[h3][color=ed1c24]Maddox[/color][/h3]

The red-haired mage seemed somewhat confused by Amaya's reaction about his joke of learning from a dragon. It was a sensitive subject, apparently, so Maddox kept a mental note of that. It also seemed that she was the shy type, and was accordingly out of her element at the moment. [color=ed1c24]"Having friends is a good thing,"[/color] Maddox said casually, closing his eyes and shrugging. [color=ed1c24]"You don't know how valuable friends are until you see what you'd be like without them."[/color] He opened his eyes again when Amaya mentioned there were more Slayer-type mages in the guild now. [color=ed1c24]"That is... interesting..."[/color]

Before he could ponder long on the meaning of this, Joshua inquired further about the job that Maddox had. He opened his eyes and held up the job poster, so both Joshua and Amaya could see. [color=ed1c24]"A giant, diamond-covered worm has been bothering folks,"[/color] Maddox began to explain, in his own abridged version of the words on the poster. [color=ed1c24]"It needs to be taken care of, but the local guilds haven't had the firepower to do anything to it. It's not on the poster but Jarvis also suspects that Dark Guilds are lying in wait in the area, waiting for someone to beat it. I also believe that's true. It's a bit dangerous, but it's definitely not S-class or anything."[/color] Maddox grinned a bit before cocking his head to the side slightly. [color=ed1c24]"Not too bad for 750 thousand Jewel, yeah?"[/color]