May This Song I Sing Reach You [Part 1]

“Sirs, I am not a suspicious person,” Ethan said. “I just need a place to seek shelter from the rain.”

“That’s what all suspicious persons say on a rainy day,” the Guard Captain replied. “Tell us your real reason for coming all the way to Fortis Town.”

Ethan almost cringed after hearing the name of the town, which he planned to enter.

“Um, just out of pure curiosity, do any of you know someone named Fortis Dud?” Ethan inquired.

“But of course,” the Guard Captain replied. “He is the esteemed Mayor of this town. However, he is currently away on a business trip, and no one knows when he will return. The town is being managed by his daughter.”

“Actually, he is the one that sent me here,” Ethan decided to use the fact that the Mayor was away to make a bluff. “He said that I should go to the Doppelbanger Tavern, and ask the Barkeeper if he heard any rumors about treasures. I’m a treasure hunter you see.”