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Chapter 14 by carnivorous cow carnivorous cow

Does Druuna pay for the items, or agree to the old mans "Deal"?

She pays for them with her money.

Druuna could barely keep herself from gagging at the feel of the old man’s leathery hand on her skin. She politely pushed his hand away and stammered “O-Oh! N-No thanks. I’ll j-just pay for them with normal bottle caps, thank you.” The ugly little man and nodded gently and took the bottle caps she gave him, adding “Knock yourself out, sugar-tits. I’d have rocked your world.”

Druuna quickly left the store in disgust and walked out into the rapidly darkening evening. She took a moment to put on her new low cut denim shorts and change her bandage before assessing her situation. It would night soon, and walking through the forest in the dark didn’t much appeal to her. Hoping to find a shelter for the night, Druuna walked up to a guard who was currently on duty and asked him “Excuse me sir, I am a traveler and I was wondering if there is a place where I could stay for the night?” The guard; a tall red headed man with thick facial hair lock down at her and smiled “Hmm? Oh, well there is an inn of sorts about a mile down the road from here. Hans Petzer runs the place and could probably set you up with a room for the night for a small cost. Just hold onto your belongings tightly. It’s rumored that Petzer lives so far away from the main settlement because he likes to steal from his customers. A better choice would be to check with Marcus Penterfross over on the south side. He’s a nice guard who sometimes rents out his spare room to travelers who can’t afford much else.”

Druuna nodded and said “Wait. Marcus, I think he was the guard I met when I first arrived here.”
The man grinned and nodded to Druuna “Yeah, that was probably him. He just got off guard duty a half-hour ago, so if you arrived here after this morning you might have met him. Off course if you really want to save some money, you could go and see Reginald Smitty over at his trade post. He sometimes lets people stay in his basement for a real small price. But I wouldn’t suggest it. He’s a pretty creepy old man in my personal opinion.”

Druuna thanked the man for his advice and checked the sun to see what time it was. It was almost night, and she’d have to move quickly before everyone in the village went to sleep.

What will Druuna do?

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