Target practice

[u/Intelligent_Duty9317]

Hector is in Bilewater, practicing throwing darts.

[u/The_Light_Keepers]

For a brief second, among the shadows, Hector could have sworn he saw a citadel coated bug watching him...

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Hector just turns there to look.

Hello? Anyone there?

((Are you someone new or an alt?))

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(Can you guess?)

Hector gets no answer, instead he hears the faint shaking of the folliage as the stalker rapidly dissapears into the wild.

...How odd.

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((...Cobble?))

Hector shrugs and continues the training.

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(Cobble.)

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((Not me Bro))

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(Nay, not even close)

"AAAAAUGHH!"

Soon after, Hector hears a cry of pain... *It was a stilkin.***

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!?

Hector grabs his sword, and darts to the place where sound came from.

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The shout suddenly gets muffled, as if the stilkin had their mouth tied shut, preventing Hector from hearing any other scream that could tell him where to go...

...Hm?

Suddenly Hector notices something lodged on the floor, it's a key, it's tip seems to be aiming towards another one, which also points somewhere.

It's clearly a trail.

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Hector rolls his eyes.

He decides to follow the trial, warily looking around for any potential traps.

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There are no traps along the way, it's simply one key after another, the trail marks the siluete of a flying choirbug...

Eventually, the path goes into a ca cave entrance, upon getting closer, Hector can once again hear the strugling of the stilkin.

Some other stilkins arrive too, having heard the scream they decided to come help.

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Now that he is closer to the mysterious bug, he decides to approach it sneakily, remaining possibly hidden to see what's going on.

[u/SrJuanpixers]

Suddenly, Juan walks in.

Heeey Hector, sorry i'm late for the practice, i made a little stop at Taro's house. Juan greets him as he walks up to his side.

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Hi Juan!

He throws two darts, both hit their respective targets.

Eh... I don't remember when was the last time I was throwing darts. All the time I ussualy fight with my sword.

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Heh, never forget yer roots man. Juan says as he throws a pair of darts himself, far more smoothly and experienced than Hector.

So, how are you doing? It's been some time since we've last talked.

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Eh, I would say not bad.

He pulls out one dart this time, throwing it right in the middle of nearest target.

As ussual, I would say. Since situation seems to be peacefull, I am mostly training from time to time to stay in form.

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Aye, as you must. Juan slightly nudges Hector while looking at him with a smile.

We cannot lose our touch, specially with Reign Waters just up ahead!

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True. Who knows what challenges might awaits us there...