Year 607 - 09th Day of the Hunter
At the East Gate of Alomain appeard a suspicious person.
Male (?) , 5 feet and 5 inches. His backpack seems pretty heavy, he should be stronger than he seems, but he don't look like a mercenary, maybe a spy or rogue (?) , I can say from his eyes, he's not simple...
The other soldier at that gate are not educated enough to understand Bereth, not even mention a dialect of The Imperium, I'm from a small family of knights so my rank is higher than theirs and my homeland bother with the empire, for me, understanding it is the minimum.
Every 3 months they move us to a different city, alternating between those in the brands and those in the hinterland so people who knows more than one language is required, but I didn't expect to hear someone that speak it here, other than me and my grandfather.
The little guy have presented himself as a wander and want to sell some herb and buy food and map. I volunteered to escort him, we talked a bit , trying to find out more about him, I talked about other countries to see some kind of reaction, but he acted as if was his first time hearing about them, he say he don't even know where he is now or where he come from. Is he lost ?!
The more shocking fact is that he's not lying. So I just helped him a bit, present him to the inn near our camp then I took my leave.
I FORGOT TO ASK HIS NAME.
AM I STUPID !! NOT EVEN THE BASIC !
Have he tricked me?!
The next day, someone is seen really early in the morning leaving and entering the city, it's him.
The guard reported that he said that's just to clean himself at the river... Isn't he too fast?
In the morning he went to buy at some shop then staying the rest of the day in a corner of the dining room of the inn. The innkeeper, Madam Huplin, said.
I often come here to drink with my comrades, so I don't need excuses to keep an eye on him.
I started at him for almost half hour and he notices me only now, whatever he's doing it made him focused enough to isolate himself from the rest of the world, how careless, he could be killed without even noticing it.
We chatted a bit until Lizathir said something dirty as always, how did I become friend with him?
Then the little one decided to start speak Bereth and introduce himself, what surprise me is not the fact he can speak it, but his manners, seems like he's quite educated.
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We all chatted for a while, as Lizathir said, his personality crashes with his appearance.
Just who is he? Almost half of he said is lie, identify lies it's one of the ability of us Kriedins, but not all of us have it.
What's he hiding? He's trying to gain our trust ?
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After a finished his drink he leaves for a moment to put away his belongs then have dinner.
Before he return I leaved too and waited him near the stairs.
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"We need to talk"
"Sigh...I don't have ill intentions, if is that what you want to know, I don't want trouble. Just make some money and travel to the next place. There's a lot of things that I don't now about this world and I have a lot question without answers. These is all you need to know, yes?"
"I see..." All he says is true...I'm that easy to read ?
"Disappointed ?"
A bit...Damn... " No, now I have the confirm that it's everything all right I can rest assured."
"May I ask you some question?"
"Go ahead"
"What place you suggest is better as my next destination ? I was thinking about the Beremin Kingdom."
"You better go west, the Kingdom is facing a period of political instability and there's lot rumors about riots . And in the south, Moruma are waging war to the other two, many civilians try to escape crossing the river and some also need to pass through the forest and if they make it, they arrive here or in another town near the border."
"I see..." He seems sad "In the end it is the same everywhere...We should return in the dining room or else your friend will tease us with his naughty conjectures~"
"..." Have I hear wrong? His voice was a bit androgynous in the last part of the sentence...But for some reason I can feel a bitter feeling from him, that's an ability that all the Kriedins have, a high sensibility to the others emotion, more precisely to the echoes of their spirit...