Pursuer
"How's it going?"
An adventurer who undertakes the same job confirms the horse's footprints.
"They're the target's hoofprints, no doubt about it."
"...It managed to escape quite far."
"The arrow definitely hit the horse's vital point, though."
Saying that, the adventurer with the bow points to his neck.
"There doesn't seem to be anything to worry about. Your stride is gradually becoming unstable."
"Okay, I'll finish it off today."
"That's right, if we go any further we won't be able to make it in time for the report."
So we follow the target's trail.
After a while, we see a dead horse.
"Did they abandon it..."
"I'm surprised it ran, though. It's got a major artery completely pierced."
"That's how close it must have been to its master."
I close the eyes of the horse that has taken its last breath.
At least it's mercy
"Hmm?"
"What's up?"
"Did you not hear something just now?"
"Even if you say something..."
You can hear it if you listen carefully
Wind sounds, bird voices, insect voices
Wolf howl
"…This is how wolves howl when they flock to their prey."
"Did it get attacked by a wolf?"
"I don't know. But we need to confirm it."
"Alright, let's go!"
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There was a dead wolf there.
"It's still warm."
There was no one there, but
"Hey! Come here!"
One person looks over the cliff and screams
And then everyone gathered to look under the cliff
"What a mess."
"Poor thing, with that amount of blood loss, it's gonna bleed to death."
Did it fall off a cliff?
One person was lying on the ground.
There's blood all around it.
"That's the target's cloak."
Blue cloak with gold decorations
It's what the target's wearing.
"Maybe we should check?"
"It's fine."
"I'm told that it doesn't have any comrades."
"It hasn't moved at all."
"Well, that's it! If we don't get back soon, we'll miss the deadline!"
If we don't make it back in time, we'll get no reward.
It's good manners to just get it over with at this point.
"500 gold coins for this!"
"Hey, hey! It's not an easy job, is it?"
"Even though it was a request from a nobleman, we killed a nobleman's child..."
"Well, it's probably best to leave for another country the same day we get our reward."
"You guys, don't betray me. We're all in this together until we escape, okay?"
Now
Where should we run away to?
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