Chapter 94 - Volume 2
TL: More coming. As a warning the chapters are TLed within a day, so mistakes are expected.
Chapter 38 – The Cripple
Brendel knew that Tamar had reached Rank 6 in alchemy, so he left the creation of a Cursed Crossbow to him. He collected the poisoned daggers and the Dwarven Longsword, and called out to Batum to prepare to go to the Black Pepper Street to meet up with that particular cripple.
He had wanted to meet with the cripple called ‘Roen’ for quite some time already, especially when he wanted to know if there was an extra mission regarding about the Ring of The Wind Empress. Besides that mission, he had also heard that the cripple had contacts with the black market and the likes, so it was something that he wanted to the cripple to introduce him a place where he could auction his goods.
[I’m not seeing Romaine… Looks like she’s off to do some ‘adventuring’ in some unknown places again.]
Both of them left the house with long robes. Brendel adjusted his hood in order to hide his face better, but Batum suddenly spoke behind him.
“My lord, I have thought about this for quite some time, but I think your plans are not good enough.”
“Why?” Brendel adjusted the Elven sword under the long robe before turning back to ask.
“Don’t worry. I won’t find fault with the things that I pawned to you in the past, but if you pull any tricks this time round, you had better wash your neck.” Brendel threw a pouch of coins beside the cripple’s feet: “I only need your recommendation and the coins here are yours if you help me with two other things.”
“Yes, yes, go ahead and tell me.”
“The first thing. I want you to help me find a woman who is about thirty years old, with purple hair and eyes. Find her within one week, and if you have any news, go to Bruglas’s market and find me there.”
Roen quickly nodded and thought for a while before shaking his head, letting it show that he had not heard of such a person before.
Brendel did not expect him to have news of her immediately, so he spoke of the second matter. “The second thing I need you to help with me is to find a noble called ‘Berg Nesson’ who stayed in this place before. You’re the most famous local scoundrel in Bruglas, surely you have heard of a fallen noble like him right?
The cripple hesitated for a while when he heard the name.
“I have heard of him before, but he had disappeared a few years back.”
“That is fine, I am looking for his wife or daughter. Where are they staying now?”
“His wife had already passed away two years ago, but I know of his daughter. She stays in a place that’s not far from here. Is she your relative?” The cripple asked in curiosity.
But this query immediately lured the Elven sword to dance in front of his eyes, before the sword went back to his sheathe. Brendel cast a side glance at him. “Do you want to know?”
“No, no, there’s no need to, I’ll tell you how to reach her place—” The cripple immediately shook his head.