Aric looked around. The low mountains surrounding them on nearly all sides cast an enormous shadow across the area. It was a secluded part of Miredis, one most would not normally pass on their journey, and the bandits were even more obscured with the added cover of the abandoned mines.
"Seems you lot found a good spot," Aric remarked, his eyes trailing from one bandit to another. Some faces he recognized, the terror in their eyes obvious, while most were unknown and only showed skepticism in their gaze.
"I don't know if you've been briefed, but I'll tell you myself: you are all now under my leadership. That means every single action you take from here on will be by my orders alone. You will do as you're asked, when you're asked. I don't care how dangerous or absurd the order seems."
One of the bandits raised his hand.
"To do that much, how much are we to be paid?"
Aric tilted his head toward the bandit, pulling out a single gold coin and raising it.
