After the small discussion on their plans to venture off to the Crypt, Alyon and Fraya proceeded to wander through the town marketplace and browse through all the different types of food that they could take for the journey ahead. Alyon kept a close eye on Fraya as she could tell that her innocents on how the current world operated may tempt her into taking a bite into something they hadn't paid for. After gathering a few items and picking up a couple of baits for live animals, the two came to the conclusion that they had prepared as much as they could without over extending their limited budget.

[b]"So where are you two girls heading off to?"[/b] the shopkeeper asked as he picked up the strips of biltong and laid it on some brown paper, ready to roll into a nice, neat package.

[color=7ea7d8][b]"Only down to the river at the base of the gully,"[/b][/color] Alyon smiled at those words knowing that any of the rivers at the base of a gully were always beautiful. The warmer temperature and higher humidity often created lush environment, rich with plant and animal wildlife.

[b]"You two aren't grave robbers are you? Heading down to the Crypt. Looting from the dead!"[/b] his words came across with a slightly sinister feel with even the way he looked at them changing to match.

[color=7ea7d8][b]"What? No"[/b] [i]I don't think I am?[/i] [b]"Well, it would be interesting to check out the grave site, but we're not going to steal from it!"[/b][/color] The innocent lie came out of her mouth in an effort to hide the fact that they two of them were Hunters who were looking for Artifacts. Truthfully, she hadn't thought of herself as a grave robber and she didn't know if being known as a Hunter was better or worse.

The man's expression relaxed a little as he handed over the packaged meat. [b]"Just be careful if you do decide to pay your respects. Many folks have gone down there with ill intentions, and none of them have returned,"[/b] quickly he turned to the next customer and waved them over in order to make the next sale of the day.

Alyon began to walk away from the stand in the direction towards the edge of town with her final parcel of food in her hands. She paused for a moment and looked forward to see the see the landscape before her and wondered how many others must have travelled to the Crypt on order for rumours to spread through town. They were ready for the trip, but the question was were they ready for the destination?