[quote=@BytheSpleen]
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"Boras will be my stop, thank you very much.

Iosef hands a platinum coin.

"Keep the change, friend."
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The woman stared in disbelief at the coin, barely being able to respond:

"I don't think I would've had enough change anyway." she said to him, then smiled brightly to him as they moved on.

As headed further north, the terrain became more and more arid, which meant they entered the territories of the gnoll clans. Though they were occasionally stalked by a few gnoll clans, the hobgoblin warriors of the nomad clan and the hired gnolls chased the groups away with ease as the gnolls did not want to risk their lives for the resources the nomad clan had.

However as they marched on, the territory became more and more desertic and the gnoll clans became more and more aggresive up to the point that the warriors had to mock charge at the gnolls ahead of them to get them to move. Thankfully, before any of the gnoll clans attacked them, they managed to reach to walled oasis town of Boras. A bustling metropolis in the middle of the desert.

The chieftan bid Iosef good luck and goodbye as they left Boras with a increased number of mercenaries among them. The woman nodded at him and said to him:

"May we meet again, friend!" she had said before she got too far for him to hear.

He was in Boras and to his luck, whispers were heard among the populace that the temple where the Sword Earthrent rested was near, however it was too well guarded not only by the Eternal Golem, but dozens of other horrible creatures, from manticores to chimeras to the fire-breathing basilisks. He could also notice the people that have trailed the nomad clan in the city, most likely after Earthrent as well.

[quote=@Simple Unicycle]
[@Claw2k11]
"Guvs! One of the swords is nearby! We'll stop to rest for a bit, then we'll head out."
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"Well... we don't really need rest boss, but if you want to take a nap or drink some ale, we won't stop ya!" on of the twins said, being smacked as he said that by the elven woman in the group for his disrespect.

"We'll rest only if you desire rest, sir." she said in a much more respectful tone. "I'm sorry for his rudeness, but I promise you, these two are very good warriors!" she reassures them