"Any... er... 'eventualities'? That word, I know that word... well, eh, you'll know, if you, y'know, pass the... the test. Well no! Not 'if', of course not 'if', I meant 'when', 'when you pass the test'. Right? Ha! Ha ha! Of course!" He looks nervous, as though he fears that he has offended the adventurers and has made them mad at him. Again seeing no glares, he relaxes and his excitement builds.
Once Devlin returns with his donkey and gear (and anyone else who needs to get their stuff), the wizard's apprentice says, "All right? Ready to go? Okay then, follow me, right this way, come on!" He starts to run down the street, then he slows to a walk and waits embarrasedly for the party, then hustles along just in front of them, turning around frequently and tripping over rocks.
He babbles most of the way, saying things like, "My master's quite the wizard, y'know, a good one, he is." and "I was born here, I was, indeed, the master, he took me in, he's like a father, but he's strict too, but I like him, and he's a magnificent wizard, too!" and "My master's tower, it's really old, it's pretty big, too, he's got lots of experiments and things going on all the time."
After about an hour and a half of walking, the party has left the city and has entered a small forest just to the north. Along the trail are old wooden signs with warnings scrawled on them:
BEWARE OF BEASTS
They come upon a small clearing in the wood. The young apprentice shouts, "Ah! We're here, oh good, we're here, and so soon after he sent me! Oh goo..." He trails off and looks into the clearing. In the middle rests the pointed roof of an old tower, apparently blasted off the top of its coordinating building which stands on the far side of the clearing.
Glancing from the tower to the fallen roof and then back at the party, the boy says, "Oh... oh dear... oh dear. Wait here, sirs, please, wait... oh dear!" He sprints off in the direction of the tower's base screaming, "Master! Oh master! Sir! Are you there? Sir!!"
OOC: You can introduce yourselves to each other better now. Assume that the discussion takes place during the walk to the tower. It's convenient for me (and for everyone else) if you title any of your posts with your character's name, race, his class/es, and level.
