Chapter 3
Finally, Ivy and I reached Kandarin.
"And tell me why we came here again?" Ivy's irritation was obvious in her voice.
"I need new armor. People might get a little suspicious if they saw me in Nightmare's armor."
"So, you're trying not to be noticed, yet the first place you go is a city, hm?"
"Well, it's not like I have anything else to wear, so I might as well get it over with quickly."
"Maybe you won't have to be seen in that armor at all…" Ivy's eyes looked into the nearest house's window, and after making sure it was empty, tried the doorknob. It opened with a squeak that was hardly audible in the bustling street. After checking all the closets, all that was inside was portly women's clothes.
"Well, it was worth a try anyway, wasn't it…?" Ivy looked around the street and finally pointed at someone across the street. "There's one that has about your size."
The man Ivy pointed at was a slightly round man, shorter than me, with short black hair. His beady black eyes were noticeable from the other side of the street. He was wearing a beige tunic and pants, with a belt on the second to last hole.
Ivy walked toward this man slowly. He was almost hypnotized by her scantily clad body and her sultry walk. When she got near him, I could see they had started a conversation, but this busy town was just too noisy to hear them. Ivy put her hand on his chest and he almost instantly turned bright scarlet. A few seconds later, they quickly walked behind a large building with no windows. Would she really…?
…Yep. About thirty seconds later, Ivy ran toward me holding the man's clothes.
"You know, it might have been a little easier to just go here…" I pointed a gauntlet-clad finger at the clothes shop right next to the building with no windows. The man could be seen poking his head out from around the corner, even more flushed than before.
"I know. This just seemed like more fun. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need a drink." She started walking in the direction of the sign with a large cup of frothy beer.
"By the way, you might want to get changed and buy new armor before following me… I seem to be drawing a crowd." She nodded toward a group of men staring at her and talking to the nude man behind the building. "I have a bad enough reputation here without a Nightmare look-alike following me."
Oh well, I thought. They'll be distracted enough by that poor soul behind the building that they won't even think of checking here. I walked into the building that Ivy had raided and pulled off my remaining chest plate.