A simple but effective scene, now there's tension in the story! Let's double down and flesh out the bandit leader and his people!

Meanwhile, in a dark alleyway, a councilor meets with the bandit leader, exchanging words in hushed tones. "Listen carefully, my friend," the councilor says, glancing around to make sure they're not being followed. "There's a rich group of helpless villagers that will soon be coming to you. Do whatever you want to them. I'll make sure the guards won't get involved or help them."

The bandit leader smirks, "And what do you get in return?"

"I want a larger cut this time," the councilor responds, greedily. "And I want you to keep the guards out of our dealings for good."

The bandit leader nods, "You've got a deal."

As the councilor walks away, a smile on his face, he thinks to himself, "This is going to be the biggest score yet. And no one will be the wiser."

((Author's Note: I had to add to the prompt about 10 times. Mostly because the Ai kept not realizing that the villagers being ambushed were the same villagers that were with Sarah and Jake and the others. For some reason it really wanted to come up with a random village that was going to be ambushed by bandits. Which, makes no sense in context, but since that's such a common plot line I understand how it could get stuck in that rut. The other re-writes were to make things more interesting. I told it to add a character of a female gladiator that the bandit chief had **** to be his wife. I told it to give the gladiator a fierce name and give the bandit chief vicious name. I told it that the female gladiator character is a proud warrior, unbroken in spirit, who stands up for the lives of the villagers. I told it that the bandit leader puts her in her place and goes on with his planning. Then it finally spit out the following...))