Posts from Pursuit of the Sun 1.2

- Listen, you said that the barrels in the basement were there even before you moved into the house...
- How long ago did you move here? How did the house become yours? And was the basement always empty, until you and your "white" friend turned it into your "sacred place"?

Ottar always knew that his master was the best. Perhaps not only in the bathhouse, but in the entire capital.

Before starting the conversation with Gas, Ottar asks his companion to wait outside for a moment.

- The morning is gray and deserted, – the Bloodsucker nodded in response. – Greetings, master! You've been busy, and with something rather strange... our, probably wise, rulers have decided to send an expedition across the sea to unexplored lands... no one knows if there is anything there at all, or what it might be. And no one knows why or what they want to send anyone there for. They just felt like it. They are gathering various talented people. As far as I understand, some big shots might also go. Maybe some of them. Or maybe not. Return or success is not guaranteed. And the expedition begins in a month. What do you think, master, could have caused such a sudden need for such a dubious adventure?

And so, Gas will be without an apprentice in a month... although... will they even survive until the start of the expedition?

-- About half a year ago. Well, I bought it, seriously. Moving out of the slums didn't really appeal to me, but I wanted to live with some level of comfort. An old woman, a healer, used to live here, and we got along well. She told me about the basement.

- And that old hag... is she gone now, if I understand correctly? Is she the one who taught you all that?
- And it looks like someone "bought" that basement... or just "occupied" it. I should ask the burgomaster about it.
- So, we don't know anything about what's happening there right now. We haven't seen or heard anything... Got it?
- Now, about tomorrow... Are you really going to spend the whole day in your church? Maybe a couple of hours will be enough?

It's one thing to move to a different land, even to some unknown overseas place... but the sun is the same everywhere!

- Perhaps, if we had fewer Void fanatics and more fire worshippers, things would go better. The latter, for example, have enthusiasm, - noted Ottar. - And I also agreed to help a squad going on a raid on the Northerners. I hope they don't all die there. Along with me.

The Bloodsucker smirked crookedly. Lately, he had been taking risks more often.

-- No, she's alive. She even moved to a better area. She taught me, but not everything. I didn't see anything; I immediately suggested it. Yes, definitely. Well, from lunch until night, for sure. It's a serious matter!

– Perhaps, if we had fewer Void fanatics and more fire worshipers, things would go better.

-- If you ever need my underwear, there's no shame in asking directly... Just give him my old rags.

The dog turned out to have a strong personality, so Voldemar ended up sleeping with the witch in the closet, while the dog slept in the room.

The only torch illuminating the Dungeon is held in the hand of a motionless figure in black. The Servant stands opposite the entrance, and the abyss yawns behind him – a gigantic pit, so deep that the torch can only illuminate its edge before the darkness consumes its light. Those passing by split up; most go to the left, disappearing behind a massive door, while others walk to the right, as if vanishing directly into the gray stone. Seeing that Hargon doesn't quite understand what this means, the man with the torch gestures for him to approach.
—If your faith is weak, you should not descend into the abyss, —he warns in a voice as gray as the stone, devoid of emotion or even intonation, pointing to the well. —Get lost in the labyrinth if you seek truth, —he points to the left. —Rest in the hall if you seek peace, —to the right. —But if neither of these things truly matters to you, I will help you descend.

So, Ottar went alone to help in the campaign against the northern jarl...

- So... we'll definitely need a werewolf potion someday... A charm potion, probably too. And a healing potion wouldn't hurt either. What do we need to make them? - the question is obviously addressed to the witch.

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But he can devour all enemies alone and level up better than from constable training...