Chapter 71 - A Weird Coincidence? (1/2)
After waking up the next day, both Ark and Thufrat were filled with energy, Ark turned into his human form again, and noticed that his ”Shapeshift” had leveled up to level 6 the night before. He had been too sleepy to notice the night before. They went downstair after stretching their tired bodies a little and ate some breakfast at the inn's diner. The fresh air of outside hit them as soon as they stepped out of the inn, painting a bright contrast to the inn's stale air.
After walking around for a bit, Ark entered a dark alley before preparing to switch forms. As soon as he stepped foot into the alley, a foul smell assaulted his senses, and Ark almost fell on his b.u.t.t. A little confused, Ark looked around a little before he noticed the source of the devastating smell. In a dark, remote corner of the alley, a body laid propped up against the wall. What was once a young man in his early teens, was now a foul, decayed corpse, permeating the air with a terrible sense of dread.
Seeing this, Ark almost had an urge to throw up, but he calmed down a second later. This was one of the devastating realities of the world. Some people simply couldn't live comfortably, and this was their fate. After taking their time to alert the authorities, Ark and Thufrat went into another alley, which was empty this time around. After transforming successfully, Ark and Thufrat left for the city gates, to start their first day of work.
There was no one outside of the city gates when they arrived, therefore they just sat down and waited patiently in the open field outside of the city walls. They had to wait for almost an entire hour before someone finally arrived outside of the city gates. The entourage that was meeting them consisted of a fairly normal carriage, with 4 guards and a coachman. As they waited for a little outside the gates, some of the guards spotted Ark and Thufrat. They dismissed after a second or two though, they were waiting for two guards, not one guard and a beast. To their surprise, Ark and Thufrat swiftly picked themselves off the ground and started walking in their direction.
After arriving about 5 meters away from the carriage, they stopped.
”Oi, are you guys the ones looking for two bodyguards?” Thufrat asked the coachman. The coachman was a little surprised before he nodded his head gently. The coachman said something to one of the other guards, which promptly knocked on one of the doors of the carriage.
”Yes?” After hearing the voice of a female, the guard swiftly answered.
”The two bodyguards have arrived!”
”Ok, I'll speak to them.”
After saying this, the door to the carriage opened, and a young girl stepped out. The young girl wore the attire of a maid, indicating that she was not the noble lady that they were supposed to protect. The young maid's crystal-like green eyes quickly scanned her surroundings, before they landed atop Ark and Thufrat.
”Eh?”
Hearing her surprised voice, Thufrat took half a step forward.
”Is something the matter?” He asked with some concern.