--- Adventure 1 ---

"You too , eh?" she said , sadly.

He shrugged again. "Well... none of us was born yesterday. Can't really shake off who you are, can you?"

"Unfortunately , no , I can't. I'd wish I could forget ...but....ah well..nevermind. What about you...? Would you like to erase some things from your memory?"

Thorn smirked. "No, I quite like myself the way I am. To erase something, no matter how painful, would be to erase a part of me. That'd change me."

She raised an eyebrow and mumbled something that sounded like : "what a difficult man".

Then she said : "Myeah , you're right in one way or another...but when you'll get to feel the....ah , nevermind , you just won't understand". She smiled , but it was a sour smile.

Duro'than was contemplating the snowflakes when he finally said.

"I agree with you Thorn. We are the result of everything that we went through. More or less things in our life and we would be different if only in a tiny way. Living with regret does no good. We must accept who we are and try to go on in a way that best suits us. Care to share your problem, Angy?".

While he was taliking he was still staring at the snow but with this last remark he turned towards Angy waiting for her response.

She was surprised. Yes , he did actually asked her to tell about her problem..... no one from the group done this before.

"Well.... I don't know if I ...." and she looked distrustfully at Thorn. *I won't let him to make fun of me and my feelings , I had a harsh past , though.*

"My problem is..my past. I have always been a day-dreamer and I always wanted things to go just like they were supposed to."

She sniffed , she realized now how imature she was some time ago.

"I always wished that I could have a perfect family , a perfect life. But things haven't turned up so brightly.

When I was about....four or five years old , I was stolen from my family and taken to a new place , where I had to be a slave. It was awful for a little girl...but I survived and in the end , I ran away. I searched for my beloved family but..I only found their grave. They were all dead..... I don't know what love is, I don't know how is to be loved. I never had any friends before...."

Her eyes filled up with tears again. She didn't say anything from that moment, just turned her head , and watched the moon.

Seeing Angys tears, Duro'than cursed his curiosity. Now what? Finally he said:

"It is never too late to find love, friendship.. Life is everchanging and you can feel like you've lived a thousand lives and another one may start in the next second. Don't worry, you are young and you will get to live your life properly.

Angy wiped her tears .

"It's not that Duro'than , it's not that." She smiled sadly.

"I've lost my childhood.... " . *Darn it....I shouldn't have told them all these things...but...I feel better...strange*

"Oh please , don't think I'm that sensitive all the time... only rarely.. and this was one of those moments when I simply can't control myself."

She lolled softly against a tree.

Thorn looked a few moments at Angy.

"You're still a kid, Angy. You ain't seen nothing yet, I'm afraid." He paused a few moments. "I mean neither to scare you, nor to hurt your feelings (he frowned here) but it's better you're prepared for whatever's out there in your path. My vengeance upon my so called friend in Calimport wasn't terrible, as you put it. I just served him back what he would've brought upon me... One day, you'll be past your grief and you'll discover the anger that has built up. You'll go mad with rage. And if you survive that... though others may not (he grinned)... well, then you'll cool down and maybe discover who you are and where you're headed. Just maybe. People get stuck along the way all the time."

He got up and shook the snow from his cloak.

"Shall we move on?"