You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? she begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.”
((How do you respond?))
Drake enters the tent cautiously, feeling the weight of the past heavy on his shoulders. Taking a seat on the offered cushion, he lets out a weary sigh. "My story..." He begins, voice hoarse from years of silence. "It's a tale of survival, of breaking free from chains forged by blood and betrayal."
He recounts the years of toil and torment, the endless days spent tending to fields that never yielded enough to quench the hunger gnawing at my bones, nor the hunger that his father had for money. He speaks of the bruises hidden beneath worn clothes, the scars etched into my flesh from the tireless years of labor.
"But I found solace in the earth," he continues, looking down at his dirt-streaked hands that once labored tirelessly under the unforgiving sun. "In the simple act of coaxing life from barren soil, I found purpose. And so, with nothing but a handful of seeds and a heart heavy with dreams, I left behind the shadows of my past and set out to carve a new path."
"Now," he replies, his voice steady despite the memories clawing at the edges of his mind, "I seek refuge in the quiet corners of forgotten towns, hoping to find peace amidst the chaos that once ruined my life."
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