It took some time for me to return back to the guild, by the time I did the sun was setting. I spent some time in the forest because the three tailed crimson foxes, the endangered sacred beasts, didn’t let me go. I wished I could make one my familiar, but they are sacred and I don’t think the kingdom would be too happy if an outsider took one away from them. 

The raven guild master checked the items and verified my completed quest. 

“There are many sets of eyes in here,” he noted. “How many did you encounter?”

“I think around eleven or twelve, I didn’t pay attention but there were alot than usual”

I told him about how abnormal I thought it was for so many poison lizards to roam around that area. He seemed troubled by this as he jolted down on a paper the things I reported. 

“We will have to look into this,” he puts his pen down and looks up at me. “Thank you for your help miss Lily”

“I’m happy I could do it, I got to meet the sacred beasts. That’s all I need”

“So you don’t want your reward?” he teased. 

“I… that’s not what I meant!”

He chuckles and just hands me the VIP ticket for the auction. I can’t thank him enough. I was finally getting closer to getting my hands on that herb. Now I could buy myself more time to find more flowers one way or another. 

I thanked him one last time before I left the guild and went back to the inn and rested my body for the remaining day. 

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As Lily leaves the intelligence guild grounds, another figure enters the guild master's quarters and presents his report of his observation. 

“Speak”

“It’s not what we suspected. She used a sword to deal with the poison lizard. She knew where to strike and knew of it’s weaknesses almost immediately”

The raven guild master crosses his legs, leans one arm on the chair rest and leans his chin on the back of his hand. 

“I don’t think she is a mage, sir,” the man put the report in front of his master. 

The raven guild master had a smile to his face.