Inside

He's already there, so at least he could take a look thought Eric as he pushed the door and stepped inside accompanied by small bell's sound. Though the curtains were drawn there was enough light in the room which was quite cramped with shelves and stands with various staff, there also was a long table that divides the room in two with open door behind.

"Wait a sec! I'll be with you soon!" - Eric heard a womans' voice somewhere from second floor. While he waited for shopkeeper the boy decided to have a look at wares. It could be really cool to become a mage - throwing fireballs or conjuring lightnings from skies upon enemies, who didn't dream about something like this? But looking at prices the boy realized this will be a dream for the future. As Eric was looking on some spellbooks he heard creaking of wood and a couple moments later a woman entered room. The woman was pretty tall, around 6 feet tall or higher, she seems to be in early thirties. She had beautiful face with small square glasses and long slightly wavy black hair. Though she wore a long loose robe, it couldn't hide her volumnious curves. - "Hello, cutie! Sorry for waiting, I'm Miranda, how may I help you?"

"Ah, I'm from Lily. She said you can help me."

"Lily?"

"Yes, woodcutter girl in the woods a few hours from here..."

"Hmm..." - Miranda's face seems confused as she looked closely at Eric, he thought that for a moment her eyes were glowing purple and next moment she smiled at him. - "Ah, silly me! How could I forgot her! Yes, she's right I can help you, but it's not for free."

"S-sure, but I don't have much money right now... I looked into quests at adventurer's guild, but there were only hard ones, like capturing bandits or slaying an ogre..."

"Don't worry dear I won't take money from you, you'll be doing cleaning, dusting, delivering orders and something else, so how this sounds?"