(annoyed) Damn. I don't know where they're all hiding. You kill one, and shortly afterwards they're all back again.
Him
(slyly) Wait a moment. I know you. You're the fellow who was constantly begging arrows from me in the Valley of Mines.
Me
I can barely remember...?
Him
Oh, come on. Back then in my hut outside the Old Camp, I taught you how to shoot a bow and how to sneak. Ring a bell?
Me
Your name is Cavalorn, right?
Him
Ah. I see you haven't forgotten me after all we went through in the cursed colony.
Him
Where are you heading?
Me
To the city.
Him
(laughs) Well, well. To the city, eh.
Him
You may run into problems with the guards.They aren't letting just anyone in any more, since the area here is swarming with bandits.
Him
In the past few days, one of those former psionics from the Valley of Mines came by here. He said he constantly goes in and out of Khorinis.
Him
He went into the valley below the big tower. There must be a way in there somewhere near the waterfall.
Him
Maybe you should talk to the fellow.
Me
Back to the Valley of Mines.
Him
(amazed) Really? Mmh. I wish I could follow you, but I have to finish my duties here first.
Him
When you're in the Valley of Mines, could you please look around and see if my old hut is still standing? I'd like to return there one day.
Me
I don't have a specific goal.
Him
You don't want to tell me, huh? All right.
Me
I was at your hut in the Valley of Mines.
Him
So it's still standing.
Me
Yes. And I also know what you wanted there.
Him
Did you find it?
Me
If you mean your pouch with the lumps of ore... yes, I have it.
Him
You're a fox, you know that?
Me
What else could you have wanted in that old shack? There isn't anything else.
Him
Do you have it with you? I'll give you 100 gold coins for it.
Him
I hope that I'll get it back soon.
Me
No, but I have a lump of ore here.
Him
Also good.
Me
Sure.
Him
Terrific.
Me
No.
Him
Then get it BACK for me. After all, I would even have gone back into that cursed Valley of Mines.
Me
I'm getting all misty-eyed.
Me
Why did you leave it there in the first place?
Him
I had no idea that ore was so valuable here in Khorinis.
Him
For one measly piece of ore, you couldn't get so much as a place to sleep back in the penal colony.
Him
In the harbor city, they'll practically bash your skull in if they find out you have ore on you.
Me
Give me 100 gold coins and I'll give you your ore back.
Him
Deal. Here you go.
Him
You're a real friend. Thanks a lot.
Me
What are you doing here?
Him
I'm sitting tight. If it hadn't been for these damned bandits, I wouldn't be here.
Me
What was that about bandits?
Him
Have you slept through the last few weeks?
Me
Eh...
Him
I'm talking about all the riff-raff from the penal colony that are making themselves at home here in the area. Plundering and murdering for all they're worth.
Him
(sighs) I guess I'm lucky they didn't kill me. I let down my guard for one moment, and they clubbed me from behind.
Him
No idea how I'll get all my stuff back now.
Me
You were robbed by the bandits?
Him
(furious) Yes. They beat me down and tossed me to the goblins for lunch.
Him
It was damned important stuff. A letter and all my money. I absolutely have to get it back.
Him
But without someone to watch my back, I'm not going back there. That cowardly rabble...
Me
Can I help you with the bandits?
Him
(slyly) Maybe. But as scrawny as you look, you surely haven't held a proper sword in your hands for weeks.
Him
Well. I don't have any choice but to take your offer. My time is running out.
Him
So, pay attention. Down this path here, you'll find one of those filthy holes in the ground that bandits like to hide in.
Him
The fellows there are the same ones who stole my stuff.
Him
Let me know when you're ready and we'll nab the rabble.
Me
I need better equipment.
Him
Those swine haven't left me much.
Him
I can give you a wolf knife. Will that do for now?
Me
You call that a knife?
Me
But what about healing?
Him
I still have 2 healing potions here. Interested?
Me
Sure. Give 'em here.
Me
Let's mix it up with those guys.
Him
Sure thing. Just keep my back clear, ok?
Him
Now they're in for a nasty surprise.
Him
Then I can finally fulfill my mission. I've lost too much time already.
Me
What sort of mission... ?
Him
(to himself) Ah. Yeah. First I have to get into the city and then later...
Him
(sighs) I don't know how I'm going to get all that done in time.
Me
(drily) What about me?
Him
(appraisingly) Mmh. Why not. You could take the letter into the city.
Him
Then I'll have a bit more time to take care of my equipment.
Him
One of the bandits must have the letter in his pocket.
Him
Take it to Vatras, the Water Mage in the city. You'll find him in the Tempel of Adanos. He preaches there all day.
Him
Tell him that I wasn't able to get it done.
Him
And if he asks where I am, just tell him I'm already on my way to the meeting point, ok?
Him
Oh, yeah, one more thing. First buy some decent clothes from the farmers.
Him
Otherwise you may be taken for a bandit. Here's a couple of coins.
Him
So, that's done. Hah. They shouldn't have messed with me.
Me
The bandits are finished.
Me
Interesting armor you're wearing. Don't you belong to the Shadows any more?
Him
Shadows? They haven't existed since the fall of the Barrier.
Him
The moment we could finally leave the Valley of Mines there was no reason for me to stick with them.
Him
Now I work for the Water Mages. I belong to the 'Ring of Water'.
Me
Tell me more about the 'Ring of Water'!
Him
I'm not really allowed to talk about it.
Him
All I can do is send you to Vatras. He is the representative of the Water Mages in Khorinis.
Him
The best thing would be to talk to him. Tell him you come from me.
Him
Maybe he'll take you on as one of us. We urgently need more good people...
Me
Weren't you and your people enemies of the Water Mages back then?
Him
Those crazy old days are over. There isn't any more 'New Camp' or 'Old Camp'.
Him
Now that the penal colony no longer exists, everyone is on his own.
Him
Most of us former prisoners are still being hunted.
Him
The Water Mages were able to get my sentence commuted and now I can move around freely.
Me
What are the Water Mages doing now?
Him
They're up to something big. It has to do with an unknown region of the island.
Me
An unknown region? Where is it supposed to be?
Him
I can't tell you more. Talk to Vatras in Khorinis.
Me
I gave Vatras your letter.
Him
I didn't expect anything else. Thanks.
Me
Are you looking for something?
Him
Is it that obvious? Yes, I have an assignment from the Water Mages to look for some lost ornament.
Me
That's convenient. I have the same assignement from Nefarius.
Him
So you belong to the 'Ring of Water'?
Me
Yes.
Me
Not yet, but I'm working on it.
Him
I'm glad. Then I don't have to do this alone.
Me
Have you already found an ornament?
Him
I found the place where we should find one.
Him
This stone circle could be one of those structures that Nefarius described.
Him
Now we just have to find the mechanism we're supposed to look for.
Me
I tried the mechanism. It doesn't do anything at all.
Him
Then Lobart's farmers were right.
Him
They said that one of them had already played around with the stones here.
Him
A stone sentinel appeared out of nowhere and attacked them.
Him
The farmers called the militia, the militiamen called the paladins who came and destroyed the monster.
Him
I've already searched the whole area. If there was an ornament here, the paladins have it now.
Him
I'm going to the city now. We'll meet again at Vatras'.
Me
Then I'll go to them and demand the ornament back.
Him
All right.
Me
Then one of us has to get into the upper quarter of the city.
Him
I don't have any time for that. You'll have to do it.
Me
I got the missing ornament from Lord Hagen.
Him
You see? I thought the paladins had it.
Me
Can you teach me something?
Him
Sure. You know that. Man, they really took a lot out of you.
Him
You can't remember anything at all, can you?
Me
I want to learn your abilities.
Him
Sure. What do you want to know?
Him
With soft soles, you have a better chance of getting close to your opponents without them noticing.
Him
That's better. You've forgotten a lot since then, but we'll get it back.