The shop has a bell on the door, which rings when I push it open. The shop owner—a short, balding human with a mustache that looks like a woolly caterpillar—quickly comes from the back room with a smile on his face to greet his new customer. He doesn’t stop smiling when he sees me, but the genuine mirth falls out… Read more →
I duck into the room and say, “I won’t be going out on patrol with the others. I’ve come for my pay.” His disappointment is plain to see, “I see. Well, let me handle your dues right away.” He counts out my share, more than the previous patrol run even accounting for the additional days, and hands it to me.… Read more →
My destination is the inn I am staying at, though I still have to wonder if it will be safe for me or if another cutthroat-for-hire will be breaking in tonight. I haven’t the coin for another room, though. Not until I can get my pay. I take a detour to the Adventurer’s Corps to see if Corporal Level is… Read more →
Vong continues, unaware of the storm in my thoughts, “I’m sure he’ll give it out in the morning, so no big deal, right? Anyway, I told him we wanted to hit that tower and he was fine with that, so I want us to make a plan of attack for it, okay?” Rakatha nods, but I’m not sure he’s sober… Read more →
Evening rolls around and I gather my belongings to go to the Pale Pine. As I walk, I wonder who will be on time, who will be late, and who won’t show up at all. I land on Rakatha being very late, Ralith not showing up at all, Vong being slightly late, and Twitch being on time. When I step… Read more →