TRIALS OF LIFE
Chapter 2:
Hius continued walking towards Westfort all through the night. He had made a large amount of progress in his travels and eventually, fatigue got to him and he fainted. Falling face first into the snow, he was cold and tired, then he lost consciousness all over again. Two hours later, Hius awoke again but in completely different surroundings. He was lying in a very comfortable bed with a fireplace burning beside him. He sat up to look at his surroundings, and then stood up and began to walk out of the house. One step outside proved to him that this place was Westfort. The city walls towered high enough to see across most of the landscape below. The church to his left was also used for military purposes, incase of an invasion. Hius then wondered who had walked out in the middle of the snow, and brought him here. "Thanks whoever you were." He said to himself. He still had all his armor and weapons, and his pouch. He started to walk around the town for himself. He eventually found the inn, where he would later rent a room for the night.
Hius was standing outside of the city walls practicing his magic. He had been casting spells for over two hours now. Practicing and practicing, getting better and better each time. He eventually tired out so much that he walked back inside of the city walls and headed for the inn. By the time he had gotten there, the inn was full of drunks, gamblers and just people spreading the news. Hius, ordered a few too many drinks and was eventually walking all around the bar looking at the games going on, listening to the news and just talking randomly. He sat down with some of the gamblers, swaying as he sat. They asked if he wanted to join, he shook his head yes and they explained the game to him. It was dice. Where you try to roll two dice and make it equal to seven. Hius laughed. He placed in ten gold, making the amount in the middle at least 200 now. He rolled the dice and with his mind pictured a five and a two. He rolled and BOOM! Five and two landed on the dice. Some cheered, most groaned. Hius then pocketed the gold into this pouch and walked away. "You all are a bunsch of losherrrssh.." he said slurring his words. The people at the table all stood up with fists ready. "You ready to back those words up!?" one of the bigger ones said to him. "Bring it on losherr…" he said putting his weapons down and holding up his fists, still swaying drunkenly. The bigger man attacked first. Without thinking Hius ducked and punched the man in the gut. Wow how'd that happen? Don't worry about it.. let me help you! The other voice in his said. Hius thought to deny the voice but it took over anyways. He stopped swaying, the affects of the alcohol vanished. He stood ready to fight, and then he felt something urge his hand up and a fireball appeared in his hand. "If you wish to end your lives then come at me!" his voice sounding wicked. Everyone in the bar was staring at him. The group of people ready to fight him sat back down and quickly turned away. "That's what I thought.." he said.
The feeling in him disappeared but none of the affects of anything earlier came back. Since he was a mage he could naturally see auras of people, when he saw his, he could see it had turned a gray/red color. Great now I'm somewhat evil.. He walked over to the innkeeper and asked for a room for the night. The innkeeper said twenty gold for a commoners room, and Hius paid. He ran upstairs and took his armor off, and his weapons and then put on common clothes. He went to bed not knowing what tomorrow could possibly hold in store for him after what happened downstairs.