Start your first quest!

Aldis's instructions lead you out of the other side of Bellhollow. The grasslands slowly transition into a forest. Tia seems very excited. She's still wearing her cloak but seems less concerned with hiding herself. She's walking slightly ahead of you, eager to complete the quest.

"So have you done adventurer stuff before?"

Tia turns around but keeps walking backwards. "Nope, this is my first quest!"

"Neither have I, so we should probably be careful. Do you at least know how to use that dagger?"

Taking it out of its sheath, she demonstrates some attacks in the air. "I had some training. Not like enemies will see me coming! It's you and your spear who need to hold their own in a fight."

"Great, because I've had zero training." Absent-mindedly you take Tia's panties out of your pocket and start throwing them into the air as you walk. "Let's hope we don't run into trouble."

"Stop that, somebody will see!"

"You want your panties back right?"

Tia stops and tries to snatch her panties out of the air, but you're too fast.

"If you want them back, all you need is for someone to notice right? That was our deal. I'm really just trying to help."

Anger and embarrassment are fighting for dominance over Tia's face as she turns around, but she doesn't try anything else. Barely audible you hear a mumbled comment: "Stu... pervert ... quest ..."

Smiling you refocus on the task at hand. During your conversation, you reached the landmark Aldis described. It's a small bridge crossing a river flowing into the forest on both sides. You follow along the river until it splits into two.