You wake up fairly early, but then you didn't really sleep much to begin with. This was more of a brief rest anyway.

After a quick check to see if anyone is in the area, you get out of your bloody clothes and change into some new ones. You might not be properly clean, but it's better than you were.

You then check your supplies, which aren't much. You've got a few coins, but you aren't excessively worried about that since food and water are more important out here in the wilderness. You've got a little food and water, but it isn't going to last long. The only weapon you have currently is your dagger.

As you're checking your supplies, you hear the sound of something approaching you. Dread grips your body, you hide behind the nearest tree and you draw your dagger.

You take a quick peek and see that it's Annah stomping through the underbrush with the grace of a clumsy horse.

"Shit, fucking thorns. Ouch!" you hear her say and you come out of hiding.
"Annah!" you exclaim and walk over to her.
"There you are! Y'know, you could have warned me about leaving town, instead of making me trudge through the fucking woods looking for you!" Annah snaps.

Ornery as usual.

"Wha…how the hell did you even find me anyway?" you ask.
"Dunno, I figured you'd hide some place familiar. This is the area where we first did it so I took a chance." Annah says.
"It is?"

Annah hits you.

"Yes! By the gods, I can't believe you fucking forgot! In fact it was YOUR idea to go way the hell out here, I just wanted to do it over behind Derrick's barn where I first gave you a blowjob."
"Wait. We were behind Derrick's barn during that?"

Annah hits you again

"Glad to see all of our intimacy together meant so much to you. Asshole. I dunno why I even came out here to find you! Sorry we can't all be like your perfect sister. Bet you remember where you first fucked her!"

At this point you stop Annah from hitting you again and try to maintain some control over this situation.

"Alright! Alright! I get it, I'm an insensitive asshole, but you REALLY need to stop with these accusations of sister fucking especially when it isn't even true! Shit, I'm not calling you a whore that sucked Klint's dick!" you say.
"WHAT?! I did no such thing!" Annah exclaims.
"Well he claimed you did before he attacked me."
"Pfft. He wished. Look, I get that the dumb asses in town thought I was a whore, but Klint was repulsive…besides he was always sniffing around your sister while she was still around. Never paid any attention to me."
"Well I figured he was just talking shit anyway…(Sigh) anyway this is a mess. I'm glad to see you escaped town though."
"Escaped? Nah, I just came out here to find you on my own. Don't worry, I made sure nobody was following me."
"Wait, you didn't get in any trouble?"
"No. They all saw you kill Klint. I mean I did get asked questions, but I just said you and Klint got into a fight and you accidently killed him in the process. They didn't seem convinced that you killed him by accident though, so yeah they're still pissed at you."

You're almost speechless right now.

"Are…Are you fucking kidding me?! YOU were the one that stabbed him repeatedly in the back! I actually stopped YOU from killing Klint!" you exclaim.
"Yeah, and then you stabbed him in the throat and killed him. Why are you yelling at me?!" Annah remarks.

Now you can't even speak. You just rub your hands over your face and pace rapidly. In a strange way, you not even that mad at Annah. Everyone pretty much hated you anyway and Annah's actually just being herself.

And that's so tragic that it causes you to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Annah asks.
"The absurdity of this horrible situation." You answer.
"So what's the plan?
"Good question. Can't stay out here in the wilderness."
"Ohhh! Let's to Klyton!" Annah says excitedly.

Well that would be one option you were pondering.

It's certainly the closest city and it's the direction you ran from Teckleville anyway. The problem is if anyone from Teckleville is still searching for you, that's going to be the first place they look.

Still, Klyton is the only place you really have any basic knowledge about thanks to your parents both being originally from there. Your father never really spoke too much about it, just saying that the only thing worthwhile that he got there was your mother and he was glad when they finally moved to Teckleville to be closer to your grandmother at the time.

Your mother on the other hand didn't speak so ill of the place, which is surprising since she grew up in a lower class area than your father did. She even said that sometimes she missed the times when she worked at the inn where she met your father in the first place. Of course her knowledge about the city is bound to be a bit out of date.

Also, while Klyton has no jurisdiction over Teckleville, it has been known to apprehend wanted criminals from elsewhere trying to hide out there. Not to mention the place in general has a fairly good reputation (And they want to keep it that way) as far as its own security goes.

"Well we could also head to Holgard or the Delantium Kingdom, I think the closest city there is Sivak" you say.
"No! I want to go to Klyton! I've never been there!" Annah demands.
"But you've never been to the other places either!"
"Yeah well, they're too far away, and we could run into bandits and you wouldn't be much help if they tried to gang rape me. I don't want to be out here any longer than I have to be."
"Y'know, YOU don't need to be out here at all considering you apparently threw me under the horse and cart and you're not even in any trouble for any of this!"

You almost expect Annah to hit you again, but now she does something worse...she doesn't do it often, but…

"Oh no…" you say when you see her eyes starting to water.
"I knew it! You blame me for everything! You always blame me for everything that goes wrong! All I fucking did was try to help you when Klint was kicking your ass too! (Sob!) You're right, I DON'T have to be out here, but I'm out here because I fucking love you okay? (Sob!) I don't even know why, because you're a fucking ungrateful asshole!" Annah cries and then runs off to a nearby tree to continue sobbing.

"(Sigh) Damn it…." You say to yourself.

While you're questioning the idea that this is even a good idea, the fact remains is that in Annah's strange way she is here for you right now. In fact, she's possibly the ONLY person on your side right now.

So for better or worse you'll put up with her. (For now)

"Annah….look, I'm sorry about my tone okay? But you gotta understand I'm trying to deal with all this shit and I can hardly think right now. I mean I didn't even think I was going to see you again. I'm also worried about my parents. I mean yeah I didn't get along with them, but they certainly don't deserve the shitstorm they're probably going through with the rest of the town right now. I mean what about your mom? You don't think she's wondering where you are right now?" you say while rubbing her shoulders
"(Sniffle) Have you met my mom? She probably doesn't even know I'm gone yet. Hell, she probably doesn't even know everything that happened yesterday." Annah says turning around and wiping her eyes.
"Yeah, I suppose so, she is drunk a lot of the time. But anyway, like I said, I'm trying to process the fact that I'm now wanted for murder. I don't even know how I feel on THAT fact either. The actual murder. I mean I feel like maybe I should feel bad or something."
"Bad? Why would you feel bad? Klint was an asshole, I'm certainly not upset over it."
"Well…yeah I suppose I'm not either and it was mostly in self-defense and an accident despite what everyone in town says. Still though, makes me wonder if I'm capable of killing again."
"I sure hope so, because it's dangerous out here! Is that dagger the only weapon you got?"
"Hm? Yeah. Apologies, but I didn't exactly have time to buy a sword on my way out of town."
"Oh well, I guess it will have to do. Just hope we don't run into anything bigger than a hungry rat."
"It's not the size of the weapon, it's how you use it."
"Yes dear, you keep telling yourself that…so are we going to Klyton now?"
"Yeah, we're going to Klyton…"

Annah makes "Squeee!" sound and then kisses you saying how exciting it will be to finally go to the "Big City."

Honestly, you think Annah's enthusiasm to go to Klyton is a little misplaced even if she wasn't travelling with a wanted murderer. At least she isn't bitching anymore though.

However, that doesn't last and she inevitably starts complaining when you insist on staying off the road and sticking to the woods to keep out of sight of any potential person from Teckleville that might be tracking you.

"Dunno why you think this makes you more hidden. I found you in the woods." Annah remarks.
"Yeah, well not everyone has the magical ability to find me like you do, now come on and keep it down!" You answer.
"You know there are blood stalkers out here and bandits who…"
"Will try to rape you. Yes, I know. You've only mentioned that three or four times already. What is your preoccupation with getting raped?"
"You saying that wouldn't happen?"
"No…I…agh! Look it's getting dark enough that I can barely see shit in front of me and we probably should just stop for the rest of the night. I'll see if there's a suitable tree to sleep in…"
"A tree? I'm not sleeping in a tree! It sounds uncomfortable and I could fall out and break my neck!"
"It's safer than you think, you just prop yourself up against the trunk and a large enough branch. It'll actually be safer than sleeping on the ground. Up in a tree we can at least…"
"I'm not sleeping in a fucking tree! I'm hungry, and it's getting cold! We should build a fire!"

You face palm at your situation. The tree thing you're flexible on, but a fire? That's potentially asking for trouble. Still, if you make a fire, you'll hopefully shut Annah up.

No compromise

Enough is enough.

"Shut the fuck up already and stop being a bitch! Shit!" you yell.
"Bitch? You fucking shithead, why don't you…" Annah starts to say before you interrupt
"NO! I'm not fucking finished! You're gonna listen for a damn change, and don't think your crying routine is going to work again, because I'm too pissed right now! Look, this is how it's gonna be…"

Annah surprisingly (and reluctantly) shuts up.

"We'll sleep on the ground, but we're not starting a damn fire! Last thing we need to attract possible attention of Teckleville locals looking for me, or monsters or bandits…you know the ones that apparently just love to rape you in every scenario? If you're cold, well you'll just have to be satisfied with my body heat and cuddle up against me." You say.
"You hate cuddling. You always say it feels like you're being confined." Annah replies.
"Yeah, well I hate a lot of things right now, but I'm willing to make that sacrifice. Now I didn't address this before, but did you even pack anything useful with you, I notice you're travelling kind of light."
"I have some money."
"Great. I suppose that will come in useful when we finally get to Klyton. (Sigh) Okay, I brought some food, mostly fruit, and water, so I guess you can have some of that. Don't eat and drink all of it though…and before you even start, NO I'm not implying anything about your damn weight. I just don't know how much further it is to Klyton."
"What about you? What are you going to eat?"
"Well that's just one more sacrifice I guess. Really I'll be fine. Let's just…let's just try not to fight much more okay? I'm under a lot of stress right now and it's not helping either of us. I know I sound at this moment, but deep down for some fucked up reason I'm actually glad you're here. At least I know you care."

Surprisingly you think you might have gotten through to Annah this time, as she quietly nods her head instead of her usual routine of talking back. She then goes to hug you, which you return.

The remainder of the night is pretty quiet in fact. You're still half paranoid about someone sneaking up on you both, but you never even hear anything out of the ordinary.

Predictably Annah does indeed cuddle up next to you during the night. While she sleeps fairly sound, you remain in a half sleep state and waking up periodically.

You'll be glad when you get to Klyton.

The next day is fairly mundane until you notice that the woods is beginning to thin out. If you continue walking the way you are going, you're going to be in the open fields. and if you're going to march across the open plains, you might as well just walk on the road since you'll be just as exposed.

"Well, looks like no more hiding in the trees." Annah says.
"Looks like. If I was by myself, I'd probably just rest up here at the edge of these woods and walk through the night so as to continue the low profile…but since I know you're pretty eager to get the hell out of nature's embrace, we'll continue along."
"We travelling through those fields?"
"Nah, if we're going to march across the open fields, we might as well just walk on the road since we'll be just as exposed either way. The road will be easier to traverse as well since that grass looks like it gets knee high."

You and Annah make your way back towards the road and now you're looking around more than ever. You continue to keep aware of your surroundings by keeping an ear out for various sounds. You still have this idea that you're suddenly going to hear Teckleville watchmen on horses galloping on your position.

"Will you please stop acting so nervous? I doubt if anyone from home is even looking for you anymore and if they are, I hardly think they're going to go all the way to Klyton. It wasn't like you killed the blacksmith, it was just Klint." Annah says.
"Yeah well you still aren't the one that's potentially going to hang." You say.
"So you keep telling me. Look I think you know I'm just as nervous for other reasons being out here, but I'm trying to stay calm because…well you're with me and I know you'll protect me."
"I thought you said I wouldn't be much help with my little dagger."
"I admit I spoke too harshly. I'm sorry. I know you'd probably kill enough of them giving me a chance to run before they cut you down."

You start to laugh.

"Hey, what about helping me like you did with Klint?" you chuckle.
"Yeah, I guess I could try…we'll see how it goes when the time comes. But until then, you acting all jittery and anxious is making me feel the same way, so I'd like it if you could take it down a bit…shit what are those?" Annah says pointing ahead.

You see what Annah is talking about. It's a hanging cage along side the road.

You've heard of those before. Klyton apparently uses them when the jails are full and the criminal hasn't done anything bad enough to deserve outright death. So they get put in these cages until they eventually die of starvation, exposure or someone grants the mercy of killing them. Either way they aren't the city's problem anymore. Seems like it would be kinder to kill them immediately.

"Well at least we know we're getting pretty close to the city. Besides, if there is anyone inside, they're going to be locked up in the cages. Just stay away from grabbing reach." You say.

First couple cages you pass are empty. The next one has a decaying smell as you pass, but nobody is in it. You notice on the other side of the road a couple of the cages have bodies in them, but seeing as they aren't moving, you can only guess you're probably walking by corpses.

At least you think you are.

"Hey, you wouldn't happen to have any extra water would you?" you suddenly hear one of the slumping figures in the cage say.

Before you can even answer, Annah speaks up.

"No, and even if we did, we wouldn't waste it on a dead man." Annah snaps.
"Okay, it was just a question. Sheesh…that's some girl you got there son. Good luck to ya with that one." The man says in a way that sounds sympathic.

You and Annah press on past the cages. Eventually Klyton is in sight and you both quicken your pace, anxious to get to your destination as night has now fallen.

When you get to the city gates, you find them to be heavily guarded and you're stopped.

"Halt, you two don't look like merchants or anyone else that has a real job. In fact you both look a bit suspicious sneaking about the city at this time of night." One of the guards says.
"Sneaking around? But we're going through the main gate!" you say.
"You giving me lip boy? I'm asking the questions here! We don't need anymore scum like you in this city!" the guard says and pushes you.

You're smart enough not to start a fight with an armored guard, but you're starting to wonder if you're going to even get in the city.

"Please sir, we just want to get within the safety of the city. It's night and we don't want to get accosted by monsters or bandits that plague the countryside." Annah says in a pleading voice.
"Hmph! Shoulda thought about that before you left wherever it is you came from!" the guard says.
"Indeed we wouldn't have risked leaving our small town sir, but…well you see we are in love and our parents didn't approve. We had no choice but to flee and get married elsewhere. Klyton was the closest and safest place."
"Disobedient to your parents huh? Now I know you're not fit for this city!"

Annah at this point gets closer to the guard as she spins this tale.

"I know we just look like delinquent ragamuffins to you, but we're just young and lacking options. We're just simple folks in the scheme of things and we can't help how we appear right now or how we feel about each other. Yes, we don't have much money, but my beloved is skilled in the blacksmithing trade. He's even willing to work as a dung sweeper if he can't get an apprenticeship and I fully intend on trying to get work as a waitress."

Annah goes back to your side and holds your hand .

"All we want to do is start a new life and family together here. Would you really deny us entry when the only thing we're guilty of is being young and in love?" She says and then kisses you on the cheek.

At this point the guard Annah's been speaking to, wipes his eye. He then puts a hand in his pocket.

"(sniffle) Here. Take this. Think of it as a wedding gift." He says and hands you a few silvers which you take.

"Thank you sir." You say.
"It's nothing. Go inside. (Sniffle) I'm not sure which gods you two worship, but there is a church of Joachim the Pure that's open all the time. You can probably get married there right now. It's just two rights and a left from where you go past the city gates. You can also find a cheap inn in the same area. You should have enough." The guard says still trying to keep it together.

As you pass the guard, Annah thanks him and says that you'll both say a prayer in Joachim's name for his kindness.

When you both get past the city gates and far enough away, you finally say something.

"Okay, THAT was some of your best work. Shit, even I was starting to get a little choked up." You say smiling.
"Think so? Thanks! If everyone here is as much of a soft sell as that guard, we're going to clean up."
"Hopefully. Well we're finally here. Definitely bigger than I thought, we probably can get better bearings of this place tomorrow during the day. So you want to go find that inn the guard mentioned?"
"You mean spend the night together? Why how improper! We aren't even married!" Annah laughs.

You laugh too as the pair of you go seek a room for the night.

Well, you're in a big city now. All you have to do now is figure out how to thrive here.

Your mind races with a list of things you have to do. Even with Annah by your side, it's still going to be overwhelming at first, but you still have hope that you'll be able to find the fortune and purpose here that you weren't going to find in Teckleville.

You time passes...

Chapter 2E: Partners In Crime


Year 17

"Annah, I know how to pick a fucking lock, will you stop bitching? This is for your benefit. Are you even paying attention?" you say.
"Yes, I'm fucking paying attention. I'm just getting bored and you're taking too fucking long. If I wanted that experience I'd just suck your dick." Annah replies.
"Ha fucking ha. There. Got it."
"Finally. Hey you asshole! Why the hell did you slap my hand?" Annah says, hitting you back.
"Because if you were paying attention, you'd see there's a blade trap almost well hidden in the roof of the safe. Had I not been here, you'd be giving me hand jobs with your left hand rather than your right in your foreseeable future."
"You won't be getting ANY sort of job if you continue to abuse me!"
"Continue to…nevermind. Let me just disarm this and we can get the fuck out of here. And pay attention to what I'm doing!"

So much for Annah changing when she got to Klyton. You sometimes think you've gotten to her and she'll stop bitching so much, but it's always just temporary. You really miss working with your sister.

While Annah has certainly improved some of her skills she's ultimately just too damn impatient and lazy for all this and despite her bitching about being the "distraction" during some of your jobs, she relies on it a lot.

You figured showing her the more practical and direct aspects of the job, she'd be more appreciative, but this character flaw of bitching non-stop is making you rethink this too.

You get the strong impression that she'd rather not help you at all and just would rather reap the benefits. Which at this point might at least be easier on you since you'd be able to work in peace, though if that was the case, why the hell would you need to give her any of it? You'd be better off alone and keep everything.

After swiftly disarming the trap, you grab the valuables inside which consists mainly of gold coins and couple pieces of expensive looking jewelry. Not a bad haul. Annah picked a good home to break into even if you would have liked a little more time to case the place first.

Having gotten your loot, the pair of you leave as fast as possible. You both stop temporarily just before you get back to your neighborhood.

"Hold on, let's be careful. Don't really feel like stumbling into any Bloody Talons right now, especially with this stash." You say.
"I thought they were the Crimson Talons." Annah says.
"I dunno, I think that was their old name. Heard something about a change in leadership and apparently the new leader is some sort of psycho. Nearly got into it with a few of them two days ago saying that I better not be working on their turf. Which apparently is practically most of the city according to them."
"Well if we moved to a better neighborhood, we wouldn't have to sneak about like this and I don't like living at the Welcome Mat, there are a bunch of whores, drunks, and dregs of the city that live there."
"The Welcome Mat is a shitty place I agree, but we're less likely to draw attention there. I mean we're a young couple with no visible means of support. Granted the asshole who runs the place is always bitching about his rent, but given that he's selling booze without a license in his basement and got whores living in his hotel he's not likely to turn us in. I mean there is also the militia to worry about and it feels like they've been increasing their own patrols in response to the Bloody Talons."
"Pfft, nobody is going to care what we might be doing as long as we're paying the coin to live wherever we're choosing to live at and dressing the part"
"Maybe, but I prefer that we also save a little of our coin because, who knows when we might need it for a bribe or to get the hell out of Klyton one day."
"What's the point of stealing shit, if we're not going to have fun with it?! I'm tired of eating low class food and never getting to wear any of the shinies we take. If I wanted that life, I would have stayed in Teckleville."
"Look, we'll talk about this later when we're not out in the open potentially…"
"Well what do we have here?" A voice exclaims.

You and Annah both turn around to see three men bigger than you. Not by much, but certain enough that three of them are more than you'd be able to handle with just a short sword. In fact you recognize them as the ones that you were just telling Annah about.

"Hey, I know you! You're that shithead we spoke to earlier this week about not working on our turf. What the fuck are you doing here?" one of them says recognizing you as well.
"Not working on your turf obviously. I'm not doing anything except…going off with this whore." You say
"WHAT?!" Annah exclaims completely fucking up your excuse.
"Hey paid your price, I'm not giving you another coin!" you remark trying to salvage the situation, but Annah is being uncooperative tonight.
"I'm not a fucking whore, I had enough of being called that in Teckleville! And I'm not going to pretend to be one, just because you're scared of these three assholes."

The two Bloody Talons are more amused than angry, but they haven't lost interest.

"Nice try shithead. Now obviously since you tried to fucking lie to us, you HAVE been working on our turf. However, hand over what's in your pack now and you and your stupid bitch MIGHT walk away unscathed." The talkative one says.
"Stupid bitch? You're the ones in a dumb ass gang probably giving half of your shit to your boss. I'd say you're the stupid bitches here." Annah replies.

Going to be one of those nights…

"Don't think I won't beat the shit out of you AFTER I'm done beating the shit out of your boyfriend here, you mouthy bitch." the talkative Talon warns.
"Oh I can think of better things to do with her mouth." Another says.
"Yeah…you might be right. Maybe we'll be taking something else along with what's in your pack."
"You fuckers and your Halfling dicks aren't going to do shit! Now get the fuck out of here, before my boyfriend pulls out his pistol!"

You have no firearm of any kind, but unlike Annah, you know when to take advantage of a cue. So you immediately reach into your clothing, which causes the Bloody Talons to immediately run from your position like idiots.

Which is when you take the opportunity to grab Annah's hand and run the hell out of there as fast as you can.

"HEY HE DOESN'T HAVE A GUN!" you hear one of the geniuses shout, but you and Annah don't look back or stop until you get to the safety of the Welcome Mat and even then you go straight to your room.

You lock the door immediately and then you finally speak.

"Annah, what the fuck is wrong with you?! We could have been killed!" you exclaim.
"I know, that's why I got us out of that situation by bluffing that you had a gun. I'd think you'd be grateful that I'm so quick on my feet."

You nearly have no words…

"Grateful?! I could have gotten us out of that situation a lot easier if you'd just gone along with the whore story!" you say.
"And I said I'm not a fucking whore and I'm not going to pretend to be one either! Besides, they weren't buying that story anyway. My way worked!" Annah replies.
"Yeah, and what if they had been a little braver and called the bluff OR shit, one of them had a flintlock of their own?"
"Pfft, they're cowardly gutter scum at heart that's why they rove in packs and are part of a bullshit gang and did you see how they were dressed? Fucking rags, no way they could even afford a firearm."

You might as well be talking to a brick wall.

While you're trying not to get frothing mad and think of a calm way to explain that now thanks to Annah, you definitely will have the Bloody Talons on your asses, Annah has moved on to taking your pack and emptying the contents on the bed and going through them.

You notice she's putting aside a lot of the contents next to herself.

"What're you doing?" you ask.
"I'm taking my share. I figure since I saved our asses tonight, that entitles me to a lot more."
"Saved our asses? I repeat, you nearly got us fucking killed! And on top of that, I had to prevent you from getting your hand chopped off because you were trying to grab shit before checking for traps!"
"Why don't you want me to have nice things?"
"What?"
"You don't want me to have nice things! You don't want me to try to improve my self. You want to keep me dressed in rags, looking like shit and generally being miserable."
"Annah, okay THAT is not even true. I don't have any control over how you…"
"Are you afraid if I start feeling good about myself I'll start looking for someone better?"
"Now you're just being melodramatic and ridiculous."
"And there you go dismissing my feelings again!"
"Annah, if you're so unhappy and dissatisfied with me, then why are you still around? I mean I'm not twisting your arm and holding you here."
"So I'm an inconvenience to you? I'm starting to wonder if you really love me at all."

You think about your next words and the possible consequences, but then you do it anyway, because you've had it.

"I'm starting to wonder too, given all the shit you put me through on a daily basis!"

Annah's eyes widen.

"Be very careful with your next words to me." Annah warns.
"Fuck that, I've tried everything with you and nothing fucking works! You are content on just berating me day in day out! When you aren't bitching about what I'm doing, you're finding new stuff to nag me about! I thought maybe things would be different here between us, but I guess not. So since you can't seem to let go, I'll do all the work as usual…"

At this point you start grabbing all the loot on the bed and putting it into a nearby bag. Then you go to where you keep your "savings" and take some of that out and throw that into the bag as well. You then thrust the bag of valuables into Annah's hand.

"Wha…what are you doing?" Annah asks.
"Giving you what you obviously need. Hope you find someone better." You say and start pushing Annah towards the door who is resisting the whole time.
"Hey! Tha…That's it? Just like that and you're just fucking kicking me out?! What about the rest of my clothes and belongings?!"
"You got more than enough coin to buy all the nice things you ever wanted, and I know you have just enough skill to get by. It's been fun and I'll always remember the good times. Bye Annah." You say and you shove Annah out the door.

You expect Annah to bang on the door or at least yell at you, maybe even cry, but that doesn't happen. You just hear her footsteps walking off.

Things between the two of you were always volatile, probably for the best that this ended now. You always thought it would Annah that would eventually leave though; you guess maybe she just needed a little extra shove.

Without much else to do and this being a bit of an exhausting event, you go to sleep. When you wake up its midday and feeling refreshed.

"Annah, are you…oh right." You say remembering she's not here, which still seems odd. You sort of figured that maybe she'd sneak back in or something.

Going to be a little weird without her around you think, but life goes on. After all you didn't expect her to come with you in the first place.

You move on to pondering what your plans are today. While you gave most of the stash to Annah, you can easily live on what you have left for a month before you even need to go out again.

You figure you'll ponder your long-term goals after getting something to eat. You take some of your coin and exit your room.

As you're trying to leave the inn, you bump into Randi, the red headed whore that lives in the building. Better than that drunk Joachim priest Virgil asking for a donation again you suppose.

"Hey handsome, what's going on?" she asks a bit flirtatiously.
"Nothing, just going to get some food." you reply.
"I see. Where's your girlfriend?"
"Hell if I know, we're not together any more."
"Is that right? Well, you looking for some company then?"
"Eh, I wasn't planning on it…"
"Oh come on, let me satisfy your other appetites. I'll even give you a discount for your broken heart." Randi says thrusting her chest out and moving in closer to you.

You look at Randi who, as far as whores go isn't exactly top tier, though it looks like she's put a little more effort into her job today.

Normally you probably wouldn't give Randi a second look, but it's not like you have anything better to do and she's probably going to be cheaper than a girl at an established brothel.

You go with Randi

What the hell, moving on is all part of the healing process.

"Okay Randi, let's go." You say.

You go off with Randi back to her room where you have…an interesting time.

Actually interesting is an understatement. While you really only have Annah to compare her to, you soon learn why Randi keeps in steady business despite not necessarily being the best looking of whores.

Afterwards you spend some of the day seeking out new burglary opportunities, though since you're a lot lower on coin due to spending some of it on Randi earlier, you engage in a little more pick pocketing.

A couple days pass and you have a burning sensation the next time you piss.

"Shit." You exclaim and realize that Randi has left you a reminder of your good time with her. You really should have known better you suppose, but you're still angry. And you don't feel any less angry when you bump into her in the hallway.

"Hey handsome, you interested in another date with me? I'll even give you another discount, you look like you're still in pain." Randi says.
"Pain? Shit yeah I'm in pain. You fucking gave me crotch rot you dumb whore!"
"What? Oh I did not. You probably just got the burn. Just go to the apothecary and get yourself the antidote. That's what other people do."
"Maybe if you'd warned me ahead of time it wouldn't be fucking necessary!"
"I find that when I tell people they change their mind. People are so judgmental about that sort of thing."
"I fucking wonder why, get the hell out of my way disease bag!"
"Oh fuck you. I didn't hear you complaining a few days ago!"

You walk past Randi and make a quick trip to the nearest apothecary.

Just your luck, you get there and there's a long line. Probably all there to get cured from the shit they caught from Randi.

You wait for a few hours and the line never seems to move which makes sense since there's only one healer and his assistant working. By the time you start to get closer, the assistant decides to tell everyone that they're closing for the day.

While this seems to come to no surprise to some of the people, and others grumble a bit, but you're one of the few that begins yelling loudly.

"What!? I've been waiting fucking hours!" you exclaim.
"Apologies sir, but my master is not taking any more business today, he needs to rest like everyone else."
"Well wake him the fuck up! I got a case of dick fire over here and I need the fucking cure!"
"Sir. I understand your issues. Look, if you come here first thing in the morning, you can be one of the first to get served."
"What the name of the medicine I need?"
"Excuse me sir?"
"The medicine! What do I need exactly to cure my fucking dick?"

The assistant is a little bewildered by your question, but he answers you and even tells you what it looks like when you ask. You then thank him and leave.

The shop closes and you go back to the Welcome Mat (and shoving Virgil aside when he predictably asks you for coin as usual).

You wait until the middle of the night and then make your way back to the apothecary, which you easily break into.

After a bit of searching you find the medicine you're looking for and immediately down the stuff. It's foul, but hopefully it works as intended. Just in case, you grab several more bottles of the stuff.

Feeling mildly more relieved of your situation; you exit the shop with the intent of heading back home.

And then you feel a fist to the side of your face.

This is then followed by a few kicks and then two people picking you up.

"So, not working our turf huh? What the hell you doing breaking into a place we're protecting? Where's yer gun at? Oh right, you don't have one" a man says while searching you and taking away your weapons.
"Hell, where's his mouthy bitch at? Still would like to shut her up." One of the men holding you up says.

You can only see out one eye and its dark, but you know immediately that these are the same Bloody Talons you ran into the night you broke up with Annah.

The one who just took away your weapons holds your dagger up in a threatening manner.

"You're dead." He says.
"Wait, I can…ugh!" you get out before taking a blade to your body repeatedly.

Eventually your body hangs limp and the Bloody Talons drop you to the ground. Then with a final killing blow, one of them jams the dagger into the back of your neck and leave your bloody body to be gnawed on by the alley rats until morning.