| Me | (amazed) What are you doing here? | |
| Hermit | What am I doing here?! What the hell are YOU doing here? | |
| Hermit | I came to the remotest spot on the island because I finally wanted some peace! | |
| Hermit | Civil war, bandit raids, hordes of orcs outside my door ... | |
| Hermit | That just wasn't my thing. I've retired from that madness. | |
| Hermit | There may be orcs here, but not very many. | |
| Hermit | And other PEOPLE - thank Innos - never show up here. (grumpily) Until today. | |
| Me | I am searching for stone tablets. You wouldn't happen to have found any? | |
| Hermit | (carefully) Yes ... But I'm keeping them! | |
| Hermit | They're the only thing there is to read around here. | |
| Hermit | I may not understand all of it yet, but I've been able to decipher some of the texts. | |
| Me | About the stone tablets ... | |
| Hermit | Shall I teach you to read them? | |
| Hermit | (hastily) But you won't get mine! You'll have to find your own! | |
| Hermit | Well, it's quite simple. A G is an O, a T is an H and an I is a C. | |
| Hermit | If you understand that, the rest is quite logical ... | |
| Hermit | I don't think there is any more I can teach you about that. | |
| Me | I have some clothes for you ... | |
| Hermit | Really? Show me, let's see if they fit! | |
| Hermit | They do! | |
| Hermit | Well, what do I do now? I gave all my gold to the pirates for the crossing. | |
| Hermit | All I can give you is a couple of old stone tablets. | |
| Hermit | Here, take them, by all means. I'll look for some new ones. | |
| Hermit | Oh, great. First you get me all stirred up and then ... (sighs) | |
| Me | And? How's life as a drop-out? | |
| Hermit | (proudly) I built everything myself. My weapons, my tools, my hut, everything. | |
| Hermit | Came here with nothing but a good mood ... | |
| Hermit | Sometimes, though ... | |
| Me | Yes? | |
| Hermit | Sometimes, I wish I had at least taken a few clothes with me. | |
| Hermit | I don't know how to weave or tan hides ... | |
| Hermit | And the nights aren't exactly warm in this part of the island. | |
| Hermit | I manage. | |
| Hermit | With clothes, I could get through the winter! After that ... we'll see ... | |
| Hermit | Better than Khorinis, anyway! | |
| Hermit | Even without clothes. | |