Traveling by himself, Ashur defeats various wild beasts and villains in defense of those who can pay him.
Now, Ashur was all by himself again.
This time, he was slightly better off financially, with the few gold pieces that Vic had given him as his share of the payment.
But emotionally, he was in a far worse state. He hadn't realized how much he missed his family and friends back in the Hon Clan.
Ashur opened up the bundle of the gold that Vic had given him.
Inside, there were 20 gold pieces, as he had promised.
But tucked away among the gold pieces was also a folded piece of paper.
Curiously, Ashur unfolded the paper. Inside, there was a simple copper coin.
It was a note from Vic, which read:
"Dear Ashur,