The Meeting
"Stop thief!" the Dwarf yelled. Lidda paid no attention to the dwarf, she just ran for her life, carrying the wallet she had snagged from him. Lidda, the halfling thief, wouldn't be stealing if terrible things hadn't happened during her childhood, starting with the loss of her parent's money, to the death of her father and mother. Now she must steal to live.
Lidda heard heavy footsteps behind her. She threw herself into an open door just in time, as three guards passed. She started silently back into the house when something bumped into her back. It felt cold, like armor. "Gotch'a!" yelled the man in triumph. Lidda dived behind a bed before the man could grab her. "Come out, you can't get away this time!" The voice sounded familiar. Was it Yoshimo, the bounty hunter assigned to capture her? To make sure, she peeked around the corner. It was! Lidda darted out the door and ran for her life.
Minutes later, Lidda ran into a hut, exasperated, and, to her surprise, she heard what sounded like three people talking.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" said on of them.
"Yeah, what are you doing here?" questioned another.
"Uh, well, I stumbled in here trying to escape from a bounty hunter." She muttered breathlessly, "Well, I really should be going now"
"No! Join us," said a third person.
"No, I really should be going" Just then, Yoshimo stumbled into the hut, "There she is!" he yelled, "Catch her!" Suddenly, a woman appeared out of nowhere.
"You must be the thief I've heard about."
Lidda's mouth dropped open in awe. For it was Naull, the famous wizard.
"What are you doing here?" asked Lidda.
"We are discussing a journey, involving a treasure, a special treasure.
