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Quest Updated: Help Nora
Once inside my room, I lowered my pack to the floor. I let out a loud sigh of relief. The room felt hollow. It was completely empty, like something important had just been ripped out of it. Before I had a chance to let the feeling sink lower, my system panel flared into my vision. This time it was a new quest.[ Help Nora ][ Completion will result in unpredictable results. ][ Reward: 1000xp + SKILL: ??? ]“So System-kun, can you explain this new quest?” I asked the open air.“Sorry Clint, I didn't make the quest. I just receive them,” the voice echoed in my head.I rolled my eyes at the floating emoji face. It was flashing a lazy, shrugging expression.“Useful as always.” I crossed my arms. “Can you at least show me my current breakdown? I need to see what I’m working with after that mess at the farm.”The screen flickered. It shifted from the quest notification to my standard profile.[ Status ][ Name: Clint Voyer ][ Level: 3 ][ Race: Human / Outworlder ][ Class: Unassigned ][
The Iron Collar
Liza bolted out of the room. Her heavy footsteps faded down the stone hallway.I lunged across the mattress and grabbed Nora's legs. She kicked out hard, nearly throwing me back. She had a scout's lean frame, but her desperation gave her terrifying leverage."Hold her still," Delia said, reaching for a leather strap.Nora shrieked, staring blindly at the ceiling. "Get away from me! Don't put me back in the dark!"I threw my entire weight across her knees. The rough linen sheared against my forearms as she bucked, leaving a blistering friction burn. She was covered in sweat and grime making it even harder to hold her down.Delia fumbled with a heavy buckle, pinning a thick leather strap across Nora's waist.The door banged open again. Liza burst back in, chest heaving, an older woman in gray robes right on her heels.“Matron, she’s-”“Clear the room... please,” the matron said, her voice cutting clean through the noise.She didn't look at us. Her fingers dug straight into a pouch at he
Waiting for Answers
"We're almost there... the Healing District should be able to help her," Liza said.We spent the rest of the walk back in silence. The weight of the climb settled into my legs, while Liza carried Nora without a word. She stared ahead the entire way through the mountain pass, her expression distant as if she were trying to piece together everything we'd found beneath the mine.“The guards,” Liza pointed toward two men, standing in front of the healing district. “They know me. Don't stop walking.”The two men wore the light iron armor of the city's hired watch. As we got closer, the taller guard squinted through the torchlight. His eyes widened."Liza? What happened out there?" he asked, stepping toward us."Found her in the western mine," Liza grunted. She didn't slow down. "She's breathing. Barely."The second guard looked at Nora's bloody face. He held out his arms. "Let me carry her. You look like you've been walking for hours.""I've got her," Liza said, nudging past him. "Just get
The Mysterious Woman
“Is that… a person? Clint, can you see clearly?” Liza asked, the dust still partially blocking her view. “Aim your torch over there.”Obeying her request, I moved my torch closer to the figure. The flame flickered just enough to make out a few details. A woman in her early twenties lay collapsed on the floor, her legs bound by chains.Liza and I both moved to her side quickly. I held the torch while she looked at the woman, checking for any sign of wounds.The woman wore a torn leather vest over a dark tunic. Dirt covered her arms, and her long hair was tangled from sitting on the cave floor. She was pale, but her chest rose and fell in a steady rhythm. A heavy metal collar sat around her neck, matching the chains on her legs.“She’s alive, but barely,” Liza said as she grabbed the chains. “I’m going to break the chains on her legs, but that collar is a problem. Check around for a key.”"On it," I said.I turned around and took a few steps toward the pile of broken wood where the gobl
Fire Slimes and Stolen Equipment
“So, what do you think is responsible for the stolen supplies? I mean who would steal in this nice city… it seems weird to me,” The thought hit me as we made our way to the mining tunnels. Outside of the main city on the eastern side, the mines sat between a mountain scape. Silence followed my question, causing me to check on Liza. Her brows were furrowed indicating she was mid thought. “I’m not sure…” She increased her pace to match mine, grabbing my arm and wrapping herself around it, dragging me along. “Guess we’ll find out when we get there.”Quickening my pace to match hers, we jogged through the medical district, passing through the gates, entering into the greater world for the first time since arriving. The morning sun crested the tree line, its orange light casting a long shadow on us. The sight was magnificent. Just past the heavy iron portcullis, the manicured cobblestones abruptly vanished, giving way to packed dirt and overgrown roots.The eastern ridge loomed ahead o
Loot, Levels and a New Quest
“CLIIIINNNNTTTT! Wake up!”Liza’s voice waking me from a pleasant dream about fishing off the coast of Australia, a place I can’t now, but never would have gone to anyways. The thought of fishing excited me however.I clumsily looked for my clothes, tossing them on as fast as I could. Food and friends were waiting on me. After getting dressed, the smells of breakfast invaded my room.“Smells great Celia, what have you made for us this morning?”“Boar meat, potates and eggs. I hope you brought your appetite.” She finished her sentence with a wide grin before returning to her cooking.Thomas sat at the table reading what looked to be a magical newspaper. Headlines shifted every few minutes, some news about a local farm flashed across it.“Liza, did we make the news?”“We sure did. John exaggerated just a tad, but he was so impressed he filed a report with the guild.”The warmth I felt in that moment was on another level. Finally I had found something that felt gratifying and rewarding.
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