They were almost at the village and Damien said quietly to Alexander “Just keep your eyes and ears open here.” Alexander raised a questioning eyebrow. “The reason we are stopping here is, there have been some issues with bandits. They have been intermingling with the village and forcing them to obey their rules. Basically, they are acting like they are their overlords. I’m hoping to smoke them out and put an end to it.”
Alexander pulled his horse back to a full halt. “Wait a minute…. You are expecting us to fight bandits?”
“Yeah…. Seriously, what is with you today? You’re acting like we have women and children with us. Since when are you not down for some sword exercises.” Damien chuckled and scrunched his eyes towards Alex, he couldn’t understand his friend.
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