1.15

Summary

Klbkch, an Antinium member of the Liscor City Guard, feels a sense of unease and decides to check on Erin Solstice. Using his [Enhanced Movement] skill, he travels with incredible speed from the city to her inn. He arrives to find a scene of carnage, with dead goblins littering the common room and Erin near death from a grievous stomach wound.

Acting quickly, Klbkch administers a valuable healing potion to Erin, which miraculously heals her fatal injury. After ensuring she is stable, he takes the corpse of the Goblin Chieftain outside, dismembering and burying it to prevent it from reanimating as an undead creature. He plans to turn in its head for a bounty later.

Returning inside, Klbkch speaks with the traumatized Erin. He attempts to explain some of the world's mechanics, referencing 'The Book of Levels' and the class system. He finds her ignorance of fundamental concepts like levels, skills, and historical events like 'The Black Tide' to be profoundly strange. Her unusual sympathy for a Goblin further piques his suspicion, leading him to ask if she is from this world. A tearful Erin confirms she is not, admitting she comes from a place called Michigan.

Klbkch absorbs this incredible revelation and decides he must report his findings about the unique Human to his Queen. He returns to Liscor and finds his partner, Relc, drunk in a bar. Blaming Relc for instigating the goblin attack by stealing their banner, Klbkch furiously assaults him, leaving him beaten and unconscious on the floor.