Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5424581-20150525105951

(setting: Valenwood tree house. The year is 4E 205. Just a couple months or so before Jane's second adventure. I'm thinking Second Seed (May) or something like that.)

You're sitting in a rather comfortable chair.

"Take a seat." You offer the the Redguard man standing across from you.

"I'd rather stand."

"You seem familiar."

"I believe you stole from me."

You think back. You remember tricking him to bring you valuable items without a reward and when he first became a mercenary you sent him on a wild goose chase so you could loot his house.

"Oh yes. The house."

"Well really it belonged to my parents. Since then they've refused to speak with me and I had to replace everything you stole."

"If I've wronged you so much, why are you coming to me for a job? It's not like that's ever gone well for you."

"Work is work. Even if you can't trust the employer. I may have not gotten paid but I learned something about life. Just know that if you don't pay me I'll find a way to get my money's worth. Now tell me about the job."

"Some bandits have been attacking my caravans. Deal with them. I'm sure someone else around here can give you the details."

As you watch him leave and climb down the ladder you think to yourself 'He really has learned something' and you give a silent order to your men to "deal with him" as soon as the job is done. You never had any intention of paying him. 