Cinnamon Bun Chapter Six - Armoured and Ready

I was feeling off as I sat down at a quiet table, Bonesy propped up across from with a spoon crunching in their mouth.

There was a spoon in my own mouth, tal clinking against my teeth and I wiggled it around and let the lingering taste of honey fade away. It took so thinking, so soul-searching, to figure out exactly what it was that bothered .

I was lonely.

My entire life had been filled with people. Friends and family and new faces that were just waiting for to make them smile. We had moved a lot throughout my life, so I was used to parting with friends and making new ones all the ti. That had to be it. This town was quiet, no one to talk to, no one to share with.

But that would change! I would accomplish my mission, the very reason I was here, then I would move on and find people. Maybe buy an airship and beco sky pirate Broccoli! But without the piracy because taking other peoples stuff without permission wasnt nice.

Nodding, I wiped my spoon clean, tossed it into my sack, then got things ready for a whole new day of adventuring. The sun was just starting to peak over the horizon, which ant I had all day.

Hopefully, by the end of the day I would be done exploring the city. Maybe I would even be strong enough to face the Evil Hole in earnest.

Wed see.

For now the plan was simple. Explore every house next to the south wall as best I could, then move over to the shops. Sothing told that I would find so much nicer loot there. Then... then I would need to find a way to get rid of all those ghosts near the church.

I would try talking to them first, but if that didnt work, then maybe I could rig up a sort of trap? I was certain there were other magical items around that I could use to injure them. Flicking magic stuff at my adversaries until they poofed wasnt the most glorious tactic, but it might work.

All my gear was prepped, Bonesy Rrred in readiness, and I was determined to make the best of the day.

The first ho I scouted was across the street from the inn at an angle. A long, low house with a roof that had once been a vibrant green before decades of missing maintenance took their toll. The door was locked, but a kick solved that problem and opened it right up.

It was dusty and a little tarnished within, but nothing I hadnt seen, or cleaned, before. Surprisingly there was only a small fireplace tucked in a corner. No kitchen proper. The place felt unlived in. The furniture pushed to the sides, the bedroom too large for the single bed shoved up against the far wall. The bookshelf empty of any interesting looking bindings but filled with broken knick knacks.

An ancient jug. Empty

I rolled my eyes, dusted the jug and moved on.

The next room was a big office, one with surprisingly few papers, but they were in good shape. There was a huge ledger-like book on the table, one that was entirely untouched by dust or gri and looked as if it had just co off the printing press. I fired an Insight at it.

Ledger and Accounts of the Well Inn Good, soul bound book

Soul bound? That was disturbing. Taking a mont to make sure I was alone, I moved to the big book and poked it. Nothing. Then I fished out a spoon and tried to open the book.

Warning! This book is Soul Bound!

Warning! The Soul Binding on this book has faded. The previous owner has passed away.

Do you wish to Bind your Soul to this book? Ledger and Accounts of the Well Inn Good.

Did I want to play with strange and unknown magics that ssed with my soul without any idea of what they did? Nope, I said.

I dusted around the book, and over and under the desk. There was a rusty key in a drawer. I held it up and stared at it for a mont. If the book was the Inns ledger, than this key might be for the basent I couldnt get into.

It didnt cost anything to check! Then I rembered that I was an idiot and didnt have to travel all the way over to the inn for that. Insight.

Well Inn Good Basent Key.

Neat, I said before tossing the key into my sack and moving on. The next house was entirely empty. Not even any furniture left behind. I didnt get much experience in that one. The one right after wasnt a house at all, but a sort of storage place.

The door was barred with a heavy gate that I couldnt break through, and the windows were... well, there werent any. I pouted at the building, but that didnt do anything. So I marked it on my map and moved on.