Sitting at
the farthest table of the gloomy inn, a lone traveller was gulping the last bite
of what used to be a big and juicy
slab of meat. A strange aura was surrounding him, as if a dark curse had been
cast across the room. Seeing that his meal was finished, the waitress
reluctantly walked around the empty tables on her way towards the stranger. Most
of the other customers had fled when the tall figure entered the inn an hour ago.
“Would… eh…
Would you like to order something else, good sir?” said the girl, her slender body shaking like a leaf
ready to fall in the cold autumn wind.
“No, that
would be all” answered the stranger, placing a gold coin on the table, covering
more than what was due. “Thank you for your hospitality.”
“The
pleasure was… was… ours, sir”, replied the girl, running back to the kitchen
without taking her payment.
Giltharak sighed
at the view of the shiny coin still on the table. He placed another one next to
it, rose to his feet and slowly walked to the door. Many times has he tried to
appease the fear his presence instigated in the heart of others, but in vain. He was however glad that
the owner of the inn, a big man tightly holding the shaft of his axe, had decided to stay where he was instead
of attacking him. Taking a torch
along the way, the traveller quietly slipped outside the inn and into the night,
hoping the owner wouldn’t change his mind. Humans were very unpredictable at the
sight of Giltharak. Towering at over seven feet tall, his body in itself was
pretty imposing. However, his general appearance was considered frightful to
most of the other races of Valipendir.
Edited to fix a few typos...
Giltharak your writing in English is nothing to be snorted at! You write like Feist :)
RépondreSupprimerThank you! I appreciate the good words. :)
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