A shudder runs down your spine as you look at your friends. You wonder if any of them would betray you to save themselves...

You shake your head and smile as you take another swig of the refreshing ale. It was just a story after all.

One of your friends stands up and claps their hands.

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"That was a good one, huh?"

The group responds with a few light cheers and clinks of mugs.

"Well, how about we have a tale of both fright and friendship?" she continues. "I know of a noble group that saves common folk like us from the monsters that hide in the shadows."

She makes a devilish face and scrunches her hands to make them claw-shaped. You and the group laugh in response as she sets down her mug and begins her story.