Chapter 2
Amy finally makes it to the border of Eversong that leads into the Ghostlands. After walking nearly all day she's exhausted, and can't wait to check into the nearest inn. Which is still some distance away.
She's supposed to report to Tranquillen, to find out what she's supposed to be doing. "I wish I would have thought to purchase a mount or something." She thinks aloud to herself. "I just hope I arrive before it gets to dark." So with that thought she crosses the bridge that leads into the Ghostlands.
About an hour later Amy finds herself approaching her destination. It's now just approaching dusk, although you can't really tell from where she's at. She's amazed at how different it is from Eversong. There it's always bright and cheery, with the glow of the sun reflecting of all the colorful trees. Here it's dark, and dreary. Instead of all the colorfulness, there are shadows everywhere she looks.
The inn is the first thing she notices upon of arrival in the town, if you can even call it that. You can probably fit the entire town into the whole of Silvermoon. Amy doesn't know who it is she's supposed to report to, but figures out she'll find out by morning, there's not exactly a lot of people here.
She then steps inside the inn, which isn't much better inside then outside. It only appears to be a small single room, with a large desk over at the back wall, she figures is used for checking in. There are a few broken tables, and seating scattered around the place. Lanterns are lined up on the walls, causing the room to have an eerie glow. Over in the back corner over the room, she notices stairs, most likely leading to the bedrooms. All in all, the place looks to be in pretty bad shape.
Then she proceeds to walk over to whom she assumes in the innkeeper, a young male blood elf. She notices how his eyes follow her as she approaches. When she reaches him she tentatively asks for a room. "How much is it for a room." He gives her a once over and replies "20 silver a night." Amy hands over the appropriate amount for two nights, not knowing how long she'll be here. Hopefully whatever she needs to do won't take too long; although she does enjoy having her freedom being away from home. This place is giving her the creeps.
"So, what brings a pretty little thing like you to a place like this?" The innkeeper asks, interrupting Amy from her thoughts. "We don't usually get many visitors here, especially ones looking like you." Amy looks appalled at this man's behavior. "And what is that supposed to mean?" She exclaims, while staring him down, and on her hips. He takes a single step back from her, putting his hands up in a non-threatening manner. Whoa, calm down princess. All I'm saying is we usually only get more experienced looking people coming in here. Most people who come passing through here, are here for a reason." "And who's to say I'm not here for a reason." Amy retorts back. "Well go on then, enlighten me. He replies to her, giving her a smug look. "Look, I have nothing to prove to you. Just give me the damn key to my room!" Amy shouts loudly, causing the few people that are actually here to look her way. The guy just hands over the key, looking amused, as he watches her storm off.
"Seriously, the nerve of some people." Amy mutter, while glancing at her key to check which room she'll be in. She can't believe how that guy was acting towards her, although it doesn't surprise her too much. That's the reason she hasn't found the right guy yet. The men of her race always seem to be so full of themselves, and she can't stand it. She then locates her room, unlocks the door, then proceeds to step inside.
The room itself is actually quite small, but considering the size of the rest of the place, that's to be expected. It's enough for Amy though. It has a single bed placed in the corner of the room, with a rickety looking wood table next to it. There's a candle on the table, the only light source to be found. Amy looks around realizing that there aren't even any windows. "Figures" She mutters. She wonders how such an inn can even stay in business, but then again the type of people coming through here probably don't really care. She probably won't even be here that long anyway.
Amy places her bag down on the bed. Then sits down herself as she begins to remove her boots. She leans her staff against the table, then flops down onto the bed, which is surprisingly comfy. She soon falls asleep; exhausted from her day of traveling. She just knows that tomorrow will be even busier.
She awakens sometime early the next morning. It takes her a moment to remember where she is. She slowly sits up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She wonders what time it is. Everything here is strangely quiet. She's used to hearing the sounds of nature, but here not even a bird can be heard. She wonders if any kind of wildlife even live here, "Probably not" she figures. It seems like there's not too much living around here. Everything just seems so…dead.
Amy gets out of bed, her feet hitting the cold floor, and heads over to her bag. Which must have fallen off the bed sometime during the night. She rummages through the bag, looking for a change of clothes, considering she never changed last night due to being too tired.
She changes into a simple pair of black leggings, and a matching linen shirt. She slips on her boots, and finishes off her look with a long dark purple cape. She runs a brush through her hair, puts her hood up, grabs her bag, and heads out the door.
Thankfully, when she gets downstairs there's a different innkeeper then the night before. Amy walks over to where a forsaken woman is standing behind the counter. She looks up as Amy approaches. "Hello there, what can I help you with?" She asks in her somewhat deep scratchy voice. "I'm just wondering if you have anything here to eat." Amy responds "We don't really have much to offer here, but how about a loaf a bread, and some cheese?" "Sounds good enough for me. You don't happen to have coffee by any chance, do you?" "Lucky for you, we do." The forsaken responds. "I'll be back in a moment with your order." Amy notices her walk into a room in the back that she hadn't noticed before. She then heads over to a table that doesn't seem to be in too bad of shape, and sits down. A few minutes later the innkeeper returns with Amy's food. "So I was curious." Amy starts in between bites. "What happened to that creep who was working here last night?" "Oh, you must mean Erteron. Yeah he doesn't exactly make the best impressions on people. Especially the women." "You can say that again." Amy mutters. The forsaken just laughs. "Which is why we have him working nights. My name's Raina by the way, just yell if you need anything else." She walks away leaving Amy with her meal. After Amy is finished eating she gets up heading over to Raina, to pay for her food. "Raina, I was told to come here for some sort of mission, but don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. You wouldn't by any chance know who I should report to?" Amy asks. "Now that you mention it, I did hear people talking, yesterday about expecting someone from Silvermoon. You should check in at the building across from here. Amy thanks her after paying, and walks out of the inn.
Even though it's sometime in the morning it's still relatively dark out, with a crisp chill in the air. Amy walks over to the building she was told about and heads inside. This building is even smaller than the inn, it's just a circular room with a table it the center, scatter with all sorts of papers. Around the table are stood two forsaken men. She assumes this where she should be. The two people look up at her when she walks in. "Hello, my name is Amethyst Starbinder., and I was called here from Silvermoon City." "Figures" mutter one of the forsaken, heading over towards her. "We're expecting a scouting party, and they only send us a single, inexperienced blood elf." "How would you even know if I'm inexperienced or not." Amy asks him. "You're look; the way you present yourself doesn't seem very experienced to me, but we need all the help we can get. We're trying to reclaim the area; to try and drive the scourge out, but first we need to know what they have planned. That's where you come in; we need you to spy on them, find out something useful. Then you are to report back here." He explains to Amy. "So wait, I'm supposed to go out there and do this alone?" "Yes, it's not our fault your city couldn't afford to send out more than one person." Ok, fine; when do I leave?" "The sooner the better, just head out south of here, then would be the best place to check out, and good luck." Amy thanks him, and leaves the building. She starts heading off in the direction she was told.
A few hours later, and Amy finds herself deep in the Ghostlands. She's crouched behind a trees' watching for anything interesting. Instead she's bored out of her mind. Right now the scourge aren't even doing anything, but milling about. Although she has spotted a few head into Deathholme. She knows that she's supposed to be after intel on the scourge, but even she knows not to venture in there. After a few more minutes pass, she decides that she's had enough of this, and starts to get up from her spot. When she gets up she knows that she just made a huge mistake. She should have just stayed hidden, because when she looks around she realizes that multiple scourge have spotted her, and are all looking her way.
She slowly starts to back up, from where she's standing. Her minds racing, and heart pounding. She looks around, noticing that she's now surrounded; with no hope of escape. There's too many, she can't fight them all off herself. Especially since she never fought before. She wouldn't even know what to do right now. She should have just listened to her mother, she's not ready for this. The scourge are slowly closing in on her. She just closes her eyes, fearing for the worst. When seemingly out of nowhere, a giant purple cat leaps into view, standing between Amy and the incoming scourge. Amy opens her eyes in time to see this giant cat growling fiercely, eyes glowing, and teeth bared. Amy opens her eyes wide, and just screams.
I'm sorry for the short chapter, hopefully the next one will be longer. It should be up in about a week. Review if you want more.