Ryogen had been talking to a local farmer, who had been filling him in on some of the local job prospects. He had somewhat confidently disrobed and entered the warm water when he had noticed another person sitting there. They had exchanged greetings, with the farmer inquiring about his arm, and Ryogen telling the casual lie that it had been a farm accident. The man had seemed surprised, he had assumed that it was the local bandits. After Ryogen had prodded for more information, the farmer had explained that there were numerous camps of thugs not too far from here, one even occupying the Ogre's bridge. Rumour had it, he had said in hushed whispers, that the thieves even owned the town, and that was why the militia did absolutely nothing about it. He had advised Ryogen not to stray too far from even the high street, and if possible not to elongate his stay here. Ryogen had nodded knowingly, though had an inward smile about taking out the bandits on the bridge. The man had left, and had left Ryogen to ponder on the words.
Ryogen had sat there, daydreaming, until the pool of warm water had begun to ripple slightly, with a shrouded taint. The lights had seemed to dim a little, and he could have sworn that he could almost hear a voice, when the water had started to slowly rise in front of him, shadows flickering around it as he stared at it in bewilderment. He had only one thought on his mind, which was LEAVE. Then Gemini burst in, the small geyser dissipated, the lighting returned to normal and Ryogen jumped with a start.
"Um.. hello Gemini. I think I'm being chased by shadows."
