Putting down the other pieces of armor he'd accumulated, he fumbled carefully with the sword of light, seeking to deactivate it.

With a content and confident smile on his face, he picked up the rest of the gear he'd taken and went through the caves once more to reach his steed.

Before getting on his horse, he fit as much of his loot into his backpack, packs and satchels; no need to be holding it all in his hands for the entire ride. He'd already decided he'd keep the sword until he got some sort of offensive magic; his only use for magic at the moment was the blinding attack, and it didn't do much on its own. Therefore, he attached the sword to his hip as he got onto the horse and began riding towards the citadel once more.

Wondering if the silhouette was simply a sculpture of such a dragon or the well-kept remains of one, he made his way to the inn he was staying at. There was no need for him to be lurking around outside in the middle of night

Memories of the occurrence earlier today rang in his head, but he still couldn't wrap his head around an ancient dragon protecting this place. Then again, whether or not it was a living dragon or a sculpture animated by the Citadel Lord was a pointless thing to dwell on. After all, he was here to turn in his findings and get his reward, possibly even sell some of the armor he'd collected.

As he entered, he didn't make any grandiose entrance this time. There were two reasons for this divergence; he had no reason to do so, as he expected the rest to simply clap at his grand arrival, and he'd gotten quite the idea of the difference between life in the citadel as a... bounty hunter? Could he even call himself that yet?

He went up to the counter. "And I return safely, with news that the bandits occupying the mountains have been eliminated by yours truly." He said with a cocky smile.

A vein seemed to pop on Lucem's forehead as he smiled with a somewhat miffed expression. "Well, in that case, I shall celebrate a tad... once I bring my findings upstairs. One moment." Lucem said as he went up to his room to drop off the gear and ears he'd collected. Afterwards, he went back to the innkeeper. "Now, I shall dine. Is there a menu of sorts?"