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1358 - The Year of Shadows

Eleasias (August) 6

other harpers have you brought with you?"
     I said "I came here alone. And who are you?"
     The man said "I am the guild master of this guild. The name's Domo. You expect me to believe you came to Calimport by yourself?"
     I said "I don't expect you to believe anything."
     Domo said "It's believable, but I don't believe it. We'll get the truth from you eventually." Then he and the guard leaves.

     Later that night, I was woken up by the sound of a thump. Then the door opens and I saw a halfling walk in. "I figured you might need some help. My name is Sinlon."
     I said "Thanks, Sinlon, I'm Dilan. Why are you doing this?"
     Sinlon said "Don't worry about why. I'm freeing you, that's all you need to worry about." Sinlon unlocks the cell door, and we both leave the prison.
     As we were working our way through the guild, someone notices us and yells. "The prisoner is escaping!"
     Sinlon said "Oops, busted. We need to get out of here fast."
     I said "I can fight them."
     Sinlon said "You don't understand, most of the people here are wererats. They're much stronger than you are."
     I looked at Sinlon. "Let's go then."
     As we leave, we are confronted by five guards. "Where do you think you're going?"
     Me and Sinlon stopped. I said "I figured that I overstayed my welcome, so I decided to leave."
     The guard said "Nonsense, we don't want you to leave, harper." The guard looks at Sinlon. "And you dare to show your face around here?"
     Sinlon said "I thought I'd visit some old friends."
     The guard said "You are not going anywhere." Then he turned to his men. "Attack!" The five guards charge after me and Sinlon.
     I dodged the attack and Sinlon lept over them. I watched in amazement, when the guards transformed into wererats.
     I picked up a torch and swung it at a guard, but the guard dodged effortlessly.
     Sinlon said "Two can play this game." Then changes into a wererat and said "Now lets play." Sinlon lept into the wererat crowd, and starts clawing.
     I twirled from an attack. and hit a wererat with my torch. The flames from the torch catches the wererat's clothes on fire.
     The wererat falls to the ground trying to extinguish himself, but his fur catches fire before he is out. I go to the next victim.
     Sinlon claws one in the face, and he gets hit in the head by another guard, he didn't see.
     The one clawed in the face, falls to the ground with his hands over his bleeding face.
     The other one raises his sword, ready to strike Sinlon. He didn't see me flying towards him, with a sword through his heart.
     The wererats carry silver weapons, in case they have to fight one of their own. The wererat falls to the ground, with a permanent surprise look on his face.
     I turned to the last two, and Sinlon stands up rubbing his head. I said "Next." with a wicked smile on my face.
     The other two charges at us, swords drawn.
     I twist, dodging one and striking the other, killing him instantly.
     The other runs right into Sinlon, finding a sword in his leg. The guard falls to the ground in pain.
     I said "Let's get out of here now, before these three recover."
     Sinlon said "We can kill them while they're down."
     I said "There's no need. They're wounded, they can't harm us, until they heal while we're here arguing about it.
     Sinlon said "Fine, I know a secret way out. Follow me." We leave the area and Sinlon leads me to a secret passageway until we run into the guild master. Sinlon said, with a surprised look on his face. "How did you know about this place?"
     Domo said "Come now, Sinlon, do you think the leader of the guild wouldn't know of all the secret passages in his guild? And you harper," turning to me "you have wrecked enough havoc in this place."