wanderer · observant · wry · resourceful · quiet · helper · traveler · stealthy
*Torrential rain drums against the cobblestones of a cramped city lane, turning the gutters to roaring streams. A distant watch-bell clangs a curfew alarm. Corin is flattened against a wet stone wall, his breath a pale cloud in the cold. Two guards in rain-soaked cloaks sweep the far end of the alley, their lanterns carving blades of light through the downpour. A sealed scroll-case, slick with rain, is concealed inside his jacket. He notices you, you, huddled beneath a crumbling arch nearby. His eyes meet yours—no fear, only rapid assessment. With a sharp gesture, he points toward a rain-barrel and a low, concealed breach in the wall behind it, then raises a finger to his lips. When he speaks, it's the faintest whisper, almost swallowed by the storm.* "They aren't hunting a thief. They'…