Avery was left a mess, and I finished a bunch of things before getting everything ready to go. I got a wagon ready and finished things to leave for the Dungeon. No more was I willing to let myself be weak. I needed to train my pets, and that meant that being in the Capital city was a poor place to do so without using the colloquium, which would make it public how powerful I am.
The only issue that might come up is the Lich coming in, but I left a message with Freya and Stacy and asked Melony and Kara to go to them for the message if they came around. I had a chest or two set up and got the cart I rented for this journey ready. It was more of a delivery of a wagon from the Capital to the Dungeon town. It was going to the destination that I wanted when I talked to the local rental company, and it became a perfect deal between us. I would get a couple of silver coins, and I could use them to take it to my destination.
So, outside the Brothel, I was finishing my packing up and putting the last of the chests into the cart when I heard the clack of armor and then cough for my attention. I turned to see the two guards from the other day and smiled, even as I sneered mentally. "Hello, guardsmen, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company once again when I am about to go on a short journey,"
"Hmm, we see the later part," the woman guard said with a small smile. "We are coming to you to ask a few more questions."
"I will answer what I can answer," I replied, making myself sound helpful yet busy.
"Perfect. So, where did you go after purchasing the shop?" the woman asked, and I raised my eyebrow at her.
"Well, he told me he was going to get his stuff out of the shop, which he did, and I requested that he leave the windows open before departing. The smell of the place was disgusting. But," I shrugged. I came home here and have set up a room to play and sleep in." I told her, pointing out my brothel, and she looked at it.
"You are a whore?"
"I am a Mistress or Dominatrix; I am not a whore," I told her back bluntly without emphasis and tied another thing to the wagon. "You want to talk to one of my ladies? " I asked, "They all saw me, and I started talking to my Stacy about moving some supplies to the new business and what we are going to be doing with the property."
"Are they your slaves?" The Guard asked. And I looked at the male, and he looked.
"Stacy and Freya are not slaves; they are fellow travelers," I replied, smiling, "It is up to you to believe them or not. But they are also the ones who can say that they witnessed me at home after purchasing the place. I am sorry though," I paused, "Is there not anyone else that is suspect?" I asked.
"At this time, it is suspicious that you were the last one to see him," the woman guard replied, and I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose.
"Fuck, look, I would not have purchased the place and used all my liquid gold I had to buy the place," I told her slowly, "Seriously, you know how much of a bind I am in?" I lied to her like I was telling the truth bluntly. "Right now, any small thing can fuck me over. That guy literally bargained me to my max; I paid him mostly in small coins because who has that many gold coins on them? Now I am trying to take my pets to train and get more silver and copper to my name in the dungeon. I will be gone for one or two months to try and earn more coins. If I am lucky, I might come back and have some padding in case something goes wrong," I finished, and the guard was nodding.
"You are lucky; not many businesswomen are also adventurers." The Guard replied, "One of strength, it seems, as well. Look, did you see anything else?" The guard seemed at her end and looked a little lost.
"Look, if it was anyone, I would guess it was someone who saw me handing him a pile of silver and copper," I told her with a shrug, "That would be my best guess. I am not sure how they would have seen me, but," I shrugged, "This is a world of magic, and maybe they used that to see it?"
The question hung in the air, and I saw the Guard's eyes narrow and nod slowly. I could see the eyes of someone fitting pieces together, and I shrugged. "Am I free to go?" I asked bluntly, "I really want to get started because this might be the worst time to start heading somewhere, but I really cannot afford it if anything goes wrong. I need to take a couple of high-paying quests, which are the life-risking ones."
The guard nodded, "Yes, you may leave. When you get back, will you come to check in with the dock guard station?" she asked suddenly.
"Okay, What for?" I asked.
"Come ask for Dark Wing, and you will see me, " the guard, apparently named Dark Wing, said.
"Okay, Dark Wing. I got it if I remember. I will try to," I told her. She nodded and walked away, and I shook my head.
Why was the guard too hypersensitive to that man's death? They were still investigating it!
It did not matter. I left no proof, and I took most of the coin. I left only strong suspicions, and as long as I made someone look more suspicious, then I should be fine. The question was, do I do that before I leave or after?
It was a tough question, so I decided to leave and deal with the rest when I returned.
Heading inside, I gathered my lovely tigers and Kitty and I let them hop up into the carriage. We took off down the road behind a horse. It was going to be an interesting trip.
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