Chapter 45: The dark side

Zen Starke might live on the outskirts of Allerdyce continent and rumors swirled that he was inhospitable to outsiders, reclusive and eccentric but Lithe believed that Zen could be reasonable.

"Based on the most recent tip we got, the family journal was said to be in the hands of an infamous mercenary who lives in what the nobles called the badlands. A slum like community which the nobles fair because it operates on the wrong side of the law. Not even the army or the police will dare to infiltrate for fear of their lives and safety. I would like to go with you to retrieve the journal."