Time Traveling Stories

As your steed makes its magical appearance, you feel a desire to head in the direction of the Pyramid of the Gods once again. Something tells you that you will locate your object there.

"You truly have been the best thing for my son Kitsune. Look at him, apologizing and putting his pride aside." Margharita looks at you and says, "It’s quite alright boy. You’re a father, I would expect you to be extra cautious even without the state of the world as a reason. Just remember, you might have a mighty burden on your shoulders, but you are not the only one who has it. You two depend and support each other. I love you too, my son."

She places her hand on Ana and mumbles for a moment. "Have one more day of protection from me. I pray for your swift return."

As our trusty dog suddenly comes into existence and takes off in the direction that leads to the cave, I pick up Ana and allow her to hold my crystal, as I have done many times before, while murmuring comforting words to her. The man, a bit surprised to have been intercepted, stands at your height albeit smaller in frame and much older than yourself. "Huh?" he took in his own clothing before looking back at you. "Good morning to you Knight. Not at all, this old thing is just my cloak to protect against the weather. Looks like it might rain today."

He takes it off to show you. Your eyes glance up to see the darker clouds in the distance. Gazing back at the robe, you see a plain, long cloak. It's obviously worn and old. There are no symbols on it or signs of magic in the fabric. The man watches you with confused amusement, but his eyes drift to me as I walk up behind you, still holding Ana.

His face fills with fatherly love and pride, an emotion you know well from your own experience with it, leading you to see how honest his words are. "Because I’m going to the orphanage. One of the caregivers is my daughter and she left today without her lunch sack." He gestures to the small sack he has tied to his left hip. He takes his cloak back and says, "I best get it to her before she becomes overwhelmed with the children. You three have a blessed day and praise the gods."

Your surroundings don’t alert you to anything that would raise suspicion. No new people appear, no creatures outside of a house cat under a tree, nothing noteworthy that you haven’t already noticed leaving the building.

With a kiss and an eye roll, I take your arm while carrying Ana and we grab our last minute things and set sail. With ease, we travel the canal back to the ocean. Once on the open sea, you’re at the wheel, allowing me to sneak in a much needed nap in our quarter’s while we sail. Ana is at the bow, staring out across the sea. Everything is and has been calm so far. Suddenly, she rushes over to you and while you expect she’s going to ask for another round of sword training, she instead has you look out of the port side of the ship. Out in the ocean appears to be a small rowing boat with a person in it, just sitting in the vast emptiness of the ocean.

The crew mate up in the looks out, but reports that he can’t make anything out with certainty. Poca climbed in a long boat and paddled out near the boat before turning and roaring rapidly back to the ship. From below, he exclaimed, "Sea lit up sounds row boat Captain. Water not quite clear, can’t see why."

"Pologies Capt'n. He look to be green folk. Think he suffer something, he just mumble nonsense." As you look out after hearing Poca's response to the man, you sense no evil from him, however he continues to stare out in front of him as if in a trance. After a moment, Poca asks, "Want me go get him Capt'n?"