What's in the bag?
Part Three - The Loot
The bag felt satisyingly full. First, Hari pulled out a sealed document that stuck out of the top of the bag like a white hand waving. Next was a closely folded lightweight woolen cloak, of fine quality and with blue jewels along its collar. Shimmering threads of blue were woven into the grey. Hari stroked it appreciatively. Under the cloak were two food items wrapped in cloth parcels. He opened them carefully. Cornbread and preserved fruit - high quality, nutricious food.
Down the other side of the cloak were two skins; one water, one red wine. Also in the bag was a small throwing knofe and a box of bullets made from a dark heavy metal Hari could not identify.
So far, so good. Hari moved on to the pouch at the front. There he found a set of keys, thirteen gold pieces and a set of paper folders containing reports.
He grinned widely. The loot had been excellent, He had hoped for a better weapon, perhaps, but the cloak more than made up for it, and was more crucial to his needs at the moment anyway.
He slid down into his little home and swept the dust out of the way. Then he sat down with his legs stretched out and spread the cloak over them. Then he breakfasted on cornbread with thick jam on it, spreading and cutting with the throwing knife. He had a small mouthful of wine - which was delicious - and drank deeply of the water, which was remarkably clear and cold.
He wiped the sticky blade on the cloth the bread had been wrapped in, then used the knife to open the sealed envelope.
As he had imagined, it was a quest.
Hari scanned through the quest instructions, barely bothering to take them in. He had no interest in quests, since his own survival occupied him far more at present. The quest, as far as he could make out, involved exploring different areas of the ship and gathering pieces of equipment that were then to be taken to an engineer on B Deck who would fashion them into a weapon that could be used against certain high level monsters.
Way beyond his scope.
Hari stuffed te documant back into the knapsack and then turned his attention to something that interested him far more - the report folders.
He was interested in questing or grouping, but he did want to know more about the ship - its ultimate destination, the length of its voyage; its purpose, and details of the engine room itself. The length of the voyage was of particular interest to him because he wanted to know how long he would have to survive as a stowaway in the ship's belly.
Its destination he already roughly knew - or hoped he knew, but some details on the exact place they were docking would be handy. As for the mechanics of the engine room - well, this would be his world for some time to come. He needed to know as much about it as he could.
Read parts one and two of this warcraft fantasy adventure story earlier in the blog. Next part also to follow soon.
