The man finishes wiping his sword and puts the cloth in his back pocket.

"Why are you late this time? Gnomish Ambush?" He looks unnamusedly at Yorick. "Or perhaps it was the baby dragon?"

"Not quite a dragon, but not quite a baby. Dourgan, if you would." he gestures for Dourgan to come in.

He looked down at the corpses, and then Maldo.

"What happened here?" Dourgan asks, his scales retracting.

"Xanders men." Maldo says, sheathing his sword. "He thinks himself the king of the city and my organisation likes the current administration. That doesn't answer my question though. Why are you late? You were supposed to... oh. Really, a chromatic?"

"Yep. His ability to kill things is rather potent. He took on a chimera, and then a lesser vampire."

"Shit.. really?"

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Dourgan kept looking between the two, eyes growing wider by the second.

"Hold on!" he says, panic in his voice, "Who are you? And what do you want from me?"

Maldo looks him in the eye, before walking around him, looking from every angle.

"You only started using that greatsword, haven't you?"

Dourgan tenses up, his limbs locking.

"Yeah I thought so. You don't carry yourself like someone who does, and.." he taps Dourgans forearm "you aren't really strong enough. How do you swing that thing?"

Maldo walks behind Dourgan, looking at the sword. He slwoly touches it, before recoiling in pain.

"Ow.. Shit. I see now. Interesting." He comes around to the front of Dourgan, looking into his eyes.

"I have a need for mercenaries, and you have a need for work. How would you like to join the Rosenbridge Dragoons?"

Dourgan looks at the man, before pondering the question.

"What's the pay?"

"Depends on the job."

"What are the jobs?"

"Guarding and killing things."

"Deal."

Maldo extends his arm out, waiting for the handshake. Dourgan takes it, and although his hand dwarves the smaller man hand, he could feel the strength in Maldos hand almost crush his bones.

"When do I start?"

"Effective immediately. Ill get you signed up at headquarters and you can meet the rest." He walks to the door, gesturing outside. "Well. I dont have all day, and neither does Xander. Let's get you signed on Warrior."