Chapter 71 - 71

In under a minute both remaining members have come to the dining room, drawn by either food or a new member to meet.

"Welcome, Kone was it?" Misha asks and the girl nods. "It would be great to have a secondary Healer in the Guild. We can't be everywhere at once after all."

"We will get you a bath after lunch, and some fresh clothes, we've got a stockpile of leather gear because only one of our members wears it." Misha adds as Tanya brings in plates of fettuccine in an Alfredo sauce with mushrooms and vegetables, along with garlic toast and salad.

"Is lunch the only meal of the day?" Kone asks looking at her heaping plate.

"Oh heavens no." Tanya laughs. "But some of the members just got back from a dungeon, and others have been working hard all morning, so I expected them to be hungry. We've got an ice magic powered freezing box if we need to store leftovers for snacks later."

"You went to the dungeon?" Misha asks confused, looking at Cain.

"Sort of. I took a mission to escort a couple kids, and the quickest way was through the Demon Dungeon to another exit." Cain shrugs.

"Just be safe. I'm sure you had the Vala twins with you, but a dungeon is a dungeon." Char admonishes.

"I always am." Cain smiles, thinking how even alone he's in a better position than most groups now that Vala can give commands to the summons and take initiative.

"You guys seem like a family." Kone laughs. "I would very much love to join you if you'll have me. Just name your trial and I'll be sure to complete it."

"We can go to the Real Estate Agent to draw up a contract if you like, or I can give you a guild invitation now with no terms. A lot of locals like the contracts, it gives them recourse if the Guild treats them badly or kicks them out for no reason." Cain explains.

"If you can guarantee me a fair chance at dropped items for my class, that's all I ask." Kone says and all the girls giggle.

"What's so funny?"

"Everyone else in the Guild has an Iron Man quest title that increases item drop rates for the group. Most of the gear has random or useless bonuses, but we get an awful lot of it." Cain explains.

"I've filled an entire spare bedroom, closet and all, with leather gear that needs reworking. I'm just now getting my Tailoring skill high enough to do it, and I don't want to waste epic items on failed attempts." Misha adds.

"All epic items? That's crazy. It's like you're some high end Raiding Guild." Kone says, eyes wide in shock.

"Well, most of it did come from the Naga Raid. The amount of leather items that dungeon drops is incredible." Mythryll agrees.

"We can take you there tomorrow, get you a few extra levels in a hurry." Cain smiles and Dimnys laughs.

"Just be sure to warn her about the notifications. So many new notifications the first time you guys brought me there."

Cain creates a Guild Contract from a template, a simple thing with the basic protections from forced third party contracts and such, which says she will get 25 silver a month plus free room and board, like every other Guild member. Then he adds a caveat that all drops will be fairly distributed, with those in need of the item getting priority.

"Now, if you trust my contract you can sign here and you'll officially be part of the Darklight Host." Cain says, sending the invitation.

Kone accepts the same second she sees the notification and her eyes go big. "I got money? But I didn't do anything, did I?"

"It's customary to read contracts before signing." Char says, Patting her head. "We all get a 25 silver a month allowance from the Guild fund, but most of us make way more than that anyhow."

"It protects you from forced contracts and gives you the right to stay and eat here at the Guild House for free too. Since I know you didn't read it at all." Char adds.

"All you can eat free food? That alone is a good enough selling point." Kone sighs and Elmira laughs.

"Since I'm in a Guild now, can I sell my potions? They wouldn't buy from me at the shops."

"Sell directly to the mission hall. They've got a set exchange rate from transfers, it's a discount rate, but they buy all sorts of things for the merchants and crafters to alter and sell." Misha suggests.

"But what do you need more money for in a hurry, maybe we can help?"

"To buy gear of course." Kone smiles "If I'm going to follow you somewhere dangerous I'll need gear."

"And nothing drops in the woods." Elmira finishes, having experienced the same thing.

"We'll set you up for free. The only condition is that you do a fashion show for the girls. They hold them every time they get a bunch of new gear, looking for casual wear." Cain tells their new Druid.

An hour later she's freshly washed and the entire Guild, including the elusive Tengu sisters are gathered for the 'Equipping of Kone' as Char has announced it. They've got a big pile of leather gear that gives either Healing Bonuses, Melee bonuses or both. Until Kone joined the group, most of this had been deemed useless, as leather wearing healers weren't anything they'd seen, much less leather wearing melee combat healers.

"As Guild Master, I claim the right to go first." Cain announces.

"I found a leather jerkin that adds to healing effects, leather pants that reduce casting cost and a belt that adds healing on hit, plus nature damage." Cain says, handing them over.

"Equip all at once to ensure your modesty" Mythryll giggles. "Trust me, trying on one piece at a time as Misha creates them is not suitable for public viewing."

The leather pants are Capri cut on Kone, open and laced up the sides. The jerkin is a bit short of reaching her waist, but is in a matching natural leather light brown.

"That's not bad. Add these boots that increase attack speed and this cotton tunic that adds a little mana regeneration." Mythryll hands over the pieces, which adds thigh high dark green leather boots and a medium green cotton tunic under her jerkin.

"Then gloves that also increase mana regeneration and attack speed." Char adds, and she gains soft looking natural leather gauntlets.

"And finally, a coat!" Elmira cheers. The coat is a full length duster style coat, in dark green Naga scales.

"And a hat, can't forget the hat." Elmira adds, setting it on her head. She equips it and it turns into a light brown leather cowboy hat. Not what anyone was expecting, but the hat adds a bunch of healing and spell cost reduction, so the hat stays.

"I've got jewelery for you, two rings that add healing and nature damage, and a necklace that adds a lot of mana regeneration." Misha hands over the last of the equipment.

Basic gear done, Cain excuses himself while the girls pick through items for fashion. They'll be a while.. A long while.