Haldor wanted some fresh air, so he decided to take a break from the stuffy comfort of the hall. The tall, now noticibly more muscular and well-built, Norseman ducked through one of the smaller back entrances. Haldor found himself in a tight backalley, the large buildings rising up into the sky and casting shadow over where he stood. Turning down a few other narrow streets, Haldor could have sword something was following him, but when he turned his head, he witnessed only a dark red blur flowing down and leaping onto a roof at lightning speed. How weird was that? It was probably just a trick of the light, or maybe it was- Haldor cut the though from his mind, it couldn't possibly be that, could it?
Now Haldor was near the marketplace, and it would be a good idea to stock up on some supplies for future quests. He felt slighly relieved when he stepped under one of the brightly coloured roofed stands, and turned to Miss Portia.
"Hello, comrade. I would like to buy a potion for health (-5 gold), and a encouraging mug of mead (-10 gold). It would make a change to be prepared in future. Ha."
Haldor handed over 15 gold for the supplies, leaving him with 98 gold.
Haldor smiled at the young Portia, and began making his way back to the safe hall with a lighter purse. With a sense of foreboding, he stepped back into the dank alleyways. Haldor walked quickly, and kept his rod over his shoulder, ready for anything. As he came closer to Heroica Hall, a whispering laughter seemed to emanate from the very walls of the small street. Haldor clutched his weapon with both hands now, his teeth were on edge. There was a rushing sound, then another fast blur. Just as Haldor began to steady himself in a battle stance, he realised, with a feeling of thankfullness, that he had bumped into the backdoor of the hall.
Haldor re-entered, but now was terribly sure that something was hiding in Eubric. In the backalleys, hiding, stalking, something really bad. And it seemed familiar.