Usually Weed would just refuse this quest. The reward was unknown and Doppelgangers were very unpleasant opponents. They use magic and often can do something completely unexpected.
However, the boy’s tears reminded Weed of his past.
When his parents died, he was left only with his grandmother and his younger sister. It seemed like the world had ended back then. He had no one to rely on. He wanted some support but there was no one to provide it.
That’s why he understood Moss’s feeling very well. If he had someone to ask for help back then only to get rejected his life would be ruined completely.
Weed nodded and replied:
“I’ll protect Amy for sure.”
You accepted the quest.
“Thank you, stranger!”
Moss smiled for the first time since they met.
***
Weed left the village and headed towards the hideout.
From their peaceful kingdom, brave warriors of Rosenheim got right into the middle of Plains of Despair.
And in their first battle, they had to fight Giant Ants! To survive they had to give it their all. They won in that battle, kept their lives and as a reward all of them got 2-3 levels.
Soldiers’ faith in Weed was absolute.
“Commander! Where are we going now?”
“The innocent people of nearby village are being harassed by a Doppelganger, it threatens them and wants to take a beautiful girl Amy from her older brother Moss.”
“We must stop them.” – replied Hosram in a firm voice.
The Royal Knights were touched by the story too.
“It is knight’s duty to protect weak, we will follow you.”
“I can’t tolerate that a young girl is suffering from an evil monster.”
“Please take us with you, we will definitely stop Doppelganger.”
The small army headed to the northern woods, where the Doppelganger lived. Sunlight couldn’t penetrate the thick canopy of trees to dispel the darkness below. Many dangerous monsters inhabited these woods and sometime ghastly sounds could be heard.