Argh… I felt groggy as I woke up, when I opened my eyes I was in a field, but I didn't know where the field was. I tried to search my memory, but when I did something was off. I must be coming up with a blank or something because when I searched through my memory nothing came up. Where I was, was a complete blank and as I tried to remember more the more I found out I couldn't remember anything. What I was doing, where I was going, and even who I was. What the hell? I had to at least know who I was, but zip came to mind. I started to check what I had to see if anything could remind me of anything. I was wearing a brown vest with a cloth undershirt and pants along with a belt. In the pockets of the pants were a few bronze coins and a compass which was useless considering I don't even know how to use it right now. On my belt was a sword in a sheath and a knife with a spherical hilt guard. Nothing gave me any clues to whom or where I was. I had black hair and that was literally all I knew about myself. With the information I had all I could do was walk. I travelled and went in the opposite direction as the mountains that were behind me when I woke up. I had a feeling that this was the right direction to be going in. After a bit of travelling I found I town. The town was full of stone buildings and the people were harvesting and farming. The salesmen were offering deals on their fish and the customers were trying to find their dinner.

When I entered this town I didn't waste time. I went from person to person and asked if they recognized me.

The common answer I got was "No sorry" and the other was a snobby "Should I?"

I cycled through all the villagers and got the same answers. Afterwards I bought some food and water from the markets and asked around for the nearest town or city. Most replied and said that there was a fortress city called E-Rantel to the east and that it was going to be at least a day's walk from this town called Norest.

"Thank you" I politely bowed my head to the last towns man and searched the town for an inn. The town was not very big it consisted of a few markets, a blacksmith, and an inn. When I entered the inn the place had wooden flooring with stone walls. On the very right side of the place was a stairs two a second floor where more rooms for guests were. In the middle of the room was a desk in a crescent shape with a worker tending to customers. The worker had a rough look to him and had a few scars on his face while the guests had a bit of armor on them with bronze necklaces.

I took my place in line and waited. I didn't want to talk to people I didn't know so I avoided all eye contact with everyone around me until I was first in line

"A room is two bronze" he held out to collect the money. I searched my pockets and grabbed the two bronze coins after a little while of searching and placed the money in his hand.

"Name please" he asked grabbing a pen and looking down at a book

"Ummm, what?" I nervously asked hoping he didn't mean what I thought he meant

"I need your name if you want a room" he looked up at me while his face was still towards the book.

"I'm just a regular person trying to get some sleep sir" I tried to shrug off the question

"It's required" he mumbled then he silently whispered the words "I hate guests…"

"My name is Person" I said trying to just get the key and leave

"Ok person…" he wrote the name down in his book and handed me the key. Afterwards I made my way past some guests coming in and up the stairs. My room was the furthest room from the stairs on the second floor. I opened the room to see a small room with a bed, desk, and a little space to put my stuff. I took off my belt and vest. It was getting dark outside so it was about time I had to go to sleep. My plans were to go to sleep then make my way to E-Rantel. I made my way to the bed and tried my best to sleep, but it wasn't as easy as I made it. I had too many questions about who I was that I started to become restless. I could sleep and ended up waiting until my eyes got too tired to keep open. I closed my eyes, but then I noticed something…

I heard the door open. Step after step I heard the footsteps of something getting closer to me. Next was the sound of a blade getting unsheathed. I started to put things together and I rolled out of bed towards the side that I had taken my belt off and the opposite side of this mystery person. As I did I managed to open my eyes and see that a guy in a cloak struck the bed with his sword and if I hadn't moved I would have been cut in two.

I struggled to get the sheets off of me while he readied his next attack. I grabbed my belt and dodged as the person slashed down. I took out my sword and guarded his next quick attack. This person had experience with a sword because it was hard for me to block every strike as he continued his attack. He finally backed me to a corner and disarmed me. He stabbed and I dodged to the right and took my knige out and nicked him in the arm.

He gasped in pain and dropped his weapon "Aaaaargh!" he screamed and ran out the door. I made chase, but as I got through the door he made it into the hallway which had windows and he jumped out, crashing through the window and I could no longer follow.

I fell on my butt and couldn't believe that I was still alive. I wasn't going to get sleep that night

That night the inn worker died of a poison with no cure