[quote=Tyki]
the creature hesitates as it just stares at him, seeming to read him for a while before judging him to not be lying and saying "that is a noble undertaking for one so young... what is your name child?" it speaks evenly still, doing nothing to try to calm him or dissuade his fear
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Still scared, Stefan keeps a hand on the dagger's hilt. "S-Stefan," he answers, wondering what will happen to him now. Why would this creature want to know his name? Should he even have told it? He couldn't fail already! His sister would be waiting for him at home, so he had to survive somehow...