You collected some water and cooled your arm. You see a steel mountain road that went to the top, and another rather flat road that entered a gaping cave somewhere in the middle of the mountain.

Focus hissed. "I'm no longer under your control-" she was about to say his name but he shushed her and clicked his tongue. "Names are powerful things, Focus, so don't go telling everyone what my name is, okay?" He stopped walking a couple of centimeters from you. "Hmm, your name...?"

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=50963&page=188#1872 Author: Aphelion Time Posted: 12/12/2017 at 11:30 PM Focus hissed. "I'm no longer under your control-" she was about to say his name but he shushed her and clicked his tongue. "Names are powerful things, Focus, so don't go telling everyone what my name is, okay?" He stopped walking a couple of centimeters from you. "Hmm, your name...?"

Iist backed away a little more from the mage, afraid and unsure of his intent. "Oh, I'm no one, just a small village girl from the outside like you said. But I'm certainly interested in the name of the person holding an interesting ritual in the middle of the dark forest like you." She frowned at the man and stood her ground against him, her hands gripped at the strap of her bag to try and keep them from shaking.

You collected some water and cooled your arm. You see a steel mountain road that went to the top, and another rather flat road that entered a gaping cave somewhere in the middle of the mountain.

She sighed, not wanting to go through the main entrance. She looked for something she could put around her head to cover her hair and mouth so she didn't look like a girl.

"Never mind. Although... I'll travel with you for now, since maybe we can come upon something to save mother on your travels."

The cat huffed. "Said every witch before you, and they were all more powerful than you. Could you prove yourself good enough to make a pact with me?"

"Shh, don't interrupt my thoughts." He raised a hand and touched your cheek. Not very surprisingly, his hand was icy cold. "I can see... your name is Iist. Looking for The Creator's Pax Excitium crystal. How interesting!" He dropped his hand. "Again, my name is not of your interest. I do magic here, because the black magic is strong here. Do you not feel it?"

Since you were in the middle of nowhere, there were tons of plants and natural things. You could try to chop of your hair with a sharp stone or something, but Dragon suggests that you don't worry about it, because something is going to happen in that cave and you won't die.

she frowned a little and curled her tail around her arm. " do you think I should go back to that place? fates seal?" she asked

"Well," He looks away. "I did wrong, sending you there. It was so dangerous and you could've lost your life. I suppose I could go there myself sometime later."