Solam was then shown out of the office by Harris. Harris told them not to leave town for the time being; otherwise, it would be troublesome if they could not be found when it was time to hand out the rewards. Of course, there were some things he did not say aloud—if it turned out they had been spouting nonsense, it would be easier to settle accounts with them. Making wild, baseless claims to a sheriff was sure to be punished.
"Solam, what are you planning to do next?" Maris asked as they left the sheriff's office.
"Just call me Ram. That's what everyone back home called me. As for plans, I don't have any yet. I think it would be nice to work as an adventurer here for a while." Solam thought it would be good to spend some time in Rock Town and get used to human society before making further plans.
"That's great! Are you interested in forming a party with us? We could look out for each other." The moment Maris heard that Solam intended to become an adventurer in Rock Town, he immediately extended an invitation. He had seen Solam's strength, and Solam could even use healing magic. That was simply too important for adventurers. After all, many adventurers were crippled or even died because they were injured in the wilderness and did not receive treatment in time.
That was why all adventurers welcomed priests and druids with healing abilities. Although such spellcasters were not as precious as mages, they were also fond of teaming up with adventurers. Priests in particular—many low-level priests liked joining adventuring parties because it allowed them to earn money, train themselves, and, most importantly, spread the glory of their gods.
However, those people had all been recruited by strong adventuring