The Weakest Kobold In The Dungeon Gets A Level [Book 1 Complete] Chapter 51: Book 2, Chapter 2: The Glint Of Coins

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The crowd cheered as Nik tried to regain his metaphorical footing. Looking to either side, he saw that his friends all wore expressions that mirrored his own. None of them had expected to receive that short message, and all of them had turned their eyes to the little dragon. For his own part, Ryan simply wagged his tail excitedly. The silence between them created a short moment of awkwardness until Nik shook his head and returned to the business at hand. His focus was on the crowd again as he spoke to his new guild members. “I thank you for binding yourselves to the service of the burrow and its people. For anyone else ready to do the same, please form a line to speak with Bonesy. A priority will be given to those who’ve already volunteered to be upperguards, but I want to thank all of you who stand ready to serve the burrow. I’m going with the new members of the guild to investigate the towers, and when I return we will have another ceremony to welcome more members into the guild. One more cheer for the first members of the Stormclaw Guild!” The resulting cheer echoed in his mind all the way through to the following morning as he and his friends prepared to leave the city. After all of the recent uncertainty, his people were ready for some stability. It was his greatest desire to give that to them. Their trust and support had blown through anything he'd anticipated, and it filled his heart with joy. It wasn't until their group was outside the city gates that he was forced to confront the one thing that truly put a damper on that feeling. Even with the burrow still being built, the fact that none of them had found the domovoi yet, and the obstacle of the towers looming in their future, the hardest part was just to say goodbyes. Pearl flew out to hover just ahead of the group, and turned to face them all. “This is where we part ways for now. I want to wish you all the best of luck facing the first tower. I know that you guys have what it takes to claim the domain, and I will try my utmost to beat you back to Candlelight.” “Then we'll have to do ours to try and meet you back here at the gate. Even though we don't have the speed of flight that you and your family have,” Nik said. “Don't worry, we'll take care of the little guy,” called Addy as she stepped forward and placed her hefty dwarvish hand on Nik's shoulder. He chuckled at the adventurer’s antics even as he wiped a tear from his cheek. “We will see each other again soon. Until then, my friend,” she said as she took to the trees. “As always,” Nik said. “She has to get in the last word, and then take off as quickly as possible. I don't think she's one for goodbyes, either. I’m not going to lie, it will be strange going on without her. Even if it's just for a little while.” “I imagine it would feel strange for us to go without one of our party members, too. It would feel like missing a limb, if I'm honest,” said Beatrice from Eric's other side. Loot called out from behind the group, saying, “Doubly so for any of us missing the relative that we originally logged into the game with. Right, Bob?” David knocked an elbow aside as Loot tried to jab him in the side. “You know, JD, my name isn't Bob. Not everyone wants to forever go by their Errant Realms username, and it's kind of strange that you insist on it, actually,” he replied. Kath stepped closer to Nik and whispered, “I know we’re friends now, but these adventurers are some really odd folk.” The small talk continued on and off as they trekked in the direction of the tower that the adventurers had discovered in the Emberwood. Knowing that it would be days of travel, Nik didn’t want to stop them from finding simple ways to pass the time. However, he also never wanted to let his own guard down, regardless of their number and levels. He constantly swept his eyes from the forest floor to the branches above, even as the daylight faded. As sunfall settled over the forest, they made camp. Nik volunteered to take the first watch alo