All of the adventurers crowded around the lord while others began receiving their briefings. In reality though, it was only 3 different teams. Hikari's ears twitched from all of the noise.
The lord sat in his wheelchair and pulled out a pipe. He ignited the sticky, green substance with the tip of his finger. He huffed the wooden object from the corner of his mouth. "Don't worry about this old thing. Helps with the pain."
Seeing that no one said anything, Hikari shrugged. "I'm surprised you can feel anything with those legs. Moreover, I'm surprised that no one had healed them until now. Doesn't your kingdom have healers?"
The man raised his eyebrow from the elf's apparent audacity. However, he quickly smiled. "Good question. I've been told a few times that my condition is untreatable, so I do what I can with the rest of my body." He paused and looked at the whole of the group of adventurers. "Shorter crowd this time. No matter, I'm going to give your instructions now."
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