[12 Days of Freebies - Entry 2]
A could-be addition to a certain witch's staff! I imagine that they grew up dreaming of becoming an adventurer-- having epic journeys to new countries, encountering monsters, finding ancient artifacts; typical adventurer stuff. Once they were old enough they got on the first train to anywhere far away from their hometown as possible.
At first they hopped from town to town, journaling all of things they saw and did (Visiting tourist/cultural spots, trying local food, etc.), but that was very... tame for an adventurer. Where was the mystery! The magic!!
(Apparently, the magic was a couple towns over. They were just in a magically dry part of the region.)
Eventually they find themselves at a small building that calls itself a 'bed and breakfast'. The owner greets them and starts getting them settled in. A ghost (!!!) asks how they're going to pay.
Their original plan was with money, but their wallet was emptier than their stomach and they had nothing of value on them to trade for a night's stay.
"I can, um, help around here to earn my keep? Wash dishes, fix stuff..."
"Fix stuff? You're good with tools?"Â The owner asks.
"Yeah, of course!"
"And you're not afraid of heights, are you?"
"No! I wouldn't put 'climb a mountain' on my Adventurer To-Do if I was."
"Oh, wonderful! The roof needs to be patched up and then there are some other things that I don't have the magic for. But let's show you your room, first!"
The owner beams and the ghost approves, showing the would-be adventurer around the building.
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