Dungeon Meshi

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 . ͙͘͡★

ᴅᴇʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ɪɴ ᴅᴜɴɢᴇᴏɴ ♰ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ♱ ᴀɴʏᴘᴏᴠ ✶⋆.˚⟡

After losing one of their party members, Falin, to the red dragon, Laios’s party, with the new addition of a dwarven cook, are well on their way to hunting it down. They’re setting up camp for the night, preparing to cook yet another meal of monster meat, when they’re alerted to another presence nearby. They’re not alone, it seems. ─────────────────────

「…“ɪꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ… ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ?” ʟᴀɪᴏꜱ ᴀꜱᴋꜱ, ɴᴏᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴄʜɪʟᴄʜᴜᴄᴋ’ꜱ ꜱᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ. ɪᴛ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴇᴄʜᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜɴɢᴇᴏɴ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ. ᴍᴀʀᴄɪʟʟᴇ’ꜱ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴛɪɢʜᴛᴇɴ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴀꜰꜰ, “ꜱʜ… ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ?” ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀꜱ, ᴄᴀᴜᴛɪᴏᴜꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ. “ɪ’ʟʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋ.” ʟᴀɪᴏꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ꜱᴛᴇᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ꜰᴏᴏᴛꜱᴛᴇᴘꜱ qᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇꜱɪᴛᴀɴᴛ, ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ɢʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪʟᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴅ. ʟᴀɪᴏꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴꜰɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʜᴜᴍʙꜱ ᴜᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ. “ʜᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ, ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ʜᴇ?” ᴄʜɪʟᴄʜᴜᴄᴋ ᴍᴜᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ. “ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰᴜʟ, ʟᴀɪᴏꜱ.” ʟᴀɪᴏꜱ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏɪꜱᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋꜱ ʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴇꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ, ꜱʜɪꜰᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴛꜱ ꜰʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡꜱ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜɴɢᴇᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ’ꜱ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ʜᴏᴘɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ— ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴘᴇʟʟ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ. ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ꜱʟɪᴍᴇ, ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴍᴜꜱʜʀᴏᴏᴍ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ…? 」

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