The Villainess Wants To Go Home

"Have you heard" a sonorous male voice discussed among the group men sitting around the bench. His messy beard smeared with food crumbs and was moist because of his drink as he shoved a spoonful of his stew in his mouth.

"What nonsense are you going to spout out now? Jackal" another man spat out, slamming his wooden ale mug on the bench, spattering a few droplets of ale across the wooden oak bench. His wolf like eyes glancing at the brown-haired man with his messy beard that wasn't trimmed in weeks, in annoyance. Jackal a man no older than 40, with slick brown hair which he would always make sure was neat instead of worrying about his overgrowing beard was described by his peers as a blabber mouth that spoke about trivial matters that no one cared about or just complete nonsense that never made sense.

Jackal sneered at the messy red-haired man with a face that was smudged and stained in soot from the ashes of the dragon flame.

"What I'm going to tell you idiots is not nonsense but rumours that I heard from my own ears" he said pointing to his huge ears as his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets which he glanced at everyone.

"What could that be? Your mother came crawling out from the grave and ran around the town *****" another voice from the table mocked Jackal resulting everyone in laughter.

Jackal's face turned red from anger. "don't talk about my mother like that. She's in a better place now, no reason for her to come back to this cruel world"

His peers gave each other doubtful looks as they tried to keep their snickering to themselves but was heard clearly from Jackal.

"Guys stop being so cruel to the old man. Let him finish what he has to say about the rumours" a mocking tone came from another man sitting beside Jackal, leaning forward with a wooden mug in his hand.

Not knowing the intention of the man Jackal nodded his head. "Thank you, Zachary"

"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted" he glanced at the certain redhead. "The runaway noble-"

"You mean Lady Diana" another man sitting beside him cut him off.

"Yes, who else would I be talking about" Jackal shoved another spoonful of stew while looking at his peer in idiocy.

The man looked at him, "There are many nobles I was just making sure we were thinking of the same person" he grumbled taking a sip of his ale.

"Didn't she flee from her home yesterday while the grand duke was not present?" said Zachary, feeling a little curious of where Jackal's words was heading.

"Apparently the whole Glacies estate is searching for her and set a bounty of 50 gold if captured and returned to the mansion" Samuel a boy beside the red-haired man said joining in the conversation of the grownups. His small almond eyes, the colour of obsidian glanced around his peers not missing their sudden greedy expressions.

"Lies. The duke never cares about the arrogant lady from the very beginning she was brought to this world. Why would he suddenly want her to return? I would just let her run free and do whatever she wants. Saves me the trouble of dealing with an incompetent daughter like her" a man with long black hair reaching his neck spoke in a gruff tone getting the attention of everyone.

"You haven't left the barracks in three days. How would you know about what's happening in town these past days?" Jackal said twirling the spoon around towards the long haired man whose names was Edgar.

of despicable noble lady, Diana really is" Edgar hissed, arching his thick sharp

going on now" Jackal said, spitting out a bone that he felt in his mouth after the

before they started a quarrel between each other. There was a click of annoyance coming from Edgar. "Impossible. That man is a

was going to get a new pair of shoes from the market" he said with

let go of the situation spoke. The men around the bench stared at him like he was an idiot. They knew how fond Edgar was of

"But more rumours were going around that she attacked young prince of Edmond on top of

slamming his giant hands-on top of the table making a racket "Look at what you did now, Jackal."

angrily, nostrils flared from the insulting

a hold of Jackal's hairy arm "Sit down" he

attention towards the long haired man "Jackal is right. You haven't been out of the barracks these past days, so you have

John the one who mocked Jackals mother interrupted, glaring at the two with fierce lavender eyes. Edgar and Jackal clicked their tongues in

his ale then to slam his wooden mug on the bench "She's probably spread those rumours herself to get the attention from her fiancé" wiping the drink with

mean ex-fiancé" Matt corrected.

a wooden pole, scraping his sharp dagger across a small wooden dragon figure. His orange hair flashed lighting from the flickering of fire that burned on the wooden torch bolted above

finishing off a last scrape of the wood before spinning the dagger around his hands and shoving it

you long enough to

to the side to see a dark-skinned man, no older than him

you decided to drink my ale instead of giving it to me" Ciel said with a hint of smirk across his face. The man let out a chuckle. "Don't mind if I

grab the mug from his best mate's hand when he suddenly jerked it back. "Noooo" he shook his head, mouth shaped in

question. "Drink this one instead." He stretched out the other hand passing the half full mug to his orange

Ceil frowned.

half human

with that, please" he took the

last time you got drunk"

an old lady" he said. Ceil eye twitched as the memory came rushing back, feeling his stomach

reminder" Ceil grumbled. "No problem bro. That's what best friends are here for" he placed a hand over Ciel's neck, leading him to where the other men sat around. "But seriously bud, that lady looked really wrinkly as if her skin was melting off her face and she was only in her 50s" stated Ralph with a

hag, maybe a black one like me" he said with a shiver. "What a

Ralph you're a good friend" he

whisperers" Zachary hands spread out in joy

my man" Ralph said enthusiastically taking his