Hitting the road.

Briefly looking behind you, you note that your birthplace is only a small speck in the distance. The only times you were this far away from the place was when you accompanied your father to the nearby town to sell furs, keeping inside the village or the surrounding woods for most of your life.

While remembering the past, using a fast pace along the side of the road, you watch the sun slowly disappearing behind the horizon. Idly wondering if you will meet other travelers on this part of your journey, you shake your head with a smile. This isn't a major road, only connecting your city to the bigger stone one which leads to the capital, so chances of meeting someone out here are slim.

Another hour passes and day turns into night. Missing the night vision some beastkin are known for and not wanting to travel in the dark, you leave the path to find a place to sleep for the night. You know there are no caves around, so you find a decently sized tree, place your linen sack and bow against it and start searching for branches and leaves to start a fire.

15 busy minutes later you sit in front of a cozy little campfire, chewing on some beef jerky and taking big bites out of slightly stale bread you took along as rations. While rather bland all things considered, both make really good food for on the road, especially because you don't plan on stopping in any settlements before reaching the capital.

After sating your hunger, you put a few more branches into the flames and pull your blanket out, lying down next to the fire to keep the chill of the night away and rolling yourself into the thick fabric. Closing your eyes you think about all the adventures that lie in your future, from rescuing princesses to other damsels you will win over with your natural charm.

Of course, you will first have to join the adventurers guild like your father in his youth, who told you many stories about it. While not without danger, the guild will be a good place to make some money to upgrade your gear and maybe rent a small house in the outskirts of the capital. Maybe you can even settle down in a few years as your father did with your mother? You don't want to go back to the small village life, but with enough money, you could buy yourself a noble title and a small piece of land.

Starting to dream of a small castle with all the riches and girls you will ever need you begin to drift into blissful sleep.