Hours in-game passed before we moved on. It was time to go and I saw he was fine. This experience clearly traumatized him greatly. He was powerless. The only thing he could do was barely repel them. He was only let go today because he was with me. Otherwise, he would be right next to Gale right now. I hoped that this would make him understand his position. "I have to come clean about something." I said. He just looked at me. "What is it?" he asked. I told him everything about Gale. The air elemental nearly had a panic attack. "That dishonorable scum! How dare he look me in the face after everything I've gone through! I even suffered that torture to give him some relief. If I ever see that pathetic excuse for a leader again, I'll kill him myself!" he screamed to the sky. I rubbed his back to help him move through it. When he was done, we went back to the club. He was well behaved from that point on. He had made the decision to earn his freedom. The best revenge was living well. If he could get his freedom, he would live, laugh and just stand in the wind. That was what he had told me.
The next week was a test for us all. First of all, the Adventurer's Guild sent a letter to us in the mail. There was a major influx of monsters on the outskirts of the city. They said that the local garrison requested assistance. I bet the did. Passing by them, they looked really weak compared to us. Because we were all so close by, we got the first crack at it. We could accept it all on our own or we could ask for back up. When it came to back up, we could ask for a specific adventurer if we had their name. We also could just generally request for adventurers of a certain class or race. If they accepted the request, they would come and we would host them for the duration of the mission. I decided that we were going to take it ourselves. All the glory would be ours. Another thing that happened was that a trio of young men came. They were novice wizards and they wanted to join us in our coven of mages. That was nice. I also got a message and photos from the researchers. They got Gale back to consciousness again. They would continue draining him and run tests on their samples. I was not needed.
