Look for another target

As you think about what to do next you take a quick look around. The restaurant where you work is still enveloped in flames. You are a bit surprised to discover that it is the only building to have suffered any significant damage. The statue you were hiding behind and all the other nearby buildings remain intact, though at a few spots you notice new scratches and fresh blood splatters.

Next you look at your companions. There are a total of seven of them (which is more than you expected): Two redheads, one blonde, one with long raven hair, one brown-haired, one with pink hair, and the last one is a silver-haired half-elf holding a sharp fork in each hand.

'At least one of them is armed… even if forks are not much of a weapon. Then again, neither are rocks, and I just killed a man with a sharp rock…' You think to yourself before you finally speak.

"No point staying here. Let’s go look for anyone – or anything – still alive." You tell them.

"Any particular destination in mind, boss?" Asks the blonde.

"Let’s try the town center. Usually that’s where the most fighting takes place. Just make sure not to get too close and to not attract attention if you can." With that said you lead the way and your colleagues all follow without objection.

On the way you hear various sounds: people shouting, explosions from spells, steel clashing against steel, screams of anger or pain… But none of the sounds are close to your group, so you push them all to the back of your mind and do your best to ignore them.

Most of the trip is uneventful and you begin to wonder if you will reach the town center without meeting anyone. As if to answer your unspoken question the sounds of combat grow louder as you approach a crossroad.

You reach the spot where the street you have been following is crossed by another street and see two different battles going on at the same time. To your left you see three 'heroes' fighting a lone silver-haired elven woman wielding a pair of short swords. The three are trying – and failing – to surround her. On the right you see a small melee: At least five 'heroes' versus at least three elves. But some of the fighting is happening between buildings and out of your sight, so there might be more combatants. Ahead you see no one – the road seems clear.

"Which way now, boss?" asks one of the redheads. You’ve been asking yourself the same question.