Out of Light, Into the Dark

[Proto Man]

“You think we’re going to find anything out there in the woods?” Snake Man asked.

It’d be a few hours since the trio had met with the mayor, and since returning to where they had rented a room, they hadn’t decided to head out just yet. By the time they had left the town hall, the sun was beginning its descent toward the horizon, and while they were a capable group, none of them were ready for what went bump in the night out in the wilds of the Pale Moors.

“I think our problem is that we’ll find too much out there,” Mireya responded as Proto Man nodded his head in accordance. “We’ll probably face much worse than anything that the Tangled Green had to offer.”

Proto Man chuckled as his attention shifted to the room’s small window. Despite the height of the town walls, they’d found a room high enough to let him see out into the fields that surrounded Darkshire. “This is monster paradise once you leave these rickety walls.”

“I’m not afraid of monsters.” To prove her point, Mireya hurled one of her short spears into the nearby wall.

“I don’t plan on paying for that,” Snake Man muttered before grinning and relaxing down into his bed. Much like Proto Man, he didn’t need to sleep like a human would, but that didn’t mean he would turn down an opportunity to lie down and think a little.

“Let’s just all make sure we’re ready to roll out in the morning. We’ll want to have enough of a start to make some good ground before we have to camp,” Proto Man said as he likewise settled onto a bed.

“Sure you don’t want to just make this a day trip?” Mireya asked.

“Waste of time leaving and having to head back before dark.” The preteen machine shot back. “Like you said, I’m not afraid of monsters.”