It’s a clean hit

Seras clearly didn’t know the dangers of fighting in close quarters with a ranged weapon. Without the proper skills it left one open to counter attacks. She realized this too late as you club her upside the head. The ranger sways on her feet for a moment, her eyes rolling back as she falls to her knees.

[8 Damage]

“N-No... this c-can’t...”

But she never finishes her sentence, face planting down on to the dock. She was down for the count. You waited for the clamor of a new level but it never came. Guess she was too low level to give much experience. But even with the level difference she hadn’t been a pushover. If she had some buddies it might not have been a fight you could win. From now on you swear to stick to unfair ambushes. You go through the usual motions of looting now, taking a pocketful or gold as well as her bow. Then she was stripped down, her new gear stored away or tossed into the water. Now you had three little heroes to bring back. Not bad for your first day of work. It took a little bit of effort but you manage to hogtie them and pile them onto your shoulders before making your escape. In only a few seconds you were up the stairs and safely in the alleyway.

After a couple minutes and a few turns you arrived back where the mysterious man had appeared. He said to bring and loot here and someone would show up. Guess that didn’t mean right away. So that meant you had time to kill. You glance over at a certain red headed captive and wonder...