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[color=gray]The plea for help had not gone the way Lucan had hoped for. He knew many people in Lostgrove cared for only their own problems, but Lucan had not known they would be so quick to shut someone down. The village folk hardly allowed Lucan to speak a word, and the odd fellow in the background staring intensely at him was only making matters worse. It was a human gaze, but seeing the man's different features from the rest of the town was enough to startle Lucan--not in a racist way, but in surprise. Gulping and regaining his posture, Lucan was ready to step down from the fountain when...[/color]

[color=8dc73f][b]"Nay, Earl, I'll not allow you to keep throwing refuse at him! You are stinking up the place!"[/b][/color]

[color=gray]Looking around to see who had came to his side, Lucan noticed a woman waving around a smith's hammer. Her display was enough to bring chuckles from the group surrounding the fountain, and they soon dispersed, leaving only the woman and the peculiar man from before. When the woman approached Lucan, he climbed down off the ledge of the fountain and met her face-to-face.[/color] [color=violet][b]"It isn't food or water that I need, ma'am. It's just that I need..."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Lucan spoke, wondering if he should reveal the whole story. What would the woman think? Would she cast him off as crazy, leaving Lucan to his own doings?

Eventually, Lucan decided to explain even more so than he needed to.[/color] [color=violet][b]"My twin sister was captured by some gnolls not too far from here. I could easily deal with them myself, being a mage of extraordinary talent, but..."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Lucan sighed, bringing up his palm to show that only a speck of magic was all that he could form.[/color] [color=violet][b]"You may consider me crazy, but the further I am from her, the more my magical prowess will wane. Plus, the only proof that she is alive is that I'm still alive. The two of us are bound to a curse dictating our fates."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Lucan explained, his eyes watching closely for any sign of sarcastic intent. Like the villagers, there was no reason for them to believe him.[/color]

[color=violet][b]"In short, I am in need of help to free my sister. I don't have much to give you, but I can at least offer you part of the reward we were going to receive after clearing out the gnoll infestation. What do you say?"[/b][/color] [color=gray]Lucan continued to explain, hoping that the woman could be of some sort of help to his pleas.[/color] [color=violet][b]"What about you, sir?"[/b][/color] [color=gray]Lucan asked, diverting his attention for a mere second to ask the man leaning on the lamppost. Even if the woman couldn't help him, the man had seemed like the type of person interested in some sort of adventuring work.[/color]

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