell whether she was male or female from just a glance at her body. She was grabbing her pack which was significantly less full and her cloak throwing them on before coming to my side looking up to me.

Getting the way the slavers came from we started to make our way away from where the slave traders came from and the ruins we started making distance as I would like to be out of there before any of their friends showed up but I doubt they would be much trouble if they would be any trouble based on their friend's strength. But I didn't want to risk it.

We travelled for a little while in silence. Until I finally broke the silence. "Why did wish to not tell me who I was, and what happened to the goblins."

Fidgeting a little she looked at me. "I don't know exactly why they didn't wish to tell you what they know outside of trying to keep you in the dark until we arrived at or near a city. All I know is some of the titles you were given. If they are correct in believing who you are some of your titles are, The Traitor, Teacher of Calamities, The Great Betrayer, The Master of many skills, The vengeful...." she went on with many titles of similar nature for a little while before stopping nodding to her self that was all of them.

"The goblins."

Panicking a little she started explaining everything. The other woman killed a few of the goblins near them and ran for the highway as the goblins gave chase then an hour-ish later the slave traders came for her and she ran in the direction I ventured off before getting caught.

Hmm, I thought the goblins would have been enough to stop them but I guess they were out-armed and got unlucky with the slavers. I should have given them guns instead of the weapons they made. Lesson learned such a simple but obvious mistake.

Mumbling to myself "Now were too" was just loud enough for her ears to perk up hearing what I said.

Quickly hurrying in front of me she turned to face me. "I know of a place that you could go."

"Tell me of this place."