Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why,
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye,
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let them ring out loud till they unfold.

Focusing back on what he was doing, the small mage made his way up to the main gates of Alexandria. The streets, loaded with junk, stalls full with items for sale, and a load of nobles and people alike. He walked on a little further before standing on his own foot and falling over face first. His long pointy hat lopsided, making him look fainter than he really was.
His ticket flew out of his hand, fluttering to the stone he laid on. A little girl noticed he fell and decided to help out. She walked over to him before picking up his ticket. "You awright?" the girl asked. Dragging himself off the floor, the black mage straightened his clothes. "Here! You dwopped your ticket." she stated in an act of heroism. The black mage held it in his gloves, as she immediately turned to her heel, running off in the distance leaving him with, "Bye-bye!"
Staring at all the big stalls the black mage made his way up to the castle, deciding not to spend his money on junk. Walking in unison with everyone else, a walking rat collided with him, knocking him to the stone below again.
"Oww!" Picking himself up before the mage, the walking rat looked at the sprawled mage, "Why you- get outta my way!" and with that, he ran off towards the castle, leaving the mage to pick himself off the floor. Deciding to forget it, the mage made his own way to the castle.
Turning the corner, He noticed a load of nobles. All smartly dressed and chattering away ready for the big performance. Guiding the group was a small stumpy duck named Herald, known throughout Alexandria for his great manours. "Honorable nobles of Treno..." he said, doing a little bow. "Castle Alexandria is this way!" he stood up straight as the nobles quietened down. Pulling out a blow horn, he took a deep breath and made a sound of a drowning duck. And with that, he lead the way towards the castle.
The black mage watched the nobles move off into the distance before making his way to the ticket booth. The old tattered dog that sat inside didn't look very happy, nor very interesting. He looked like a coughed up hairball, his spectacles slightly lop sided and his hat just barely on his head. "Can I help you, son?" he asked. "Uh... Umm..." The black mage stuttered for a while before reaching into his pocket and pulling out his ticket. The ticket master shatched it out of his hands and took a long look at it. "What's this? There's something odd about this ticket..." The tattered dog eyed the ticket some more before handing it back and saying, "Why, it's another fake! I've seen so many today." The black mage blinked its amber eyes. "Nooooo!" he cried.
"Now, now. Don't cry. I know how you must feel." the dog spoke, "Here, I'll give you this. Do try to cheer up now, hmm?" Opening up a box, the dog pulled out a small bottle full with a blue liquid and handed it over. The mage stared at it, his eyes moved over the object now in his possession. The old dog coughed before saying, "Well, good luck, lad!"
The mage walks away putting the cards into his pocket. Disapointed that he may not see the play, he decided to explore Alexandria some more, after all, he had come all this way. After a while he got lost, lingering down an ally when yet again, he stood on his own foot, falling flat on his face.
Nearby, a beaverman was hammering a sign outside his property when he lost concentration, looking at the yet again, sprawled out black mage. He missed the nail he was supposed to hit and knocked the sign off the metal bar it was supposed to me attached to.
Dante the signmaker, hence why he was hammering the sign into place, climbed down his ladder, turning to the mage. "Blast it!" he shouted, "Hey! You made me miss, you little klutz!" he sighed and made his way back up before placing the sign back into place. "Whew. That should do it." he said staring at his work, "Well, it's been a long day." he yawned, made his way back down the ladder, and into his house opposite.
The mage picked himself up and stared at the ladder. It reminded him of himself, alone. He sighed and decided to explore some more. He walked a few steps before seeing the same walking rat that collided with him earlier. He was about to say something but the rat boy spoke first, "Hey, you! Shrimp! You're the one with the phony ticket, ain'tcha?" The mage just blinked. "I saw the guy tell you it was fake!" the rat boy continued. "Y- Yeah, it's fake." the mage stammered out. The rat boy nodded in agreement, "I'll let you see the show if you become my slave!" waiting for a reply he never got, the rat boy continued "Well, whaddya say?" The mage finally replied, "Alright." the rat boy smiled, "Awesome! Now for your first assignment!" The rat boy pointed towards the end of the alley, "You go stand over there and see if anyone's comin'!" the mage made his way to where the rat boy was pointing.
Looking around, the black mage couldn't see anyone coming his direction. "All clear?" the rat boy asked. The black mage nodded, "Yeah, it's clear." the rat boy smiled even more before saying, "Awesome! Engage according to mission parameters!" With that, the rat boy grabbed the lonely ladder and ran off in the way he had come.
Following, the black mage walked to where the rat boy had went. "Over here!" he called, "Don't fall behind!" the black mage began to run after the rat boy in a hope not to fall behind. "Into the steeple!" he shouted running in through the open arch. The black mage followed.
Catching his breath, the black mage listened to the rat boys next instruction, "Now we're gonna climb up this tower!" he ordered, "It's very dangerous. So be careful." the mage nodded. The rat boy sneezed. "Alright, time for some upward mobility!" he called. He made his way to the ladder, and dragged himself and the crusty ladder he was holding up the one leading to the steeple bell. Popping out of the top, he shouted down, "Okay, come on up, slave!"
The rat boy had lost his patience, "Hey, slave! I thought I ordered you up here!" Nodding, the black mage made his way up the steeple ladder, popping out at the top, facing the rat boy. "Alright, the play's gonna start if we don't hurry!" The black mage straightened his hat, then followed the rat boy outside the steeple.
The black mage looks around to reveal that he is in fact, on top of the buildings he gazed at earlier. The rat boy had made his way across these rooftops by using some very unstable pieces of wood, strewn together by string. Afraid of heights, the black mage hesitates to go across. "Come on! Get over here!" the black mage just blinked its amber eyes. "Lemme guess... You're afraid of heights, aren't you?" The black mage nodded. "It's okay! Just pretend you're on the ground!"
Nodding, the mage makes his way across the planks of wood, before stopping at another wooden bridge. "Come on, already! We're runnin' outta time!" He looks at the mage hesitating again and sighs, "Not again..." he takes a deep breath, "Don't worry! It won't fall!" shaking with fear, the black mage makes his way across the plank, it ricketing from side to side, before falling to the stone below. Managing to hold onto the edge of the building the rat boy was standing on, he pulled himself up. "Hahaha... I guess it fell." the rat boy watched the mage straighten his hat, "No point in worrying now, right?" and with that he ran across another plank.
Turning back, the rat boy looked at the black mage, "Oh yeah, I almost forgot!" he smiled again, "I don't even know your name!" the black mage muttered out the word, "Vivi." the rat boy continued to smile, "So your name's Vivi, huh?" he laughed, "Kinda funny name..." Vivi didn't say anything. "My name's Puck! Pleased to meetcha!"
Vivi followed the Puck over another load of rotting planks before stopping at a huge gap. Vivi looked at Puck. Puck looked back and smiled, "Whew... We finally made it!" He threw the huge ladder he was holding over the fall. It locked on either side. Puck said steadying across the ladder, Vivi close behind. "After this wall, we'll be inside the castle!" Puck said excitedly. Vivi nodded in return. "C'mon, let's go!" Puck shouted an made his way over into the caslte with Vivi close behind.