Ni-Ju was woken abruptly as he plowed headfirst onto the hard cobblestones. He carefully got to his feet, swearing quietly under his breath as he tried to brush the dust from his once white shirt.
"Stupid beast!!" he yelled at the back of the diminishing brown blob that had up until now been his rather dubious travelling companion. The presence of the towering castle-like structure loomed over Ni-Ju, erasing any immediate thoughts of pursuing the hell beast that had been sold to him in the guise of a highlands mule. Shrugging the straps of his pack into a better position, Ni-Ju eyed the large stone doors with a sudden twinge of uneasiness. "Now or never I guess" he muttered to himself, pushing open the doors to the entrance hall.
Ni-Ju strode into the hall as the doors closed behind him with a sense of finality. "Anyone home?" Ni-ju shouted, taking stock of his surroundings.
"Stupid beast!!" he yelled at the back of the diminishing brown blob that had up until now been his rather dubious travelling companion. The presence of the towering castle-like structure loomed over Ni-Ju, erasing any immediate thoughts of pursuing the hell beast that had been sold to him in the guise of a highlands mule. Shrugging the straps of his pack into a better position, Ni-Ju eyed the large stone doors with a sudden twinge of uneasiness. "Now or never I guess" he muttered to himself, pushing open the doors to the entrance hall.
Ni-Ju strode into the hall as the doors closed behind him with a sense of finality. "Anyone home?" Ni-ju shouted, taking stock of his surroundings.