hello again I'm going to tell you right now this is more or less set up for the next chapter and that chapter will be the last or second to last depending on how long i want to spend on a couple of places
Finn woke up the next morning and started walking to the village he gathered up everything he wanted to take and put on the wolf mask it was a type of wood painted almost completely black but it had a blue swirl in the middle of the forehead, the merchant they got it from said it used to belong to a group of people or something, he also said it was cursed but didn't say how. Finn walk through the woods was nice there was not a lot of clouds the sun was out a nice breeze was blowing it would have been a nice day to sit and do nothing. After an hour or two of walking Finn found a road leading to the village once he was out of the woods, there were fields of vegetables and wheat on either side. Finn passed a couple people working in the fields on crops. some of them looked up at Finn, of he ones that looked at Finn some ran in the direction of the village, the others hurriedly went back to their work.
As Finn got closer to the village a small group of people formed it was maybe ten or twelve people just standing around Finn walked into the village a man with a white beard he was smiling like he just seen an old friend he was wearing an old black suit there were visible holes around the cuffs on the suit the pants had holes in them that were sown up his left hand looked burned "hello." He said cheerily
"hello." Said Finn
"welcome to our village, its been here longer then anyone can remember, mostly because something happened."
"what happened?"
"everyone in the village was slaughtered, may be if the legends are true one person made it out."
"so why are you telling me this?"
"because, if what the oracle said is true then you are a reincarnation, or connected to the survivor of the slaughter."
"how do you know it was me they were talking about?"
"you came in using the same road, at the same time, or close enough to it, and wearing the exact mask she said you would."
"That doesn't mean anything I'm just a normal person."
"well I guess she was wrong on something before."
"well now that you know that I'm not the person you're looking for; can I stay here maybe play my guitar."
"yeah sure, we are actually looking for people who could play for a festival we are having."
"I would love too, if I'm still here when the festival comes around."
"really that would be great um… you haven't told me your name yet."
"just call me wolf, on account of my mask."
"ok then wolf, my name is Bob and I'm the mayor of this fine town." He held his hand out for a hand shake Finn shook his hand "well wolf I do hope you stay till the festival, its in two days, but if you leave before then have a safe journey."
"and if I leave I hope you have a good festival."
"well enough of talking about the festival, you must be tired and want to sleep in a real bed, there is not a village within a days walk of here."
"yeah I'm tired but I don't have any money to pay for a bed."
"well you can stay at my place I have an open bed but you will have to share the room."
"who will I have to share the room with?"
"someone form out the candy kingdom way, but they seem nice enough."
"ok then I guess that's ok."
"well let's get you set up in your room, follow me if you please." Said Bob as he started walking away Finn followed bob to the center of town and into an average size house with two floors. The entrance was off the kitchen someone was sitting at the table Finn couldn't see their face it looked like a woman but she was looking away from Finn, and she had a blanket wrapped them "that's my wife, she is the oracle, but she hasn't been the same since the people from the candy kingdom came through." Said Bob
"what did they do to her?" asked Finn
"nothing they didn't even talk to her; I don't think they even came in the house."
"so she just sits wrapped in a blanket?"
"yeah I mean she wasn't the most active, but she would do more then just sit there."
"I do hope she will get better."
"I only seen her do something like this once, and I heard something bad happened to the candy kingdom."
"so do you think something will happen again?"
"I don't know what will happen, only what has happened."
"so you're not worried?"
"there is no point to worrying about something that could happen."
"I guess that's one way to live."
"well enough of that's I'll show you to your room." Said Bob walking through the kitchen and up a set of stairs Finn followed him up and to the last door on the right where Bob knocked on the door he waited about a minute and opened the door it was pitch black in the room Bob turned on a weak light there were two beds one on the right, and one on the left both of them the exact same but the right one had someone sleeping in it "they like to sleep nearly all day and they are mostly awake at night so do be quiet when they are sleeping and I'm sure they would do the same." Said Bob
"I will be as quiet as a can be." Said Finn
"well I'm going down stairs, if you need me that's where I'll be." Said Bob as he shut the door Finn walked over to the left bed and put his backpack and guitar down at the foot of the bed he heard the other person groan and get up "who are you?" said the person Finn turned around and he seen the man with the beard looking at him "now you're the one who doesn't remember me." Said Finn
"you're not from the prison are you?"
"yes…" Finn couldn't finish his sentence because the bearded man lunged at him and pinned him to the other bed
"I'm not going back there."
"I'm not here to bring you back." Said Finn
"then who are you?"
"the other person that you let out."
"why are you here?"
"I came for the festival of course."
"no you didn't."
"truth is I'm waiting for someone."
"who is it?"
"someone you don't know, till then I'm going to hang around here."
"fine then since our fates pull us together so often we should at lest know each others names, mine is Sam, what's yours?" said the bearded man as he stood up
"my real name is Finn, but for right now just call me wolf."
"fine then wolf it is, you must have tales of how you came here, so share them with me." Finn told Sam about mostly everything he left out most parts about the beast and Sam listened carefully to everything he said once Finn was done talking Sam was quietly nodding his head "you're not telling me everything wolf, but you have your reasons and there isn't much I could do to make you tell me." He said after awhile
"yeah sorry without those bits the story is short, but I don't know what happened completely."
"like I said you don't have to share your story with me, only what you want to share, but now its my turn to share my story."
"ok what's your story."
"as you know I was part of a bandit crew, led by me and my two sisters, well I still am part of it but I'm trying to find them now, because of being locked up in jail, and I have a feeling that they will show up here for the festival. We are not from around the candy kingdom but we had to try and keep a promise but we didn't keep it. I'm the middle child, I'm also the second strongest of the three, we never met our parents, and like me my sisters have powers to make weapons, but they are not the same weapon as me. That's my brief story I hope you stay for the festival so I can introduce you to my sisters."
"well my plan is to stay, I'm going to play a song."
"well I'm going back to sleep wolf if you stay here please be quiet, if not bring your guitar and try and get some money." Said Sam laying back down on his bed and instantly started snoring Finn walked out in to the street with his guitar the sun was going down Finn found a nice shady spot on the main street of the village there were a lot of people walking around some of them were probably on dates, or out with the family, there were a few that were just out by themselves. Finn let the beast take over and play the guitar a group of people started forming around Finn some of them tossed coins at Finn's feet others just watched, everyone of them smiling even though it was a sad sounding song.
By the time Finn stopped playing the moon was high in the sky, only a couple people were hanging around, nobody Finn knew or recognized. Finn picked up the fifty or so coins that people tossed. he was tired so he walked back to the mayor's house. Sam was gone probably out looking for his sisters or drinking at a bar if this town even had one. As soon as Finn hit the bed he was a sleep he had a strange dream that his tree house was on fire and the candy kingdom was in ruins and he was the one that caused it, or someone that controlled his body.
