| Skip | (annoyed) There you are at last. I've been waiting here for hours. | |
| Skip | (confused) Just a moment. You're not a merchant from town, are you? | |
| Skip | (angrily) Where is Baltram? | |
| Me | Who are you? | |
| Skip | I don't see how that's any of your business. But if you must know, my name is Skip. Does that ring a bell? | |
| Me | (pretending he didn't understand) Who? | |
| Skip | Are you telling me you've never heard of Skip? Holy shit, where do you live? | |
| Skip | I'm one of Khorinis' most wanted criminals. Me and my boys have been the scourge of the waters around this crummy island for years. | |
| Skip | (indignantly) Come on, you must have heard of me. | |
| Me | But of course. It's all coming back to me now. | |
| Skip | (perplexed) Honestly? You've really heard of me before? | |
| Skip | Oh shit! And I had been thinking of strolling into town. | |
| Skip | Good thing I didn't. | |
| Skip | The militia would have put me in the slammer right away. | |
| Skip | You haven't come to put me away, have you? | |
| Me | Weeell ... | |
| Skip | Good for you. Pick a fight with old Skip, and you're history. | |
| Me | Should I know you? | |
| Skip | Mind that mouth of yours, lad, or old Skip will give you what for. | |
| Me | You're a pirate. | |
| Skip | (irritated) Yes, damnit. That's plain to see. And a cross one at that. | |
| Skip | I'm so bored I could chew up the planks of my cog. | |
| Me | Baltram? You're waiting for a merchant? | |
| Skip | Smart kid, are you? | |
| Skip | That's what I just said, isn't it? | |
| Skip | That good-for-nothing junk merchant seems to have forgotten me. | |
| Skip | If only I could get my hands on him ... | |
| Me | I've got a package for you - from Baltram. | |
| Skip | What? He's sending me an errand boy? | |
| Skip | Scared shitless, is he? Oh well. What can you expect from such a puny penny-pincher. | |
| Me | He says he wants 3 bottles of your rum in return. | |
| Skip | (laughs) Wouldn't he like that. First he makes me wait forever, doesn't even show up in person, and then he has the nerve to make demands. | |
| Skip | Here, give him 2 bottles. That's enough for him. | |
| Me | Where do you come from? | |
| Skip | You want to know where our hideout is? | |
| Skip | That's the last thing I would tell a member of the militia. | |
| Skip | If I tell you that, I might as well invite the militia to arrest me. | |
| Skip | And, in case you would like to pay us a visit, it wouldn't help you in the least. | |
| Skip | The island of Khorinis is large, and no-one ever gets to where we are anyway. Unless they have a cog or some other ship. | |
| Skip | And then you'd have to find your way through the cliffs as well. Nobody gets through there, unless they know the secret path. | |
| Skip | There are only two people who know the path, and you're not one of them. | |
| Me | Do you know anyone with an eyepatch? | |
| Skip | I know plenty of men with eyepatches. | |
| Me | There's someone roaming the land of Khorinis who seems to know you rather well. | |
| Skip | Can't imagine who. I have no dealings with landlubbers. | |
| Me | But ... | |
| Skip | Leave it be, I'm really not interested. | |
| Me | A lot of citizens are missing. And everything seems to indicate that you're not quite innocent in the matter. | |
| Skip | (feels caught) Er ... damnit, it's not what you think it is. | |
| Skip | Do I look like a slave trader to you? No, I only transport goods. What they are and where they come from is no concern of mine. | |
| Skip | We have shipped all kinds of things for those swine. | |
| Skip | First it was just regular stuff. Well, sometimes it may have been contraband. | |
| Skip | But then they started to kidnap the inhabitants of the city. No idea what they're planning to do with them. | |
| Skip | All we did was ferry them across. | |
| Me | Who are you talking about? | |
| Skip | The bandits, of course. Who else? The filthy scum who are making themselves at home all over the island. | |
| Skip | And not just here, around Khorinis. | |
| Skip | I remember his name now. Dexter. Yes, I think they called him Dexter. | |
| Me | Just 'bandits' isn't good enough for me. I want a name ... | |
| Skip | A name? You want to know who's leading the bandits? Damnit, what was that bastard's name again ... | |
| Skip | Mmh. I just can't recall his name. Even if it wasn't all that complicated. | |
| Skip | But I can show you where to find the boss of the gang in this part of Khorinis. | |
| Skip | Have you got a decent map? | |
| Me | I've got a map right here. | |
| Skip | But someone's scribbled all over it already. So where's the fun in messing it up for you? | |
| Me | No. | |
| Skip | Then I guess I'll have to give you a description. | |
| Skip | There's a very big farm far to the east. The farmer's name is Onar, I think. | |
| Skip | He's got some fairly large fields. To the south of those fields, there's a small fortress on a high cliff. | |
| Skip | That's where you'll find your man. | |
| Me | Here. I've got a map of Khorinis. | |
| Skip | That's good. Let me draw in the hideout of this fellow. | |
| Skip | Here's your map. | |
| Me | Where did you take those people? | |
| Skip | I already told you - I'm not going to tell you where our bay is. | |