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An unfamiliar room

by Thany

Thany found herself awakening in an unfamiliar bed, inside an unfamiliar room. Warm rays of sunshine trickled through the window onto her face and she slowly opened her eyes. The room she was laying in was a small one with not much inside of it. Next to her bed was a drawer and on the other side of the room she could see a simple desk and chair. Her brief inspection of the room was interrupted when she heard the door open to her left and she turned her head to see who was entering the room.
 
A middle-aged woman entered the room with a slight look of worry on her face that quickly turned into a smile when she noticed Thany was awake.
 
"It's good to see you're finally awake. You were asleep for so long I was starting to get worried. How are you feeling?" The woman spoke to Thany.
 
The young girl herself was unsure on how to respond. A dozen questions were racing through her mind. After a short silence she asked.
 
"I'm fine. Where am I?"
 
"The snapping line, an inn in Saltmarsh. I'm Hanna, the one who runs it." Came the reply and the woman looked at the girl expectantly, the unasked question of 'Who are you' being visible on her face.
 
"Thany." Was all that she could answer the question with. Not satisfied with the answer, Hanna continued asking.
 
"How did you end up washed ashore here?"
 
"I don't know."
 
"Where you are from? Where are your parents?"
 
"I don't know."
 
Hanna ceased her questioning, though she still had her doubts about the girl. As if to confirm those doubts once more, her eyes wandered towards the large, black scythe that was leaning against the wall on the other side of the wall. Thany's eyes followed Hanna's gaze, but showed no sign or recognizing the strange weapon.
 
"You seem honest enough." The woman finally concluded with a sigh. "You can stay here for now until you recover. I'll get you some food, you should stay in bed for now to recover. Do you have anything you like?"
 
Thany shook her head and pushed herself upwards to sit in her bed. As she was watching the innkeeper leave the room, she called out to the woman.
 
"Miss Hanna?"
 
Hanna paused and turned her head back towards Thany, waiting for her to continue.
 
"May I have an apple?"

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  1. An unfamiliar room
    1421 AF
  2. Chapter 1: The haunted house
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  3. Chapter 2: Ambush
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  4. Chapter 3: A fool and her life are easily parted
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  5. Chapter 4: New purpose
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