The Epic of Dalen Grey

There was along time I spent focusing my thoughts. It helps more then I thought it would. I feel a new enthusiasm that I was lacking. Ondre didn't come back home in the morning, so it looks like I'm gonna have to seek my own answers today.

This bounty might have something to do with the attack on the dealer I met up with days before. One good way to get answers is to go to the source. The source however, is crawling with people that want to kill me. There are other ways to find things out, and I will have to find one.

The best I can do to hide is to wear a cloak that covers my face. This is not something to gather attention, as its cold enough to see many people wearing such clothes. I walked all the way there, without notice, and there I stand watch for an oppertunity.

I stand guard around a corner, waiting for the right moment. People pass by not caring, perhaps it seems I'm waiting for someone, and perhaps I was. After one man walked in the building, a younger one, roughly my age walked out and headed my way. I stepped back a step around the corner, until he was a few steps past me and I was out of his vision. With one hand on his mouth and one around his chest, I was able to drag him back, with no one noticing. Around a corner, completely out of site, I sat him down with a dagger placed under his chin.

"Relax, I would hate to kill you."

I removed my hand from his mouth and continued to whisper to him.

"I only want a few answers and you can forget about what happened here."

"What do you want?"

"First, tell me what goes on in this building."

"Nothing, its Just apartment house."

"Don't lie to me, you know exactly what I want to know. You are not in a position to negoiate."

"Its a house, like a said, but the residence are working for someone else. Its free as long as they do there Job. I don't know what all goes on in there, this is my first Job and all warehouse work and patrol duty."

"What do you know?"

"They trade in illegal goods, if the privacy and the money tell me anything. Sometimes well dressed people gather here to meet and discuss, but I never been invited to them. I know I should not work here, but the pay is good, and I need to support my family. Please don't kill me."

"Who do you work for?"

"Tefre, most of us answer to him, and I don't know where he lives, but he comes by here every few days."

"Say out of my way, keep our meeting a secret and I promise I won't kill you."

"Thank yo...."

He didn't finish his words, I'm affraid I had to knock him on the head so I could get away. Before I left, I left ten drakers in his empty change pouch. People do desperate things to help the people close to them, I can't fault him for doing a simple Job to feed his family. I hope he isn't sucked into this lifestyle later on. Anyway, he is gonna wake up with a headache, that money should make him feel alittle better.

I left him there, but I have no doubts he will be fine. Not all I have to do is track down this Tefre guy and get answers out of him.