Lady Boss Of The Unpopular Dungeon

As Alexa and Rune walked out of Astral Descent and their eyes adjusted to the bright light, Alexa gazed upon the beautiful and lush forest landscape. There were many different types of leafy trees of various shades of green and some yellow. The forest was dense but was still well lit and Alexa could here the sounds of various woodland creatures and she could smell the strong scent of wildflowers.

"It's so pretty out here, when we get back from meeting Ruka's friend, we should go on picnics outside the dungeon." Alexa said while admiring the scenery outside the dungeon.

Rune looked at her and smirked and he nodded his furry black head in agreement and then he called out to Alexa "Hey Boss, it's time to get started on our journey, just follow me and we will quickly find the road we need to be on."

Rune began to hop off deeper into the forest but he only traveled a couple of feet when he stopped and turned around. The confident carbuncle took a deep breath and said to Alexa "Hey, I know you're excited and eager to look around but don't forget to keep your guard up."

Alexa nodded at the sound advice that Rune had given her and she began to keep her guard up while looking around at the beautiful natural scenery surrounding her while simultaneously trudging through the wilderness with Rune.

Eventually after some time walking through the forest undergrowth, the pair managed to find a large well kept dirt road that after some time looking, the two of them managed to find a signed that confirmed that they had found the right road and that the two of them were twenty five miles the village of Eclipso. Rune and Alexa breathed a sigh of relief that they had lucked out on finding the right road and Alexa took out a long strip of dark pink fabric that she tied to the branch of a nearby tree so that when they came back down the road to return to Astral Descent, they would have and easier time finding the the path back to the entrance of the dungeon.

The pair began their long trek down the road with Rune keeping a vigilant eye out for anything suspicious or dangerous and Alexa looking at the the scenery and looking for any interesting plants to try scanning with scan function of her Dungeon System.

Alexa and Rune had traveled down the dirt road for what seemed to be a hour and a half, the pair suddenly stopped with Rune's ears going straight up on alert and he quickly informed Alexa "Boss, be careful, something is heading our way."

After assuming a battle stance, the two of them waited while listening to what sounded like numerous branches being broken among some other sounds and they kept getting closer and closer. Soon a figure darted out in front of Alexa and Rune followed by what sounded like two men shouting.

The figure fell in front of the pair and after closer examination, the figure was a type of bird that seemed to be covered in various injuries. The bird was a about the size of a c.o.c.katoo and was covered in shiny turquoise blue feathers with a pink crest on the head, silver beak and feet, and a long majestic tail that started out pink and faded into a royal purple hue. The bird looked at Rune and Alexa with bright golden eyes and pitifully cried out like it was trying to beg for help. It wasn't long until the shouts were louder than ever and Alexa frowned in their direction due to the fact that the shouting had numerous profanities that caused Alexa and Rune to feel ill at ease and annoyed.

One of the men was a foot shorter than the other and had mousy brown hair in a shaggy haircut and tanned skin. he had dim brown eyes, a round head, freckles, a big nose and thin lips. The other man also had brown eyes and tanned skin but his hair was a dirty blond color and was put in a low pony tail. He also had a mole on his chin and a long shaped face with a small scar under his right eye. the two men were dressed in plain shirts and brown leather pants but they also had some vests of thick leather that reminded Alexa of armor. they also had well mad leather boots that were coated with mud and the two men looked like they hadn't showered in a week.

There was one detail that stood out most to Alexa and Rune, the two men were very well armed with both men carrying a dagger and sword and one man carrying a loaded crossbow.

The two men soon got to their feet and the blond started speaking to Alexa "Hey wench, get the hell away from that Simurgh, we found it first!" then the rude man spat in the dirt earning a disgusted glare from Alexa's pretty face. The glare made the shorter man flinch a bit, but he quickly regained his composure and he began get a closer look at the travelers that his companion was trying to intimidate. While Alexa was wearing her hood up which covered part of her pretty face and her long strawberry blonde hair, one could still see her well-developed figure.

The short brown-haired man began to shamelessly leer at Alexa and he nudged his partner to get his attention. "Hey Rolf, get a better look at her, this wench is one of finest I've ever seen and I haven't even seen her face yet." He then licked his thin lips and gave Alexa a lecherous grin. His buddy who seemed to be named Rolf began join his friend in leering at the dungeon mistress.

Suddenly Rune jumped in front of the injured Simurgh and he hissed at the two men, "Back off or don't blame me for what happens!"

The two men blinked in surprise and then they began to stare at Rune like he was a giant sack of gold and jewels. Rolf turned to his companion and he pointed at Rune with greed in his eyes and said "Hey, Kyle, this is our lucky day, two rare monsters and a good wench for a night or two."