Chapter One: Meeting
Really, she should have been scared out of her wits when she saw him.
Intricate markings decorating his face, the sort of voice Gorion cautioned her about, sounding as if he would lure her away if she were not careful.
But her world had been torn apart, and putting it together just enough to go on was a feat in and of itself. She may or may not have been in possession of all her faculties at that moment.
He seemed sincere enough, concern and vague hints, playing the part of the kind traveler, which she might have seen through on any other day.
But the procurement of a potion to heal her wounds may have been the deal breaker.
