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Chapter 14 - The Poison within Bumbleweed.

Jaymir continued to eat and drink, while listening to the innkeeper's story, but asked, trying to understand everything, "So Greemo came along and made talismans to stop the pack of these beasts?" the innkeeper nodded as he said, "Yes, so we kinda owe him." Jaymir hums in thought as he strokes his Goatee while pushing the jar of coins toward the innkeeper, "Thank you for the food, drinks, and information." 

The innkeeper looks at the jar and then looks at Jaymir, but before the innkeeper can ask, Jaymir says, "Malerin is buying my meal for today." The innkeeper nods and takes the jar before telling Jaymir, "She is a nice girl, don't be breaking her heart or I will break my foot into your face, understand." Jaymir nods but says, "You don't need to worry about me, i am doing something for her right now."

The innkeeper gave him the change that was left from the jar as he said, "What is left is 25 copper and 2 silver, you still don't have enough for a room, sadly." Jaymir shook his head and said, "That is fine, if I have to I will work for my earnings." Jaymir took the jar back from the innkeeper turned around left the tavern and went back to Malerin, to return what was hers.

Jaymir walks slowly back at Malerin and says, "Thank you for the meal, this is what is left, please take it." Malerin looks with a concerned expression on her face and asks, "Are you sure, Jaymir? Are you going to be okay?" Jaymir nods and smiles, "I will be fine, if I have to I will work for my earnings." she looks down at her jar and sees what is left, but forms a frown, yet says, "Okay, but if you need any help, please ask me." Jaymir nods with a smile as he adds, "Of course." Jaymir's attention then goes to the tree that was rotting and withering and stares at one of the talismans that were hanging from the tree.

He asks, "How often does Greemo check these?" Malerin replies with, "Almost every day." Jaymir reaches up and removes one of the talismans from the tree's branches. Malerin gasps as whispers to Jaymir asking, "Jaymir, what are you doing? Greemo is going to be pissed." Jaymir smiles, but replies, "What he doesn't know is not going to hurt him, plus I want to see what these are made with." Malerin looks around in worry, but Jaymir continues, "Plus, it would help me a lot to know why the tree is dying." Malerin sighs and states in concern, "Okay, fine but hurry, before someone sees you."

Jaymir finally removes the talisman safely, yet he opens it up, and Malerin gasps in shock. The talisman was made from a leather pouch, yet the pouch looked torn and roughly put together, within the pouch were sticks that looked like bones, leaves from the tree, oily material, and a material Jaymir or Malerin couldn't make out. Jaymir's expression turned sour and tears formed in Malerin's eyes, Jaymir didn't know why he was so mad, but he knew one of the materials which was the oily kind was highly potent and deadly to living things even trees.

Jaymir's voice darkens into a serious tone, "What does Greemo think he is doing? This much oil can kill anything even me!" Malerin gasps, "what? no!" Jaymir expression stirs into serious enough, "I have seen enough, the whole town is in danger!" Jaymir tosses the talisman on the ground looks at Malerin and demans, "Greemo's place now! I need to speak with him!" Malerin points in the direction of Greemo's place, and she watches in worry as Jaymir marches in anger towards Greemo's place.

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