A New Job Opportunity

My contact never showed up but a better, more worthwhile opportunity showed up. A scroll was dropped off for me and everyone else in the group that fought the mechanical creature yesterday; an offer for contract service from some noble patron. The pay was quite high, so maybe it’s not bad that my contact never showed up. I thought about thinking it over for a while and weighing the odds but when I saw the others leave I felt like the odd one out so I followed them. After arriving and being led to the study I made sure to note the windows and doors, since it's always important to find another way out; not that I’d want to try fighting out of a heavily guarded manor alone. The patron himself arrived shortly and explained the job. Sebrezal is your typical high lord, probably very well off, swimming in business deals, high and mighty, and all that. I could be biased but I don’t wanna trust him too much but money is money so I’ll try not to complain.
 
We would be acting as bodyguards, patrolling the manor and various locations he’d be in, to protect him. He said that the city is becoming more dangerous for him due to “deals going south” which I’m not sure how to feel about. Still, we all accepted the job and started immediately in groups of two. I was paired up with the Ardent elf Lyrellia to patrol about the manor and everything went fine.
 
After our first day, all I can say is the pay is good but the job is boring. I know beggars can’t be choosers but I wish it was a bit more interesting. Also, all I’m thinking about is how I’ve got to make a lot of gold soon if I plan to send it back to The Gold Snakes. Is 2 gold a day really going to get me anywhere? But maybe it’s a short job, maybe this Sebrezal will realize he doesn’t need the extra protection and let us go with a bonus? But that’s probably just my desperation talking.