The City of the Specter, Atem's Palace

[metagame]

The corpse sinks to the floor
Even the brightest gold, even the sharpest blade
Becomes sand, becomes dust

Comments

[emptyself]

Not at all. I just…

[ he glances at yan, and then quickly back at the guard. ]

I’ve never seen one like him. [ and thus he’s scared! ] Please pay it no mind. [ he sighs to calm himself down. ] There’s many guards… is there an event happening today?

[metagame]

"No, traveler, nothing eventful is happening on this fine day. Many of us guardsmen aren't able to return to the palace... And our standing order is to protect the villagers. Great Priest Set would have our heads if we ignored orders!"

[emptyself]

I see. That's a really tough job that you're doing.

[ he nods, happy to see such a diligent person! ]

And you're doing a good job, too. People seem very lively here.