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"End of the line for me. I set up shop here, Hunter, and the market this far north tends to be sparse. There's only a few villages here."

"Any place bigger I could try, then?"

"Spira. It's to the south. Good luck in your hunt, my Lord Hunter"

"May your deals be swift and fair, Merchant-Judge"

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I ran. Okay, we ran, but I'll get to that in a second.

Three big, nasty brutes chased the pair of us down the cobblestone streets of this city. I don't know why they were chasing my, um, companion, but they were hot on his heels for sure. Ranting and raving about how they were gonna tear the blacksmith's son apart they were. Didn't know who that was till later, but like I said, I'll get back to that, damn it.

So, yeah, we ran down the street till the guy I'm running with, a lanky fellow with somehow spiky red hair, suddenly jukes down some side alley. I would of run right past the alley if this guy didn't grab my collar and jerk me into it as well. The sheer strength behind the yank surprises me, as this guy's several inches shorter then me as well as lanky. Granted, he's a colored fellow, so I kinda had to expect something like this.

The three brutes, Arcadia bless there ignorance, blast right by our little hiding place. I peek my head out of the alley to watch them when I hear behind me, "Jeeze, they never learn. Crazy Hammerite mercs. Sorry to get you caught up in that quick chase, who are ya?"

Oh. That's right. Haven't introduced myself to you either, huh? "Name's Locke Westin. You?"

"Yer quick to hand out ya name, huh? I'm Jeral Strongblade, I guess. Come on, I owe ya a drink. Take ya ta da best bar around here, too. Though a sparkle like you in Time's turf without our knowledge is a rather odd thing..."

"Sparkle?" I said. I started to say something else, but he's had already gone off back down the way we were running. Apparently, the bar's that way, so I follow. Worst lead to follow on this bounty it's looking like, but I don't even have any information beyond a name for the moment. Maybe I can ask him about this person.

Oh, yea, forgot to tell you. I'm a Hunter for His Lord Guardial. We sometime go out on bounty hunts.