“Finally… “

I whispered to myself; despite the shaking in my legs and the cowardice that I decided to place at the back of my heart that’s clearly leaking out. I put my chin up, held my head up high… ah, I can already feel the confidence coursing through m-

…

“plop”

…

And that’s the sound of bird poop falling from the sky as it hits my head. No… that was just coincidence. That doesn’t mean bad luck or anything-

“thud”

…

And that’s the sound of a traveler falling for a pit trap. Damn it…

Even after these little “incidents” I continued walking. The town was about an hour’s walk from our home. Accidents are bound to happen; I kept telling myself that. S-

“Halt!”

Damn it, what is with this day? This is getting annoying. Some dude wearing light armor suddenly ordered a civilian travelling in broad daylight away from the town’s grounds, isn’t that too shady? I’ll just ignore him.

“Oi, did you hear me punk? I’m a proud vessel of the Stunlun middle bloods, when I tell you to stop, you-” [Stunlun]

So uhhhh this dude won’t stop so easily huh? Ah, okay I got this. I learned a bit of sign language, lemme test it-

“You’re a mute huh? Negotiations are over, we won’t understand each other anyway” [Stunlun]

POW!

And so that’s when this “vessel” punched me in the gut, knocked me out. Damn it…

“Tch, travelers are supposed to be loaded with provisions but all this kid’s got is junk, even his daggers all rusty. I’ll just leave that and take this, bye bye little boy. I’ll leave yer ol’ dagger, thanks for lunch” [Stunlun]

Damn it… I couldn’t even see his punch coming; he didn’t even look strong. Damn this… Why am I so wea-… wait no, no use thinking that, I’m supposed to be strong today, remember? Did that thief take your sense of responsibility out of you too? Stand up me!

“Ah… that’s that. I have to continue walking” [Lan]

!!!

“HE TOOK MY LUNCH!!!” [Lan]

I do remember not bringing any money, thank Kael but still… he just had to take my lunch.

Am I really supposed to continue on a day like this?

Damn it.