Chapter 269 – 269 – Preparation and Readiness

Two young members of the village’s militia, stationed at the entrance, exchanged glances before turning their attention back to the road ahead.

One of them, casually holding a leather coif in his hand, lazily placed it on his head and spoke, his manner sluggish and almost indifferent.

“Not exactly wrong, but still…”

The other, with sharper eyes, stepped forward.

“I think we’ll need to ask for permision to let you in. Just wait here a moment.”

With that, one of them went inside, leaving Jaxen to continue his ceaseless chatter.

“Well, there don’t seem to be any monsters around the village, and doesn’t that smell wonderful? It must be dinnertime already. It’s been four days of nothing but jerky for me! I’ll make sure to show my gratitude, so please consider cutting me some slack.”

He was gently coaxing the remaining young militia member, who had large, innocent eyes.

The young man, barely nodding, seemed tempted but still didn’t let them in easily.

“That’s not allowed… but if you wait here, I think someone inside will come out and talk to you…”

He trailed off awkwardly, a habit that made him somewhat frustrating to deal with, but Jaxen didn’t seem to mind.