Dragon Quest - Chapter 50: Prisoners

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 14949

The next day found Fred and Astra still locked in their small room. They were not happy about it. If what Malachi had told them was true they had but seven more days until their metamorphosis into whatever they were became permanent. But they were at the mercy of these demifoxes and their prospects of escape seemed limited at best. They both therefore agreed that until an opportunity presented itself they would bide their time. In the hope that their captors might be lulled they also decided to pretend to be at ease with the demifoxes. Antagonizing them was obviously pointless.

As for Ringroot and the other elders, they had arranged for Shabot and some of his friends to pay a visit to the Walants prison. It was still unclear just what Minestus had done to Astra and which in turn had happened to Fred. Were they now for all intents and purposes a couple of demifoxes, or rather were they a new breed of lycanthrope? Ringroot dubbed it neo-lycanthropy. And if the two humans were neo-foxes was the Race of demifoxes in danger from them? Only time would tell.


Lester Macready was sitting idly on his dirty bunk smoking his pipe. There was nothing else for him to do as he waited for his killing day to come. Macready was a member of the Paine Gang and had been caught stealing horses, a crime punishable by death. Although his fellow bandits had managed to escape Lester had no illusions that they would try to rescue him. Nope, he had been caught and that was that. Come Saturday he would be hung on the gibbet in the square in front of the prison. And that was only four days from now. Four days to sit, to wait and to smoke his pipe.

But then he heard the jangling of keys and the door to his cell opened up. A surly guard looked in and told him he had visitors. With a nod of the guard's head four people entered the cell. One was Lester's barrister along with the lawyer's attendant. The other two were a couple of demifoxes. Lester wondered what was up. He'd never given cause for a one of those folk to lay blame on him.

"'Ere, what's goin on?" Lester asked suspiciously.

The barrister smiled, "It seems it's your lucky day. I told you when you first arrived what the price for your acquittal would be, but of course you didn't even have a bent copper to your name. Well, these two fine hairy folk do have a few coppers on them. And while it's too late for an acquittal I don't see why they can't buy you a sudden and mysterious escape. You'll be a fugitive from the law of course, so the next time you come to town don't forget you'll have to pay an extra fee. Now, off you go."

"With them?" Lester asked and stared at the two demifoxes.

"Or you can stay here," the barrister replied. "I understand that the weather on Saturday will be quite wonderful."

Lester grunted and left with the two demifoxes.

The barrister and his assistant watched them go as the guard locked up the empty cell. And then the barrister looked down at his assistant and asked for the bill of receipt. "Well that was an unexpected windfall, eh Tarin?" Rift said. The dwarf nodded and replied, "What do you think the demifoxes want with him, Master Rift?" Rift shrugged. "Who knows. But if we ever see him again remind me to ask him."

  1. Shabot takes Lester to Elder Ringroot
  2. Shabot takes Lester to Elder Ringroot....(Version 2.0)

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