-On the Mountain-
"This had better be good...I can't be just letting everyone off the hook all the time. Hurts my image. People will start saying 'Oh, the great Sage of the Clouds? He's not THAT great. He doesn't even kill anyone.' Pheh."
Eusevia hobbled slowly behind, barely acknowledging him.
"Nobody would say such things, Sage. Part of why your legend persists is that people do not talk about you much anymore."
"Hey!" Rav yowled. "I'll have you know that in the Ferin Village west of Asteria, I'm something of a celebrity! They even pay my underlings just for a chance to bask in my glory! Ah...simpler times, honestly."
Eusevia stopped walking, pointing to a large vertical chasm in the stone. It was a thin path, but there was footing enough to walk inside the dark cave. It appeared to go quite deep.
Rav's teeth chattered. "Well, I'd love to go in there, but it seems quite cold," he said, blushing. "Can't you just tell me what's in there!?"
