Haykel is flat on the floor of the jail. Water drops could be hear at the distance, the floor is cold, is pure rock. Smells humid. There is a single window really high in the cage. To the side there is 2 straw beds and a single bucket.

  Giohan is there watching sitting in the straw bed. "Are you okay Haykel?"

  Haykel face is flat on the ground "Don't talk to me, this is your fault" Her voice was wavy

  "Don't worry sister, I'm here, I can try to get you contact from outside, and even if I get out sooner, I will visit once a week... or a month"

  Haykel hits and kicks the floor like a kid "I DON'T WANT TO BE IN JAIL, I WANT A JOB AND MONEY."

  Giohan looks at the windows "Don't you have a friend to call? or did you arrived alone?"

  Haykel thinks for a long second and stands on a single jump. "VILDAN" She removes her shoe, and pull her sock and she pulls the card. She lifts it.

  Giohan closes his nose with his hand "That is a stinky card"

  Haykel hits the jail and screams "GUARD" She kicks the jail "I NEED A GUARD"

  A guard appears "What is this noise?!"

  Haykel put the card in front of the guard "That card says in representing Mister Vildan"

  The guard smells the card and steps back, she doesn't have her shoe and sock, her face is full of dirt. The guard grabs the card with the tip of his fingers "We will see, if this is a lie, you gonna be in several problems." The guards take the card and walk away.

  Haykel collapses on her back to the floor, she looks at the ceiling. Giohan ask "Who is Vildan?"

  Haykel with no energy respond groans "Uhg... My friend."

  Giohan leans a bit "Oh, so, I imagine he is coming here to get you free?"

  Haykel turns on her back "I hope so... or I will have to sneak out and run away back home..." She screams and grab her head "I DON'T WANT TO WORK IN THE FARM"

  Giohan laughs a bit "If he is your friend, he is also my friend, he will help you"

  Haykel whispers "I hope so..."

  The sun is setting, is late and cold, a dark figure walks along the jails with two guards behind. Is Vildan. He stops and turns in front of a jail.

  There is a woman in the floor, her body looks lifeless, there is a single fly going around her head.

  Giohan looks at Vildan, he gets ashamed and look away.

  Vildan looks at a guard "Bring me a cup of water."

  The guard walks away.

  After a minute of silence he comes back with a cup of water. Vildan takes a tiny sip of water "Ahh..."

  He throws the rest to Haykel's head "WAKE UP"

  Haykel jumps like a cat, her hair is wet and slightly spiked, she extends her arms behind her in a claw stance, ready to kill. She sees Vildan and relaxes "Oh, hi Vildan". She looks down, her energy is gone.

  The guard pulls a key and open the cell "You are free to go" Haykel walks outside towards Vildan slowly, not looking at him, just at her feet.

  They both start walking through the Jails.

  Giohan from behind screams "ILL SEE YOU LATER HAYKEL" He waves while his arm get out of the bars. His voice echoes through the jails.

  Vildan and Haykel walks slowly to the objects retrieval room. Haykel can't look at Vildan.

  Vildan speaks not looking at her "I payed your fine, you own me"

  Haykel eyes are tired "I know, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I will pay you back"

  They enter into the room. There is an old lady in the counter, behind her there is a jail full of wooden boxes and objects. She has the box of Haykel in the counter.

  Haykel walks toward the lady "I want my stuff back"

  The old lady smiles "Okay sweetie, let's get your stuff."

  The old lady start pulling stuff out of the box and writing on a paper "Okay, your things are... A dagger" She writes "Another dagger" She writes "a set of claws" She writes "A claw holster" She writes "A tooth amulet" She writes "A backpack" She writes "19 Gold" She writes "5 Silver" She writes "A goblin stuffed toy" She writes.

  Haykel grabs the counter. "PLEASE DO IT IN SILENCE" Haykel is red.

  The old lady laughs "Sure sweetie."

  Is night, the lamp post are being lighten up. The coastal wind cold the city. The city is quiet, only the occasional barking could be hear.

  They both are walking in the sidewalk. Haykel walks behind Vildan.

  Haykel speaks softly "I'm sorry, I tried to stop thief and things got out of control"

  A moment of silence pass.

  Vildan does a turn "I was expecting to you to not the get to the inn. But I didn't expect of you to get thrown into jail."

  Haykel walks a bit faster "Well, one thing lead to another. Its my fault."

  Vildan stops "Just be careful next time, I'm a busy person."

  Haykel walks past to Vildan, resting on her head with her arms "I will, I'm still learning the city rules"

  Vildan sights and laughs softly

  They walked in silence through the city back into the plaza towards the Hand of the Orc

  They arrive into the Hand of the Orc, a giant place from extreme luxury, extremely rare monster pelts in walls, a giant candelabra hangs from the ceiling, a red carpet covers the floor. Outside the building is ornamented by plants, it's have several windows, double tilled red roofs, and several floors.

  Haykel is stunned "Vildan... I cannot afford this. Did you see, the air smells like gold... or my nose got damage in the jail"

  Vildan walk forward "I know, that is why I'm giving you a week. Then you are in your own."

  Haykel grabs her hands "Thanks Vildan..." She walks forward "By the way, how much was my fine? I want to pay you back"

  "10 Gold"

  Haykel screams "WHAT, what do you mean 10 gold? In this economy?" Haykel grabs her head to think "Okay... I will pay you once I have a job. Wait for me a bit"

  Vildan turns "Deal" He walks towards the counter.

  Vildan talks to the lady in the counter "Dimergia, I believe I have reservations here, for my and my guard"

  Haykel screams "WHAT DO YOU MEAN GUARD" She walks towards Vildan.

  Dimergia, a young woman with refined clothing, she is wearing a long blue skirt and a white top shirt, her hair is wavy and black. She leans into the counter "Mister Minre, we were waiting for you. You still handsome has ever." She puts 2 keys on the counter "Here, third floor."

  Vildan take the keys. "Thank you."

  Dimergia looks at Haykel "And you... stay quiet, people try to relax here"

  Haykel whispers "I'm sorry"

  Vildan start walking upstairs, Haykel follows swiftly. Candles illuminate parts of the Inn.

  Haykel pulls on Vildan cape "Did you see that? She was hitting on you."

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  "I know"

  "And you are going to just... let it pass?"

  "Yes. I have more important things to do."

  Haykel start rub her index fingers against another towards Vildan "Shame on you Vildan, turning down a cute lady."

  Vildan gets mildly annoyed "Don't talk like my mother."

  "Well! Maybe I will become your mother" Haykel spoke nonsense.

  "What"

  "What?" Haykel thinks "I mean. I will act like your mother."

  Vildan stand in front of his room, pass a key to Haykel "Go to your room." Vildan opens and then closes the door and locks it.

  "Good night I guess. DUMBASS" She kicks the door.

  The kick echoes the long hallway.

  Haykel walks to the room to the side. She opens the door. There is a giant windows looking directly at the ocean and the port. Double sized King bed, carpeted floor, the room was good illuminated by candles and a hanging tiny candelabra. There is 2 chairs in a desk and 1 drawer. In the desk there is 3 bottles of wine and water.

  Haykel opens his eye wide. "Wow"

  She drops her backpack on the bed, and gets near the window, the red glass stopped Haykel from going outside. She looked at the moon reflect into the ocean "This is beautiful"

  Haykel jumps on the bed, she relaxes a bit and then she grabs her backpack. "I need to check my stuff"

  She puts the money on the bed. She counts "Okay 19 Gold and 5 Silver... My dad told me, I should pay 1 Gold max per day in an Inn, and I should use 1 Gold for feeding through the day... That let me with... uh..." She starts moving money from side to side. "9 days... I THINK. No... Vildan told me he will give me a week so that let me in..."

  She thinks really hard, grabs her head.

  She starts counting with her fingers "16 DAYS! Eat that Vildan, I know your stupid math."

  Haykel start searching inside her backpack, she pulls her Goblin toy, she hugs the toy. "Ow" She feels a sting in her arm. She extends herself in the bed in silence.

  "I need to see a doctor" She notices the goblin have something entangled in his ear. "What is this?"

  She grabs the entangled thing and unmakes the tangle.

  Is a tooth pierced by a rope, white colored, broken at the top, like it was part of a bigger tooth, is fang shaped. "It's a tooth. Mmm" She analyzes the tooth "May be a monster one " She puts on the amulet and get herself in front of the mirror of the room.

  She flex and pose several times.

  "I think I look cooler with it." She smiles and thinks "I don't think I want to go back to the jail to give this thing back. They were mean"

  She starts flexing again "It's mine now, if I find the owner by luck, I will give it back."

  Haykel jumps back in the bed, flat on her face "Time for sleep. Tomorrow I will find a job." She falls a sleep on top of the bed fully dressed.

  The night goes by, quiet.

  The sun entered the room, directly into Haykel eyes. She has drool in her cheek. She slowly open her eyes and clear her face.

  She tries to stand up pushing on her damaged arm. "Ow" She falls back into the bed.

  "To the doctor today." She does a turn on her waist, stand on the bed and does a flip out of the bed.

  She do tiny jumps and reach inside her backpack to eat some dried meat. She stretches her whole body and drinks some water. She grabs her money bag and hide it on her chest, put her backpack under the bed, walks towards the door, steps out and lock the door.

  Haykel knocks the door of Vildan. Silence. She knocks and kick the door. Silence "Vildan are you there?"

  She waits a second "He must have woken up early. Oh well"

  Haykel walks down the reception and talk to the lady in the counter "Excuse me miss, have you seen Vildan"

  Dimergia looks at Haykel "No. What are you doing here?"

  Haykel panics walks away "Thank you!"

  Haykel leaves the Inn.

  Dimergia whisper "Damm woman"

  The smell at salt and water floods the city, the smell at crustaceans and fish slowly flowed through the air.

  Haykel walks toward the plaza, she is making memory on where it is her current Inn, she sees the colors of the buildings.

  She arrives in the plaza, the plaza has a rock start shape in the floor, the mime is acting has usual, people playing guitars and some other artist around.

  Haykel walks toward the guard in the plaza. Same guard as yesterday "Excuse me sir"

  The guard looks around leans and lift his visor "It's you again. Did you find your Inn?"

  Haykel smiles "Yes sir, thank you, what is your name?"

  "My name is Alain Miss"

  "Thanks for the Help Alain! Didn't work, I got arrested but I did find my Inn"

  An uncomfortable silence gets between them.

  "Uhh... Why did you got arrested?" Alain is confused.

  "I tried to stop a criminal, and I got distracted!" Haykel cross her arms proudly.

  "Yeah, that will do, don't try to be heroic, you will get in more troubles than is worth here. Let the guards do their job." Alain stand straight.

  "I can't promise that! But I will try my best!" Haykel smiles.

  "So... what do you need now?" Alain visor falls, he lifts his visor.

  She pauses to think "Oh yes, I need to find a doctor"

  Alain points a street "Go straight 5 streets, then go right 2 streets, check the dog with the knife symbol. You can also grab a map if you got a guard station" Alain observes Haykel smile and giant eyes.

  Alain think for a second "Never mind. Go where I told you."

  Haykel runs away and screams "Thank you!"

  Haykel walk on the sidewalk, there is protective iron gates to avoid accidents, lamp post that are manually ignited every night.

  Haykel walk through the streets and turns right, she starts searching for the sing, there is a dog sleeping to the side. "Dog with a knife, Dog with a knife, Dog with a knife"

  She finds the sing, Is carving of a dog creature holding a knife stabbing someone.

  She looks inside the place, there is a man with a broom sweeping the floor. Haykel peeks her head "Hi! Are you the doctor"

  The man turns, a bald middle age man. His eyes are green, his hands are full of callouses, He is wearing long brown pants and a long sleeved shirt with a coat, his coat is brow dark. "Yes, what do you need"

  Haykel points at her arm "My arm hurts, got mauled by a cougar"

  The man points to a door "Enter to that room and wait for me, my name is Doctor Nolis" He keeps sweeping the floor.

  Haykel enters the house, there is a counter in front of her near the wall, to her left there is chairs, to her right there is more chairs and some plants.

  Haykel walks toward the room "Thank you Mister Nolis" She enters the room and sit on a high bed, the bed is soft, the room is overly clean, there is a counter at the end wall. The room smells like a faint smell of blood and alcohol.

  Haykel wait for 2 minutes.

  Nolis enters the room, he carries a satchel. "Let see with what are we working here." He puts the satchel in a table near the bed.

  Haykel extend her arm. The rags are pink where the wound is. The doctor cut the rags stitches and start unmaking the rug. Nolis notices the rag is stick to the arm with blood.

  Nolis reach on his suitcase a belt, and put on Haykel mouth "This is going to hurt" Haykel eyes open wide in panic.

  Nolis slowly try to peel the wound from the rag. Haykel screams and bite the belt.

  Nolis peel all the rag from the arm. Haykel breaths.

  Nolis starts observing the wound it has fibers stuck in the wound. "The suture is greatly done, something tell me this was done with no anesthesia or alcohol... You are in luck, this is not infected or" Nolis points at the saw "I would have to cut the arm"

  Haykel laughs nervously. She drops the belt "Thank god"

  Nolis stands "Give me a second" He walks out of the room.

  Haykel rest on the best. Nolis enter the room again, he brings bandages, a bottle of liquor with no label and a water bucket.

  Nolis pass the bottle to Haykel "Drink, 2 mouths" Haykel drinks from the bottle. She does a disgusting face "This is awful" She pulls her tongue out.

  Nolis reach inside his suitcase, and pull tweezers. "This is going to hurt, prepare" He starts pulling each piece of fabric from the wounds. "OW" "OW" "OW" This goes for several minutes. The pain is like getting a needle inserted into an arm.

  There is no fabric inside the wound. Haykel is tired "Are we done now?"

  Nolis stand, grabs the bottle and chugs from it. "No"

  Nolis looks at Haykel and ask "What is your name Miss?"

  Haykel respond "My name is Ha-" The doctors pours the alcohol in the arms of Haykel "AAAAAAAAA" Haykel screams on pain.

  Haykel stay on her element "THAT HURT, OW" She clutches with her toes.

  Nolis start washing the wound with water and then start bandaging the arm, he put a piece of wood inside the bandages bandages over the wound. "I let a piece of wood there, to protect the wound. Be careful. No fighting for a week."

  Haykel rest on the bed "Thanks Mister..." Her face is exhausted.

  Nolis stands and walks towards the door "I give you a bit, recompose and pay on the front." He walks out of the room.

  Haykel rest on the bed. Exhausted from the pain. "Damm cougar" She whispers to herself.

  15 minutes pass.

  Haykel step out of the room. Nolis is sitting near the counter.

  She walks to the counter "So... How much is?"

  Nolis writes on a paper "1 Gold. Was a simple job."

  Haykel tries to ask "Can I get a... No better not" She puts a Gold coin on the counter. She sighs.

  She slowly walk out "Thank you Mister Nolis. I hope I won't be seeing you ever again."

  Nolis replies "Be safe out there."

  Outside the doctor, she spins her shoulder, stretches her arm slowly, she still sore. The sun was high, the sky have some clouds.

  Haykel is outside "Time to seek for a job!" She poses proudly.

  Her stomach rumbles "Time for breakfast!" She looks at the sun "Time for lunch!"

  Haykel walks slowly to the plaza, the pats a dog in the way.

  She approaches Alain in the plaza "Mister Alain?"

  Alain looks around, he looks down and pull his visor up "Miss, any problem now?"

  Haykel smiles tired "Thank you for the indications their worked! Do you have any recommendation for a restaurant?"

  "Glad you got to the doctor, he is the best one in the city! Now for a restaurant" He grabs his metallic chin "Bigger than Crabs is a good one, if you are new here" The guard points towards a restaurant.

  "Thank your Mister Alain, I will be seeing you later" She waves and walks slowly to a restaurant.

  Alain waves back and stand firm on his post.

  Haykel enters Bigger than Crabs, there is windows everywhere, lots of tables, the kitchen is not visible. The waitress comes and go from the door.

  Haykel sits in the restaurant. A male waitress walks to her "What can I get for you?" The waitress give Haykel a menu "Uhh" The menu is a single hard sheet of hard paper.

  Haykel points to a random part of the menu and gives it to the waitress "Give me the crab. The big crab please." The waitress walks away. He comes back with a cup of water and leaves.

  From behind "Miss Haykel! I hope your day yesterday was amazing!" Haykel turns. Its Joikil sitting in the nearby table he is not using his hat.

  Haykel tries to recognize the man for a second. She realizes "Mister Joikil! Thank your for the directions yesterday"

  Joikil stands, grab his wine bottle and cup and sits on the table of Haykel.

  "Kind of weird, okay..."

  Joikil ignores her "It was a pleasure. I assume you got to visit the port! or At least having lunch on the restaurants."

  Haykel negates with her hand "Oh no, I got arrested trying to stop a thief, but I got free, so it doesn't matter! I got to my Inn regardless!"

  Joikil laughs "Oh Miss Haykel, trying to be a hero so soon?" He drinks from his wine.

  The waitress arrive with a 1 meter long crab and put it on the table. The crab is red, steamy, juicy on the insides, there is a dish with sauce at the side "Have nice lunch!" The waitress walks away. Haykel eyes open wide, she trembles.

  Joikil laughs "So much appetite Miss Haykel, sure you are a warrior!"

  Haykel hits the table "How much does this cost?!" Some people look around.

  Joikil drinks from his wine. "Is the restaurant specialty, it cost 1.5 Gold" He looks at Haykel claws.

  From outside the restaurant a screams sounds "HAYKEL!" Giohan enters the restaurant. Haykel turns "YOU, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU SHOULD BE IN JAIL"

  Giohan laughs "You cannot be thrown in jail for stealing your own stuff sister."

  Haykel grabs her head "This stupid crab and Giohan now". Giohan sits on the table and ask for the waitress for beer.

  The table moves once Giohan sits, the wine bottle shakes violently.

  Joikil stands "I lost my appetite. I will be seeing you Miss Haykel" He let the wine and the cup on the table.

  Haykel is sitting with Giohan and a Giant crab. Grabbing her head.