Chapter 41

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Chapter 41 of "Chaotic Craftsman Worships The Cube" starts with thrilling twists: chapter 41 “i don’t like this thera, we should head back. at least talk to sonya... Continue the story!

chapter 41 “i don’t like this thera, we should head back. at least talk to sonya before we go in there,” ben told her with apprehension filling his voice as they stood outside the guards room. she responded with a shake of her head. “ben, if what he’s saying is right then i need to do this. i can’t risk people dying just to avoid dealing with the guy. besides, the guards will be in the room.” “well i will be too,” for all the good it will do. hey myriad, what’s the word? fuck. as the guards walked them to where roan was being kept they explained the situation. the man had simply walked up to the gate and demanded to be allowed to go through so he could see thera. the guards were aware of him of course and not going to answer to the demands of a dangerous madman, so they had brought him in for questioning. he was happy to talk, even owning up to attacking them in the woods and running away once he failed, only to come back for his main plan, the one that would win the heart of the woman he thought he loved. they entered the main room and found roan standing, chains around his arms and legs binding him to the floor. it was ben's first chance to see the man and he was taken aback. roan was a hominid type, having a generally humanoid appearance, but his eyes were clearly compound, and his bare arms had a thick chitin shell on the top, with a softer flesh on the underside. what really unnerved him was how the moment thera stepped into the room his eyes were immediately pulled to her, as if ben and the guards didn’t exist. in the back of ben's mind he idly wondered how he was even sure it was her, given that she was wearing a new cloak and her magic couldn’t be leaking through, but the thought passed when the sound of his deep, almost hungry breathing caught his ears. they stopped far outside of the man's reach but ben continued to hold thera’s hand as he had been guiding her, partly to support her and partly to make sure she didn’t get too close. he couldn’t help but not want her anywhere near the guy, and judging from how tense she felt he thought she was feeling the same. “oh thera, it’s been too long,” he told her, seeming to be carving her image into his mind as he did. “hello roan. i was told if i came to see you, you'll put a stop to all this,” she quietly responded. he licked his lips and ben found himself immensely grateful that she couldn’t currently see through her cloak's hood. “of course, once i save the town you’ll be mine. i’ll be sure to give you the top position among my wives, you deserve no less after all.” “roan, how could you think leading a pack of monsters here could possibly win me over?” she asked, slightly incredulously “no my heart! you have it all wrong, i lead them here to send away! freeing the town of danger. a man who could do such a thing is quite powerful, is he not? truly he would be fit for a woman such as you,” he jerked forward and strained against his chains, desperately trying to reach her, but only causing her to take a step back behind ben, and roan's eyes moved to him. “just wait thera, i’ll show you i’m more fit to be by you’re side than some filthy fucking artisan.” “you know who i am?” he asked in some surprise. sure he had been attacked by the guy, but as far as he could tell they never even got close enough to see each other. “how could i not know the man who has the nerve to be with my woman?” he snarled. “if you hadn’t run that day you could have bled out comfortably you know, fighting a man in a warrior's death. instead i needed to sick my pet on you. how did you even see me coming those times?” “i have friends in high places,” he said as an offhand comment, before he fully processed what roan had said. “wait, those times? when else have you attacked me except with the alseer... wait,” there had only been one other time he’d been attacked, in what he had thought had been a random mugging attempt. apparently it wasn’t a mugging or very random at all. “that was you?” many of the nearby adventurers could hear roan’s deranged shouts and were making disgusted, angry faces. most at him, but still a few found their way towards thera, no doubt thinking she made him like this. for her part she tried to remain calm as she spoke. “alright roan, send away the monsters and save the town for me then.” “of course my heart! bear witness to me!” he took his staff from one of the guards and approached the southern gate, with thera, ben, and plenty of the guards following behind him. as ben stared out into the field towards the forest he didn’t see any monsters, but roan was quick to change that. “come out my pets!” he screamed into the night, as five swords wielded by a variety of guards were quickly pulled on him. “what the hell do you think you’re doing!” the leading one screamed. “ah my poor fool. can it really be said i saved the town from danger if no one can even see the danger? as soon as they come out i’ll send them away, not to worry.” though as his pets started to pour out, worry they did. myriad had been right, there were at least thirty different monsters, all of them different species and many of which ben had never seen before, while most of them looked half-starved. there was no way to easily keep a herd that big fed by one person after all. what, why? but before he could get an answer roan continued on with his performance. “oh monsters! leave this land in peace, never to bother it again!” he yelled out, as if he hadn’t just called them all his pets only moments before. that's where the biggest issue began. perhaps only two of the entire group left, the rest stayed, staring at the town. roan clearly wasn’t expecting this and grew agitated, yelling out once more. “i said leave! go off, you stupid animals!” but no matter how he yelled, they weren’t obeying. in fact they started to take steps closer, walking towards the gate. the guards pulled roan inside and started screaming orders, securing the man and starting to close the gate. in his head ben heard his god sigh. what’s going on, why didn’t that work? then what the hell do we do. how many of them will die if we wait and do that? okay, screw that. i think i have an idea.

Chapter 41

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