The foursome made the short walk from the barracks to the guild hall next door, though they didn’t end up going inside - as Pita emerged from the open double doors as they approached. Pita hopped down the short set of stairs, smiling a rather grim smile that made his eyes flash dangerously, rather than sparkle with their usual mischief.
“Since we don’t have wall duty today, we’re going to be the lead party for the platoon going into the city.” the druid said plainly. If Elise hadn’t known him so well, she might not have noticed the mild strain behind his words, and the clenched set of his jaw. She glanced at Mercenades, who also seemed to have noticed, as the tanky half-giant shrugged slightly at the ranger in response.
At first, she thought Pita had just been annoyed because of their t
