'Will it bring trouble?'
That was the only thing passing through the guard's mind, who did not know about Damian's identity, but based on what was happening before his eyes, he was soone important, or at least soone Vanessa knew.
For that reason, the guard quickly said, "I am sorry for not recognizing you," bowing his head in respect.
Damian was not worried about that and knew there was no way the guard would know about him anyway, as it had been the first ti in weeks that he had returned to his base, so he said, "Don't worry about it. Keep doing your job."
After that, the man sighed in relief but only relaxed completely after Damian and all the others entered the building. Once inside, the first people to greet Damian were Hazel and Serana, who hugged him just like Vanessa did!
Aurora was not pissed about that or anything, as she knew the girls very well, and hugged them as well, talking to each other right after, sharing so of their experiences, like what had happened on the island they had been trapped since a few days ago.
Vanessa was quite impressed by Damian's bad luck, "You took a plane that crashed on an island. What are the odds?"
"Yeah, I know. But I am almost certain soone was behind that. Anyway, that is sothing I will learn later. How did you build this place so quickly, and did you hire people for the organization?" Damian said.
They went to the main building of The Dawn headquarters, sitting around a table that was ant to be a eting place for the mbers. Damian did not sit on the chair belonging to the organization's leader, as the others did not know about that. Well, Hazel and Serana did, but they would keep that a secret for the ti being.
"Only a few guards and people ca here to clean from ti to ti, but I did not hire anyone like, the organization itself, soone who will go and complete missions and explore the dungeon on behalf of the organization. I feel like we have to hire decent people and not think about numbers only," Vanessa said.
She was more than right about that. That was a thought Damian shared as well. He wanted fewer individuals in his organization as that ant it was easier to share resources with them to make them stronger! It was way better to have ten powerful mbers than fifty useless ones.
Vanessa only hired a few third-party people to work on so things related to the organization, but that did not an they were part of it. It was more like they were freelancers.
"I see. As we speak about mbers, you already know Magnus and Aurora from Garmony. They will be joining us, but we also have a new mber you don't know," Damian said, gazing at Ashley, who was a little shy to be there, "She's Ashley, a survivor from the plane crash, just like we are."
"Nice to et you, Ashley," Vanessa said, going toward her for a handshake.
The friendly atmosphere of everyone there made Ashley realize the idea of joining that organization was exemplary. Despite having only a few mbers, the whole structure of the organization was quite decent, being better than so dium-sized organizations.
"Co with . I want to show you sothing," Vanessa said.
They left the eting room and went to another one in the main building with many tables, a bar area, and a board with a few papers attached. The fireplace inside gave the place a cozy feeling.
"This is the resting room for our mbers. We have tables to sit at, a bar to get so drinks and food, a fireplace to warm us, and the board with the current missions available for our mbers."
"Not bad. This place looks legit," Damian said as he walked around the room, looking at every detail.
It was a necessary place for an organization to have, as it was a way for the mbers to bond and share their thoughts about their missions. Damian was pleased with it, just like Aurora, Magnus, and Ashley, who already felt at ho inside that place!
"All we need now is a symbol for the organization. I have a contact to make sothing we can attach to our chests, so speak with the leader when you have the ti, Damian," Vanessa said.
"Understood."
They toured around the buildings, seeing the bedrooms the organization provided for its mbers. It would beco Magnus, Aurora, and Ashley's new ho. Vanessa, Serana, and Hazel were already living there, each with their own room.
The leader was the only one with a separate building where no one could go close, despite the leader never showing up there until that point. Well, Vanessa thought so because Damian was right there, and he was the leader!
But seeing how he did not want to attract attention, Damian got himself a room in the building where everyone else lived. They celebrated that night not only the return of Damian and the new addition of mbers to the organization but also the fact they survived a disaster, which was sothing to be grateful for.
They ate and drank during the night, only going to bed after passing out! Damian did not like that sort of thing anymore, but he drank a lot that night, enjoying it as well as he could because an arduous journey was ahead of him the next day.
"We need to start finishing the quests on this board, not only to get money for the organization and us but to increase our reputation," Damian said after everyone reunited in the organization's main hall the next day.
Everyone heard him as they all associated Damian as a vice-leader, considering he was the first mber and the only one 'who spoke with the leader of The Dawn.'
"We must keep so of us here to keep this place in order. So, who wants to go first on a mission?" Vanessa said.
Damian needed no ti to think, going toward the mission board, grabbing one, and leaving the room imdiately. He was focused on getting stronger, and exploring the dungeon was the only way!
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