Hogwarts: Please Graduate Soon

"No," Razi shook his head, "All horsemen are equal; there's no so-called leader. I'm just the captain of a patrol team. While on duty, my will is paramount."

"I'm not interested in how you divide things." Wayne waved his hand dismissively, "As long as what you say has weight."

"Even though I let you go today, it doesn't come without a cost.

"Do you see what happened to the eight-eyed giant spiders?" Wayne pointed to the 'milk cows.'

"Their venom is the price paid because they angered me. So… what are you planning to offer to appease my anger?"

Wayne looked at Razi leisurely.

Adhering to the principle of taking a little from everything, even a passing fox spirit should leave some droppings behind, let alone these intelligent horsemen.

They must have plenty of good things.

"Don't agree to him, Razi!"

A horseman with dark fur and a bushy beard shouted angrily, "Horsemen will never be slaves! You wicked little wizard, don't think you can make us submit!"

Boom!

Before he could finish, Wayne raised his hand and cast a spell, sending that horseman flying far away, as if consumed by darkness.

"Bain!"

Razi could barely react in time and could only watch helplessly as his companion vanished from sight.

"You've crossed the line, little mare!"

Razi said angrily, "Don't you fear that I might inform Dumbledore?"

"Dumbledore?" A chill radiated from Wayne's bright black eyes, "Even if this matter goes to the Ministry of Magic, I'd still be in the right."

"The worst it would do to me is violate school rules, but what about you? You pointed arrows at an underage wizard. Do you think Dumbledore would side with you?"

"As for that mouthy horseman, I was just teaching you the rules."

"Captives should have the awareness of being captives. Your mouths are meant for pleading for mercy, not for shouting. Also, call me by my name; I'm a person, not a horseman. Stop referring to me as 'little foal.'"

With those words, Raizi was left speechless. In the end, it was their recklessness that had led them to misjudge the situation and instinctively see Wayne as a poacher.

"What do you want?" Raizi asked, his head lowered in frustration. "Human gold and jewels are of no use to horsemen; we've never collected those things."

"Who wants that junk?" Wayne said impatiently, waving his hand. He lacked nothing except for money. With Galon gone, he could just continue selling gold bricks. "I've heard that horsemen are not only skilled in prophecy and archery but also have considerable knowledge of herbs."

"Bring some herbs, and we'll consider the matter settled."

"You can determine the quantity yourself; if it's insufficient…" Wayne sneered, "then don't blame me for visiting your tribe."

Seeing that Wayne only needed herbs, Raizi felt relieved. The Forbidden Forest was the home of horsemen, and gathering herbs should be quite easy.

"No problem, please wait a moment; I'll go back to gather them," Raizi said. "How much can one horse carry? They'll go back with you." Wayne wasn't worried that the horsemen might not return. Horsemen were straightforward; if they promised something, they would definitely follow through.