Croft was about to respond to Lila when Kettle called everyone's attention. She explained a myth he knew quite well from his childhood. The City of Ro was a name he was unfamiliar with. He felt a bit disappointed that he didn't know. Then again, he knew very well that Kettle was one of the few people that were smarter than himself and knew far more.

[quote=Kettle]"If I'm right -- and I am very sure I am -- just north of where we stand lies a Seed of the Tree of creation."[/quote]

Croft nodded excitedly. "Am I right in assuming we shall be venturing forth towards this ruin and the seed? Oh how exciting!" He clapped his hands and danced a bit in his seat with a big grin on his face. Such a discovery could be used against [b]them[/b] and it would prevent [b]them[/b] from accomplishing their goals. He pulled the old manifesto from his bag and secretly scanned it. A line on it mentioned seeds. His eyes widened with fury for a brief moment and his stashed the manifesto away in its secret pouch within his backpack.

Inside his backpack was a jar of pickles, trail rations for about two weeks give or take a day, a fox mask he stole from a masquerade, the manifesto from his first kill of [b]them[/b], a whetstone, and a rubber ball. Attached to his backpack was a dagger of exquisite design that he inherited from his father, and two waterskins.