Hiding. Quickly!

At the last moment, you quickly hide behind one of the large wooden shelves.

Now you clearly need to exercise secrecy and caution.

Then you try to listen and consider the details of what is happening.

One silhouette looks like a woman's...

And on the floor...

You see two bodies on the floor.

Two bloody bodies, one of which shows no signs of life.

The second bloody person wheezes and groans in pain.

Kicks.

This guy is being brutally kicked.

You manage to hear a fragmentary phrase among the groans: "Arghh... Etario Cross-Eyed! It's him! He sent us here!"

You think: “Damn! These two beaten and bloody guys are the two assistants that Etario was talking about. Obviously, the situation is not developing according to plan..."

After this, you hear the sound of a woman’s voice: “It’s time to finish our job... These two pieces of bloody meat will be good food for the fish.”

The next second you see one of the short men (you look closely... he is a dwarf, like the other seven guys) in hoods delivers a strong kick to the neck, breaking it.

Another corpse on the floor.

Four dwarves pick up two corpses and carry them somewhere.

The other four dwarves look around.

On their belts you notice weapons: sheaths with short swords and daggers, a pair of small battle axes.

Female voice: “We need to pick up the cargo faster!”

You understand that this group is led by a woman.

Trying not to make noise and continue secretive observation, you crouch down, hiding behind a wooden shelf and a large wooden barrel.

This young woman of average height is dressed in a light cloth robe of a dark grayish hue with a hood. You don't see any weapons in her hands or on her belt. However, she is holding in her right hand what appears to be a musical instrument... It looks like a small lyre made of silvery material.

A woman gives orders to a group of dwarves. She throws back her hood and you have time to see her face.

Porcelain leather shade.

Short black hair folded into bob hairstyle.

A thin darkish scar on the left cheek.

Brown eyes that exude impatience...

And you also notice on the palm of her left hand something like a tattoo, which emits a faint glow of a bluish tint.

You mentally swear: “Fucking crap! This bitch clearly has magical powers! She and her companions are probably working for competitors of the Marryman gang..."

Meanwhile, the dwarves and the woman approach the boxes, which are stacked near the wall.

The dwarves begin to move boxes to make room...

Soon they pull out three small boxes from the most inaccessible place near the wall.

Your eyes notice something important: each of these three boxes is sealed with a wax seal with the symbol of a bear.

This is the cargo that you need to deliver to the Etario house.

But now the situation is clearly not in your favor.

Eight armed dwarven bandits and a woman who apparently has magical powers.

Of course, the four dwarves are still busy getting rid of the two corpses. But these four will obviously be back soon.

While you are thinking, the dwarves carefully lift the boxes with valuable cargo and prepare to take them somewhere.

You need to make a decision quickly.

Option one: try to eliminate all opponents, using the factor of surprise. This means creating a bloodbath... The result is unpredictable. But the risk to your life will be maximum.

Option two: refuse to complete the task and leave the warehouse unnoticed by the enemies. In this case, your employer will have questions for you... It is quite possible. That you will lose your “job”. And, given the specifics of your “activity,” there is a possibility of more unpleasant consequences.

Option three: be cunning. You will be following a group of competitive bandits. And you will try to strike at the most advantageous moment for you. Maybe. You will be able to get at least part of the cargo, and then escape from pursuit..