A Trip to the Tower...?

[Dracos]

It was a little after dawn when Jan and the old man arrived... the others just starting to get ready for their trip...and for breakfast.

They were scattered about the inn when he entered, a few natives also hanging about, chatting with Sally and keeping to themselves.

The old man walked past absently and went to pet the large red bird that was hanging out on the stony top of the cool fireplace.

A typical morning, all said and told.

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[Carthrat]

Sitting at a table near the entrance to the inn, Mei-Ling consults a small map she procured from Dr. Simmons, considering where she should go next. Her small travelling bag is with her, indicating that she plans to leave today. She doesn't pay much attention to the newcomers..

[Dracos]

Well, there's the tower, which he advised strongly against, New Reno, which he said could be pretty dangerous for a young lady, and Vault City, which he said was pretty hard to get into but safe enough.

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[Carthrat]

"Been there, done that," Mei-Ling mutters as she looks at the tower-marked section of the map. No desire to actually go inside it, no-sir.

New Reno or Vault City it was, then, and Mei-Ling predictably decides to go to whichever is closest.

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx is sitting alone at a table, silently eating his breakfast.

[Olvelsper]

"Hey birdy." Jan followed suit to pet the inn's mascot and feed it a piece of bread before turning to hail Darx. "Long time no see." He half turned towards the old man.

"Hungry, sir? You can join us for breakfast if you're up to it."

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx looks up and grins.

"Hail, Jan.  Been a while, ne?"

[Olvelsper]

"Time well used on my end. Have you settled into things reasonably well?" He quickly ordered a simple breakfast from Sally and paid ahead of time for the old man before joining Darx.

[Dexie Oblivion]

"Blah, it's boring, sitting here in this town, doing nothing."

"The sooner we can all get to that tower, the better."

[Olvelsper]

"You haven't picked up a job for Doctor Simmons while you were here?" Jan asked, perking an eyebrow. "Must've been kinda rough living on just that last job's money all along."

He shrugged. "Oh well. Anyway, seen anything interesting lately?"

[Dexie Oblivion]

"Aside from the normal new people to the wasteland, I haven't seen many things of interest."

He nibbles a piece of bacon for a moment, thinking.

"How about you? Found anything of interest?"

[Olvelsper]

"The town of the wolves was abandoned. Cleared out of all the books that might've told me more about it. Fortunately I ran into the old storyteller there and he told me something that might've explained what happened there."

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx smiles a little...

"Oh? Go on, do tell...."

[Olvelsper]

He went into the same story the old man had told him, not nearly as skillfully as the storyteller, but covering the major points.

How an invading army had attacked the village to plunder a treasure that had been given to them to protect, and how the soldiers had slaughtered every man, woman, and child. Of how the souls of the villagers had used their righteous fury to turn into spectral wolves that tore the invaders to pieces and had safeguarded their legacy.

"I found evidence there that backed up the story. The crest of that invading kingdom on the armor of slaughtered soldiers. They looked like they had been shredded to pieces."

[Dracos]

The old man had followed them, eating and then dozing off, his hat over his face as the tale was told.  Or at least he appeared to be anyway, it was hard to tell.

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