chapter two; section two

The slime was led back out the door it had emerged from and straight past the slime’s servant to another plain door, which the guard opened with a key. This room was rather small and plain, with wooden walls that were seven feet high. There were few furnishings in the room. A few pictures of historic heroes of old and some scenic pictures of landscapes from far away were on the wall at periodic intervals. There was a large partition in the room. There was a large oak desk in the middle of the room where a young man in his thirties was bent over a scroll of parchment making notes. He did not notice that the guest had entered with the guard until the guard made a slight coughing noise. The scribe looked up and nodded to his guest. The guard told the slime that he would wait outside until he had finished his business with the scribe. The guard left muttering about how stupid scribes were and about how inattentive they were at pleasantries.