WILD LIFE: BONUS ~LEARNING THE HARD WAY~
Around the city of Restia freedmen were beginning to hear rumors of an incredibly rare wolf that had managed to elude any party of players whom had given chase. So in the spirit of jolly cooperation a group of nearly thirty freedmen, which for Restia was rather impressive, had gathered together to track down and capture the beast.
"Hello everybody, my name's Guy. We're gathered here today to capture Harry you all know where your going, good luck and happy hunting!" a robed man said
"Remember that we will not be killing the wolf until were sure that there's nothing to be gained from capturing it, is that understood everybody?" an armored woman chimed in
"YES!" a resounding answer belted through the square.
"Also, in the event that the wolf is more useful dead... our guild leader gets the kill, understood?" she said
"MAYBE!" a resounding answer belted through the square.
The woman sighed while Guy chuckled than said "Well this isn't really a serious effort guys, were here for fun. Don't forget Harry can see you coming a mile away, and he's surprisingly strong!"
"UNDERSTOOD!" they answered in unison
The players quickly separated and disembarked from various gates around the city until just the two speakers were left standing in the square.
"Now we wait till we hear where Harry is." Guy said
"It shouldn't take long with half of our guild looking... then again it is "our" guild." she said feeling a bit mortified
Guy laughed then said "It's not that bad Amanda, sure they're a bit eccentric but at least they're all fun to be around."
"Well let's just hope that they manage to not get caught in Harry's traps..." Amanda said
"I'll say, who'd have thought a wolf would lead a party of freedman right into a forming dust storm. That was... inspired." he said with admiration
"I'm still cleaning sand out of my armor." Amanda said acidly
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The rare wolf, "Harry" as the people of Restia had named him sarcastically, was hairless. Through a rather traumatic experience he had learned the hard way that you don't mess with a freedman. After his trauma Harry had made it his mission in life to avoid every humanoid creature that he spied. It was thanks to this behavior that Harry had managed to survive for a very long time. Over the months Harry had slain and eaten a large number of smaller creatures and was beginning to feel that he was now strong enough to attempt a bison.
As Harry crossed the plains in search of a suitable target he noted that there were an unusually large number of freedman on the plains today.
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"We've found Harry he's in the southern region today." a girl said
Harry had been sighted and now all some odd thirty freedman were on their way to capture him.
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It took Harry nearly an hour to find a bison that was small enough for him to take a chance on and once he did he spent a few minutes observing it. Because of his intense focus on the task at hand Harry had failed to realize that a small army was following him...
Harry dashed forward and then attacked with his preferred tactic.
*RAAAAAAAAAAAGH!*
The bison let out a roar as it turned to crush Harry who had sunk his villainous teeth into it's hind quarters.
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The freedman guild, having now gathered together was stunned by what they were seeing. For a moment they forgot why they were even there until...
"Get him!" Amanda commanded as they all began to dash towards the two unsuspecting animals.
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That scared the life out of Harry, he watched in horror as a massive amount of freedmen charged towards him. Ignoring his prey, Harry turned and fled towards a very large mound. After several moments Harry began to climb over the mound having learned the hard way that you don't go in a mound with a freedman chasing you. Once he was over the mound Harry rejoiced!
There was an entire herd, hundreds of bison grazing before Harry. Quickly and without hesitation Harry bolted through the bison herd then turned and as he ran towards the freedmen proceeded to sink his teeth in as much tender flesh as he could. The bison herd, now panicked and enraged, charged after the hairless offender. Harry with a stampede of Bison on his tail now dodged through incoming magic and blades with swift agile movements as the freedman began to panic and flee in all directions.
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After the chaos was over Amanda looked to Guy "That!" she said pointing at the stampeding herd of bison "...was inspired."
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From this day forward not a single freedman dared to bother Harry ever again.
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Just a little bonus since I won't be able to write a full chapter today... ahahaa
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