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Me	How's it going?
Bartok	You're not from around here, are you? Never mind - neither am I.
Me	Where did you hang around before?
Bartok	In the woods, hunting scavengers and wolves together with some hunters.
Bartok	But I gave it up. These are dangerous times. There's a lot of riff-raff running around out there ...
Me	Where can I find the other hunters?
Bartok	We had our camp outside, near the tavern, half way to Onar's farm.
Bartok	But I don't know whether there's anyone left in the camp now.
Bartok	There used to be two of us here in town, until a few days ago.
Bartok	My friend Trokar is an excellent hunter.
Me	So where is your friend Trokar now?
Bartok	Well. It's a curious story.
Bartok	Only a few days ago, we were both standing at the bar in Coragon's tavern, discussing the hunt.
Bartok	Don't ask me what happened next. I had had a few by then.
Bartok	I vaguely remember Trokar saying that he was going out to get a few swampweed reefers. He never came back.
Me	Where does one get swampweed reefers?
Bartok	Somewhere down at the harbor, as far as I know.
Me	Didn't you go looking for him?
Bartok	No. But I reported it to the militia.
Bartok	But they haven't been able to find him yet.
Bartok	I hope he didn't get attacked by a wolf, or worse.
Bartok	I'm afraid that I'll stumble over his body some day when I'm out hunting.
Bartok	I don't think I could bear that.
Me	Bosper said you used to work for him ...
Bartok	Yes, I did. But he was only interested in his blasted hides.
Bartok	I told him how dangerous it's gotten out there. He didn't really listen to me.
Bartok	Well, anyway he paid well - I can't complain about that.
Me	Can you tell me anything else about him?
Bartok	(laughs) Bosper had one of his bows stolen recently. In broad daylight.
Bartok	Some guy just waltzed into his store, took a bow, and left.
Bartok	The thieves are getting more and more brazen!
Me	Can you teach me something about hunting?
Bartok	I can teach you how to sneak properly and how to handle a bow.
Bartok	If you want to learn how to skin an animal, go to Bosper. He's the one who taught me.
Me	Teach me how to sneak!
Bartok	All right - so, first you have to make sure that you shift your weight properly.
Bartok	To achieve that, bend your knees and always put your foot down heel first.
Bartok	Make sure that you always keep your weight on the foot you're standing on until you've got your other foot securely placed.
Bartok	Most creatures you can't sneak up on unless they're sleeping. The beasts just smell you.
Bartok	So always pay close attention when you're out there.
Me	I want to be able to handle a bow better!
Bartok	Okay, then let's see if I can teach you anything ...
Bartok	You should now look for someone who knows more about it than I do.
Bartok	All right, your aim has become more accurate already.
Me	Why don't we go hunting together?
Bartok	Hmm. With two it isn't so dangerous, that's true...
Bartok	Do you know anything about hunting, then?
Bartok	I mean, do you know how to skin an animal?
Bartok	Do you have 50 gold pieces?
Me	Yes.
Bartok	All right, but I want to see 50 gold pieces. For that you can keep the skins and sell them to Bosper.
Bartok	That's a fair deal, isn't it?
Me	No.
Bartok	Then it wouldn't be worth it.
Bartok	Come back when you've learned something.
Me	Later ...
Me	Here they are ...
Bartok	Where, then? You don't have the gold.
Me	Let's go hunting!
Bartok	All right, follow me. Outside the south gate is a wood where we should find more than enough critters.
Bartok	(to himself) Probably more than we'd like ...
Bartok	So, what do you think, should we go farther into the woods or not?
Me	Let's go back!
Bartok	That's what I'd prefer. We'd probably wind up running straight into the arms of an orc.
Me	Let's go on.
Bartok	All right. (to self) Let's hope this works out ...
Bartok	That's it! I think I'm going back to the city.
Bartok	It's just too dangerous out here for me - even with two of us.
Bartok	So, see you!
Bartok	You can sell the skins to Bosper.
Me	Okay?
Bartok	Yes. But I'm not going out of the city any more - at least not any time soon.
Bartok	My knees are still shaking from the scare that orc gave us.
Bartok	Sure. Let's bring down a few beasts!