[center][color=blue][h2]Matti Virta[/h2][/color][/center]

[b]"A demon wizard made me so I could ward off demons from my family- or owners I suppose. They tossed me out though, I almost killed a man."
"I thought he was going to hurt them, but it was just a little squabble, I was told. The neighbors didn't appreciate having me around as much as my owners did. Much as I thought they did at least."[/b]

[color=0054a6]"I see. My condolences,"[/color] Matti responded, keeping his pace on the road. 
[color=0054a6]"Fortunately that situation turned out as nothing worse than a few angry words, but I would recommend more caution for the future."[/color] his walking seemed to momentarily slow down.
[color=0054a6]"Demonic magic..."[/color] He then mumbled, writing a quick note to himself, before picking up the pace. [i]Effective, but incredibly dangerous[/i], he added as an underlined footnote. He would search for other possibilities before risking a knife to his chest from an overaggressive toy in his research for animation enchantment.
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[b]"I wanted to keep my cover. Still, it looks like these might not be humans. I assume you're fine with this, Samuel? Don't worry, Matti will be the one showing you the ropes of cartography, I'm no mapmaker."[/b]

Matti's eyebrows rose in slight bemusement; did the Living doll honestly expect her current form to be suitable for purposes of stealth? Only children people resembling them could carry dolls without raising suspicion to themselves, so the enchanter deemed Bunny's logic as flawed. Fortunately Samuel did not mind her rude mannerisms, and he nodded with a smile once Bunny mentioned him.

[color=a36209]"Oh don't you worry about those kind of things, Miss Bunny."[/color] Samuel told Bunny. 
[color=a36209]"Here in Ambran, people mostly keep to themselves and don't bother anyone if it's not business. So long as you're willing to do the same."[/color]
[color=a36209]"Anyway, I'm glad that you have come. Come, let's continue this inside."[/color]

[color=0054a6]"Yes, let us proceed to the business at hand."[/color] Matti placed a foot on the steps, and waited for Bunny to reach him before he whispered: [color=0054a6]"Keep an eye at anyone suspicious who might be eavesdropping; I don't trust this place."[/color] Since Bunny would not contribute much to the more intellectual side of their quest, he deemed it correct to place her to the job of lookout; there was still a possibility she would be unnoticed if left atop a bookshelf, for example.

Once the group found a table inside Matti listened to Samuel's explanation, nodding occasionally while writing notes to himself.

[color=a36209]"You know, I've been out here for several weeks or... several generations, I guess. Would've made better time if it weren't my horse getting... eh. Trying to get to Boreal Port. See the ocean. From Mormont's Coast to the Stormy Seas in three generations. I'm gonna make something for myself there. I'm gonna find... something."[/color]

[color=a36209]"But now, I am... a bit lost. So, where do I go from here?"[/color]

[color=0054a6]"Now I understand. You wish to traverse the roads. Let me pick out something first."[/color] With that said, Matti brought out a scroll from his enchanted bag of carrying, and laid it out on the table. It was a map that included Ambran and the Boreal Port.
[color=0054a6]"Before you ask,"[/color] he said with a smile, adjusting his glasses as he glanced at the man, [color=0054a6]"I am aware of your...complications when it comes to the reading of maps. But that is a simple matter to learn. You see, maps are always laid out with the upper side pointing to the north, and the lower side to the south, with the left side to the west and right side to the east, respectively. We can use this information to know what direction the sun is rising from when we add a compass."[/color] He placed the small item on the table as well. [color=0054a6]"As you can see, the arrow on the compass points to that direction, which means that you are currently facing this direction in the map."[/color]

Matti's lecture on the art of map reading and cartography continued for an hour or so, with the scholarly man explaining the best possible route to take. [color=0054a6]"It takes nothing more than taking to the east for about a four days' time of travel or so, and then a turn to north at the Giant's Pillar. After that, it is only a day's travel to Boreal Port."[/color] Matti paused to take a sip from the cup of cider he ordered previously.
[color=0054a6]"If you have any other questions about the route I am ready to answer them."[/color]

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