“Nothing? What do you mean ‘Nothing’?”

  “Just that,” Claudio of House Campisi, Guildmaster of the Adventurer Guild of Viaggia calmly replied, “nothing. There’s nothing we can do.”

  “Goat’s dung! That human tried to destroy a dungeon, and you are telling me that nothing will be done to him?” Pos screamed, his face red with anger.

  The Guildmaster calmly nodded. “That’s correct. There’s nothing we can do, because they didn’t do anything.”

  “Because we stopped them! They were down there to destroy the dungeon. We know that! Why else would the dungeon core waste time giving me that quest? They are guilty!”

  The Guildmaster winced, Pos was very loud, and another adventurer took over the conversation.

  “Who knows why dungeon cores do anything? And it’s not that we don’t believe you Pos, but how do we prove it? There is no precedent for what happened.” Bezal explained.

  As one of the most senior and respected adventurers in Viaggia, Pos wasn’t that surprised to see the [Dragoon] at the meeting, but he now wondered if Bezal was called in to placate him. If that was the case, the Guild made a huge mistake.

  “I don’t care! Who cares about precedent? The Baggio party were there to destroy the dungeon, and you’re telling me nothing will happen to them? No punishments, no jail time, no revoking of their Guild license? Nothing? Something must be done!” Pos shouted at the top of his lungs.

  “Dario Baggio insisted that he was only there to delve the dungeon, not to destroy it. And the party backed his claim.” Claudio explained. “There’s nothing we can do to prove-.”

  “Then put them under a Truth Spell and see the results!” Pos countered.

  “A Truth Spell can be beat. Dario Baggio is a noble, so he’s probably trained to mask his thoughts and feelings since young. That Dungeon Quest, an accusation from a dungeon core, is all we have. And even if it’s true, so what?” Claudio asked. “Remember, the Baggio party hadn’t done anything except going down to the third floor. You’re asking the Guild to punish a noble for…what? Having an idea of destroying the dungeon core? If adventurers can be punished for that, there would be no adventurers left. Who hadn’t dream about destroying a dungeon to gain 5 to 10 levels in one go?”

  That was unfortunately true. Even Pos had dreamt of destroying a dungeon to gain some levels, but he never acted on it. These people did. “It wasn’t just an idea. They had a plan, and they were in the dungeon to carrying it out. They need to be killed. Or in jail at the very least.”

  “On what charge?” Claudio asked again. “What is their crime? What have they done except delving a dungeon, something they freely admit to? And you are asking the judge to believe in the word… no, the Quest of a dungeon over the word of a noble. That’s never going to happen.”

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  Especially since the quest of the dungeon came from the mouth of a dwarf. That went unspoken, but everyone in the room knew it. Pos growled.

  “The Baggio will try again.” Pos spat out.

  “No, he will not. Dario Baggio may be a relatively unknown noble, but he’s not known to be a fool. He knows he is already under suspicion, so he would have to be suicidal to do anything now.” Claudio replied with assurance.

  An assurance Pos did not share. “I don’t like it. In fact, I hate it.” Pos murmured. Pos knew the GuildMaster was trying his best to reason with him, and Pos was sick and tired of it.

  “I know,” Claudio said with an understanding nod, “and I don’t like it either. Truly I do not, but this is the best the Guild can do.”

  Pos scoffed in dissatisfaction, but in truth, there wasn’t much he could do. Pos knew he could not take on a noble family like the Baggios on his own. He needed the Adventurer Guild…or some other major force to help.

  A dangerous idea came to dwarven [Warrior]. It quickly gained traction in his mind as he wondered if -

  “Enough about the Baggio! Can we get back to what’s important? Tell me everything about the quest you received?” shouted the sole female in the room.

  Of all the people in the room, Fabiana the [Sage] was the one person Pos knew would be there for the debrief. The human [Sage] had been beside herself when she heard about what happened in the dungeon, but not about the fact the Baggio wanted to destroy the dungeon. She didn’t care about that.

  She was angry that she wasn’t there when Pos got the Dungeon Quest.

  “Pos!” the long-haired human said with a big smile on her face.

  Pos had to stop himself from rolling his eyes. “Hello, Fabiana.”

  The woman walked up and gave him a big hug, which caught Pos by surprise, and he nearly fell over.

  “It's so good to see you again, Pos,” Fabiana said as she gently stroked the Pos’ beard. “You've really had some adventure.”

  “That's an understatement,” Pos replied with a nervous smile, knowing the sage was only playing nice to get more information. However, Pos had to admit she was going all out. Stroking a dwarf’s beard was a mark of affection for dwarves, but it was something that only the ladies of the night did in the World Above.

  “Yes,” Fabiana crooned as her arms stayed around Pos’ shoulder. “Going down to the third floor, a new Technique, and a Dungeon Quest! Tell me all about that.”

  “I believe Jes and the other wrote everything down.” Pos said as he tried to pry himself from the woman’s grasp.

  “As if I’ll trust the work of a third-rate [Scholar] and some [Mages],” Fabiana scoffed before smiling at Pos again, “especially when I have the handsome dwarf who received the Quest right in front of me.”

  A shudder went up Pos’ spine. He looked for help, but both Claudio and Bezal were speaking with each other… on the other side of the room. Cowards!

  “I already told Jes everything,” Pos quickly said as he once again tried to move away from the crazy [Sage].

  He failed. Who knew a human female could be so strong?

  “There’s nothing more I can give you. Everything is on record. Jes even got a few levels from putting-” The dwarf quickly shut his mouth when he saw the serious, and slightly dangerous glint in Fabiana’s eyes. Pos realized the saying about academia being a bloodsport was no joke.

  “Yes, I heard.” The [Sage] smoothly said. “In fact, everyone gained at least a level. [Mage], [Priest], [Shaman], and the sole [Scholar]; everyone who was there recording your discovery gained something.”

  Oh! That’s what she’s angry about.

  At least that was something Pos could understand. Opportunity like that didn’t come often, and no one liked to miss out on a few levels.

  “I’m sorry, Fabiana. I really am, but there’s nothing I can do. I’ve said everything there is to say. It's not like I have a new quest to tell you about.”

  “That's true,” Fabiana said, putting her hand on her chin. “That means I just have to stick with you till you get one.”