That Time I Turned My Farm Into A Dungeon by S. A. Archer

Author:S. A. Archer [Archer, S. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-05T22:00:00+00:00

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“Follow me.” I grabbed onto Aiyana’s wrist, pulling her into the brush of the wheat while the rest of her party fought with the trolls. “This way.”

“Wait, what about the trolls?” She looked back towards the explosions and flames coming from their battle. “Shouldn’t we help the others?”

“We will, sort of.” I led her into one of the dirt roads cutting through my property and through another field of corn. “I need to explain something to you first.”

“So you were lying to us.” She pulled away from my grip. “What are you doing here? Do you even have an adventuring party? Where are they? Did you lead my party to a trap they made?”

“Alright, I’ll give you the short version.” I tried to summarize my plight. “I really need your help to kill the rest of your party, and I get the feeling that you might be willing to help me out.”

“What?!” She gasped. “Why?”

“I don’t want them to destroy my farm or kill too many of my trolls,” I explained, “I’ve grown attached to the big lugs ever since they made me chief.”

“You’re the chief?!” Aiyana yelped. “How?”

“Long story, not gonna get into it right now,” I said. “We don’t have a lot of time before they get through the distraction trolls and fall into the trap.”

“You were leading us into a trap?” She put her hands on her hips. “You were going to kill all of us?”

“Well, I’ve excluded you from that trap group now.” I moved beside her, trying to lead her along towards one of the barns. “Can we run and talk?”

“Why would I go anywhere with someone who was trying to kill me?” She stayed her ground. “Give me one good reason why I should.”

“Because I’m not trying to kill you specifically, I want to save all the trolls just like you seem to, and I’m willing to give you anything within my power to gain your support.” I gave her three reasons. “Please answer quickly. I don’t have time to bat this around.”

“If I let them die, I can’t go back to the guild again!” she argued. “I can’t go on quests, and I really need the coin from this one.”

“I can give you two hundred gold coins, two diamonds, and a bunch of other gemstones for your service,” I countered with an offer. “Do you need more than that? That’s all I have on hand right now, but I’ll be making more money real soon.”

“That’s how much you have on hand?” She took a step forward, her interest peaked. “And I could take all of that right now if I agreed to help you?”

“Absolutely, no problem.” I waved her over. “Is that enough for you? Are you going to help me out, then?”

“Well, I…” She thought about it for a moment. “That’s more than five times what I’m being paid for this job. I don’t know.”

“Look, either help me out or go back to your party and help them.” I unhooked my sword and sheath from my belt, handing it to her.

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