"Oh, you'll get results," Vegeta said, his smirk widening into something almost feral. Dark energy crackled around his fingertips like black lightning. "One dead goblin leader, coming right up. I'll even bring you his head as proof, if you want. Or would you prefer the whole corpse? I could string it up on Clover City's main gate as a warning to other monsters."
"Just confirmation of death is sufficient," Aldric replied, suppressing a shudder at the casual brutality.
"Your loss. Heads make great trophies." Vegeta stretched casually, his joints popping. Shadows stretched with him, mimicking his movements. "So where exactly is this settlement?"
"Southern forest, approximately sixty miles from Clover City. Near the Iron Fang orc territory." Aldric pulled out a map and pointed to a marked location. "Our scouts last reported activity here, but the settlement might have expanded since then."
Vegeta studied the map for maybe three seconds. "Got it. Easy enough to find."
