After the fight, some of the wolfmen came and took Haylum away.
For those still wondering, no… I didn't kill him. I have an important job for him so I can't let him die just yet. Something only, he can do, nobody else.
Also the doctors or rather healers according to the wolves, Haylum would take a few weeks to heal. That may seem surprisingly fast by the amount of damage I've done to him but it was normal.
The Wolfpeople are known to have exceptional healing ability. Even if they break many bones inside their body which I made sure Haylum had, he would just take a few weeks before he would be healed completely… the pain will still be there but he will be active for what I want him for.
I sat over a tree that was cut down to sit on and was removing the blood of Haylum from my hands. There were some wolfgirls too that helped me wipe the blood from my body as I didn't want to return to the castle in such a state.
"Sir!" Raven came beside me and with him came all the people who had volunteered to work for me.
I look at Raven and could already see the results of the fight showing on his face. He looked much more respectful towards me. But that couldn't be said for everyone else behind him.
All the other wolves gazed at me with fear or respect and whenever I looked at them, they would flinch and turn away immediately.
That is to be expected. Raven is someone who was with me for the past few weeks and had some guess about what kind of man I am. To him, I wasn't always cruel, only when the circumstances needed me to.
But the others didn't know me, to them I was someone that they would have to bow down from now on and listen to every one of my words.
"Relax Raven, you seem like you're on edge."
Raven smiled, "Anyone would have to be. I didn't think you would be so strong, just looking at the fight I could feel the power oozing out of you."
Hmm… so he's a fighting maniac as well. Comes with the wolf bloodline, I guess.
"Thanks, It was nothing." I smiled, "The only thing going for Haylum was his strength and when that didn't work, the end outcome could already be seen."
Raven slowly gave a nod, "Hmm… that maybe, but it still doesn't thwart the fact that you defeated him single-handedly."
I wave my hand dismissively, "You should have been there at the assassination party, back then I had killed over 100 assassins with ease." Official source is novel(ꜰ)ire.net
'What! 100 assassins!'
All the wolves who had acute hearing, heard what I said and their hair stood up in shock.
Me defeating Haylum alone was impressive for them but defeating over 100 assassins alone seemed over the stretch but they couldn't deny it.
Raven smiled with a thirst, "Can you spar with me sometimes, sir?"
"Hmm…" I gazed confusedly, "Why?"
"I know that I can't defeat you but still the fact that I get to fight with a strong fighter like you gets my blood boiling!" Raven said with a fire in his eyes as I laughed hearing him.
Wolves… they sure are a thirsty species.
I accept his words and turn to his back which makes him say what he initially came here for, "Sir, I've already talked with them and they have no issues with working under you."
I gazed behind him at the group. My gaze seeing their body figures and judging over them as I shake my head in disappointment. Except for the ones that I bought, the others didn't seem that impressive.
"They seem like a sorry bunch compared to your group that was captured." I say, "But I can't be picky about my servings."
I stand up and say to the group, "Work diligently for me and I will give you enough money to stay satisfied for the rest of your life. Each of you will get enough money to pay for you and your families expenses."
"And about the houses." I point around us, "How about this forest, you can cut off the trees and use them to make your houses and if you need anything else, I'll pay for them."
Raven looked around the place before nodding, satisfied with the result, "That would be excellent and the place is more than big enough for the children to play in too."
I nod to his words. This was one of the simple points I took in when I looked for a house. This place was massive and had enough space for a whole army of people to stay at, I just need to get rid of some mountains and it'll be fine.
"I want you to train them Raven, teach them the discipline of how an elite group of fighters should be like." I tell Raven who nodded and took it as his mission.
"Of course, sir. I'll train them in to the most elite army as possible."
I nod before a thought came to me, "Oh... and don't such bad quality clothes as armor anymore." I look at their armor, which were only torn leather clothes.
"Get the measures of everyone around here and go to capital one day with Redwick. Find a good armor shop and buy fitting armor for them. I can't have my wolf army to win against the strongest of ground forces to only have them get slaughtered by arrows."
Raven found my suggestion satisfactory as well. But there were some murmurings among the amateur group behind him.
"But isn't that against the ancestral cod-"
"Hmm" My gaze boar upon the one who spoke just now, "Do you have anything to say?"
"N- NO, sir!" The wolfman shook his head vibrantly, "Ju- Just saying how good it is to finally not get one shot by an arrow anymore." He ended with an awkward laugh.
I ignore him and turn away from the forest. Leaving the wolves sighing in relief seeing me finally go.