Chapter 6: The First Hunt 2
It's good!
The meat was crunchy. As I chewed it, it tasted better; the flavour varied from seasoned to sweet as my teeth dug deeper!
Fuck! How did they even manage to make it?! Wasn't the technology during this era backward?!
And the drink was even better! Was it from Toussaint?
The maid didn't lie! It was a good serve, but still I feel it was bit expensive… was it influenced by taxes?
Though I was enjoying the meal, my witcher's senses were on work. I was hearing the other customers chat as if I was sitting with them!
"This damn handsome face! This bastard seduced Lanna! I want to punch his face!"
"shhh! Shut up Reg! Be careful! If the witcher hears it, you'll be the one getting punched!"
Länna must be the maid's name. This conversation wasn't of my interest, thus, I concentrated on the other voices.
"These days, it is just ruinous to live in Redania!"
"Heard the Redanian bread cost 3 times more than the Temerian ones?"
"Right! it's now 3 Crowns! During King Vridank's reign, it was just half a crown!"
"what! 3 crowns! let me calculate…. 1 Redenian Crown is equal to 3 Ducats, so am…. its…. 3 adding….3 adding... 3adding….. its 9 ducats!"
"Plough the lovely queen Cerro! A bread cost 9 Ducats!"
Even though Falkas rebellion was suppressed, its aftereffects were still present.
I can't imagine how much Redania suffered from Falka's rebellion!
I started concentrated on other voices.
"Heard the beasts in the forest increased!"
"Yes, it's got dangerous to pass through the forest! Now even Griffins appeared!"
This conversation picked my interest! But griffins, aye… not just a single griffin… So the noble who posted the Griffin contract just wanted to have griffin's head as trophy? So this noble isn't interested in public wellbeing…
"ya kids, calm your tities! griffin's contract already on notice board! The strong witcheees will hunt them soon *brup!*"
"That's the problem! Dwarf!"
"yer, got a problem with me!"
"No! aren't you a Dwarf? Is calling you a dwarf a problem?!"
"Plough your mum! I am a dwarf!"
"what my mother got to do?"
"caus my da, ploughed yer mum! hahahahah! *Brup!*"
"Midget, you're picking a fight!?"
The old drunken Dwarf's funny… But let's concentrate on others.
"Its been 4 weeks, and no witcher had picked the contract!"
"Ploughing hell! why!?"
"caus yer need to babysit the noble brat on hunt!"
My eyes narrowed. It wasn't mentioned in the contract that I need to guard the Noble, and if I infer properly the noble who posted the contract was a child.
It's no wonder other witchers didn't take the contract. If the noble child gets hurt during the hunt, the witcher's head would roll on the ground!
"whatcha king Dagread doing bot it? Ploughing his queen! hahahah!"
"shhh! shut up dwarf!"
The dwarf was quite daring! Even cursing the king in his own kingdom.
I finished my serve and rented a room at the inn! The inn owner charged me an extra Ducat than the regular price!
Well, I can understand, because the maid Lanna was his wife!
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the next day…
Now I am in the Kaedwen's King's guest quarters!
Inside the guest room, waiting for the Noble who issued the contract!
"Finally, a Witcher visits us! We were tired of waiting!" the door opened and I see a teenager walking in.
He had delicate features, silver hair, handsome face but lacks exercise, his muscles weren't much developed for his age.
I could smell a musky smell from him, so he was having sex before coming here?
"Greetings, Lord." I need to do my part.
"Greetings Witcher. I Demand you shall address us, Prince." The Noble kid, or the Prince, said.
Prince… aye… and he is a prince and from Temeria… hmmm so he is… Elder Blood carrier! Ciri's ancestor! Lara Doren's grandchild!
"Yes, Prince Amavet." I tried being formal as possible.
"You seem knowledgeable, for your kind, witcher!" Prince Amavet seems to be surprised, ", Lets be done with the contract. We still have work to finish."
Yep, the work you left in the bedroom?
"Prince Amavet, I need to know what exactly you need me to do." I asked.
The contract just mentioned about the Griffin in the forest near Ard Carraigh, and a witcher to contact the Nobel if interested.
It was vague!
"We need you to lure the griffin; as to our knowledge, we heard Witcher's witchcraft could lure the Griffen, and fret not witcher my guards will take care of lured Griffin!" Prince Amavet said.
Is he a fool?!
this brat wants his guards to hunt Griffin?
And it seems some even have the same opinion as me. I saw the guards behind Prince Amavet, shaking their head. This prince must have been a headache to them!
"Apologise Prince Amavet, but it's not the soldiers' expertise to hunt griffin, a beast. It's better to hire a few more Witchers for it." I said.
"Continue…" Prince Amavet said as he frown.
I sighed in relief. This Prince wasn't completely a fool!
"Soldiers are trained to fight humans, Prince Amavet, but when it comes to beasts, it is a completely different matter! Casualties will appear if you have your soldiers fight the beast." I continued, "but if you hire witchers who were trained to fight beasts, the loss would be much less!"
"You underestimate our soldiers witcher!", Prince Amavet stood in anger, "Now give us the reason… why we shouldn't have your heads roll on the ground."
The guards behind the prince pointed their spear towards me!
I was taken aback. This Prince is a fool!
I lost the respect I had for Ciri's ancestor!
"One, you couldn't have my head roll on the ground. At most you could throw me into jail, because it's Kaedwen, not Temeria." I said calmly.
"Two, you still need a Witcher to lure the Griffin." I said, as I move my fingers. White light flashed and the guards behind the prince lost their mind.
yep, it's Axii!
I just charmed the guards, and don't want them to hear what I am going to say next… just like that, I saved their lives.
"you…!" the Prince startled.
I made my sitting posture leisure, "three, I can inform King Dagread of your debauchery you had before visiting me… and then let's see what happens to your engagement talk."
"you, you….!" the Prince panicked.
If I am correct, the Temerian Prince Amavet was here for the engagement talk with Kind Dagread's granddaughter, Princess Elen!
In the future, it was also because of Prince's affair being blown out that the engagement went cancelled!
"I can still go on, Prince, but you can sit down first." I said, narrowing my eyes.
"Lets make a deal Prince, I will lure the Griffin, and if your guards kill it, you only need to pay me 60 Ducats." I said.
I can see the prince forcing himself to calm down.
"But if your Guards cannot kill it, fret not prince, I will kill it, but you have to pay me 450 crowns for a single griffin." I said.
"Ridiculous!" Prince Amavet shouted as he stood up.
I nodded my head, "yes, the price seems ridiculous, but I am sure you'll pay me Prince, if you don't want King Dagread to hear about your Debauchery."
I stood up, started walking towards the door.
"Your Blackmailing a Prince who will become a king, Witcher!" Prince Amavet furiously said.
"I know, whom I'm blackmailing, Prince!" I left the guest quarters.
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