Day Five, Part Two

//The pawn shop is the store missing most of its front wall in the area below the workshop.//
                               
Rif: Hello. I have a package here from Benson's Workshop.

(Delivered Package from Jade)

Shopkeep: Oh, hold on. Let me look at this.
    -(...)

If you ran,  >Can’t Sneak It Past Inspection
If you walked,  >Good Work

Can’t Sneak It Past Inspection

Shopkeep: You ran here, didn't you...

Rif: Huh?! H—how did you...

Shopkeep: Anyone who looked at this merchandise would understand! It's a good thing it's not too scuffed up, but it'll still cause trouble for us!

Rif: I'm sorry...

Shopkeep: And you look like you might be a blacksmith, too. I'm going to give you something to study from.

(Obtained Scroll for the Art of Obedience!)

Rif: I'll do my best...
    -Well, now that we've finished that errand, shall we go back to the workshop?

Killfith: Whatever you wish.

Good Work

Shopkeep: Good! High quality items as usual. Thanks for bringing it in.
    -It's a good thing you were careful with these. If you take your work as a blacksmith as seriously as how you handled these merchandise, you're a girl with some real prospects.
    -As a reward, take this.

(Obtained Scroll of Essential Understanding!)

Rif: Thank you very much!
    -So, now that we're done with that errand, wanna head back to the workshop?

Killfith: Whatever you wish.

(Side Conversation)
Rif: Let’s head back to the workshop!

Killfith: Got it.
(End)

Either way, as soon as you step out of the shop, you hear a bell clanging.

Rif: Ah, this sound...

Killfith: Tch... it’s the signal for something nearby… another abomination of a Stray?

Rif: This time it came from the South Gate…

(They both look towards a path that leads to the south)

Rif: A Stray Summon... those people might appear there again...

Killfith: Enemies... yet another thing to make my skin crawl. You ready to head back yet?

Rif: Ah, yeah!

(Side Conversation)
Rif: I'm worried about Murno. Let's hurry back to the workshop!

Killfith: Then quit slowing us down and move it!

Rif: R—right!
(End)

(Inside Benson's Workshop)

Rif: Ah, Master, you're back. How did the discussion go?

V.E: Discussion? Oh yeah, it went great. As soon as that Stray showed up, he disappeared.
    -Never mind that, Rif. Where have you been? Isn't Murno with you?

Rif: What do you mean where, Aniki asked me to go on an errand. And Murno is with Eliez...

Eliez: Nope. Big sister Murno left.

Killfith: Left? Where?

Eliez: I dunno.

Killfith: What do you mean? How can you not know? Try to remember!

Eliez: Nn... um… big brother had to go to get rid of a Stray, and Murno followed after him...
    -(panicking) Nnn…

V.E: That's enough, Eliez. Thank you.
    -Are you happy, Killfith? Was yelling at a small child really that unavoidable?

Killfith: Tch…

V.E: (...) She's been acting strange ever since we came here. This is not the best time to make us worry…
    -Jade has already gone out with the Patrol Unit. Do you two know anything about what she might be doing?

Rif: Do I...

(Flashback)
Bostaph: Everything is that girl's fault. It is thanks to her that Stray Summons have begun to act violently in this area...

Rif: (No way... it couldn't have something to do with the Stray Summons...)

V.E: ... Guess it can't be helped, then.
    -We'll have to comb the area! Move out!
    -(leaves)