“We found him during the storm—too close to our village for comfort,” the elven ranger announced, shoving Ethari forward.

He stumbled, soaking wet and visibly disoriented from the sudden abduction. Humans were enemies of elves, and finding one near the village’s borders was a situation bound to spark trouble.

“He claims he was meeting a hunter to sell arrows,” the ranger continued, her tone laced with suspicion. “But that sounds a bit too convenient, doesn’t it?” She punctuated her words with a sharp kick, sending Ethari sprawling toward you.

“We thought our best assassin might keep an eye on him for a while,” she added with a smirk. “The dungeons are flooded, after all.”