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The old world
Alicia was a already lively as a kid. She ran, she shouted, she sang, she danced. She loved music just as much as showing the boys she was a force to be reckoned with. Yet, due to her lively nature she could never find the time or concentration to take up an instrument.
One day she was just walking somewhere, and then it happened. One moment she was on the street on a warm summer night, the other, she was in a dark cold forest. The moon shone bright and gave her just enough light to not run into any trees. While the fresh air in the forest was a huge relief from the moist heat of the city, she couldn't help but wonder how this could have happened. Did she sink away in thought so deep that she didn't even notice leaving the city and entering a forest? No, that couldn't be it, her feet didn't hurt. Did she stumble into a surprisingly well hidden park in the city? Well, if that was the case she should be able to walk out of there rather fast by going from whence she came. She turned around, and started walking.
Trough the looking glass
It became clear rather soon that this wasn't a park in the city. Nor was it a forest just outside the city limits. She walked, and walked, and kept walking. The night becoming ever darker and every step more heavy. After a few hours she found something resembling a road, and following that she found a nice little inn.
The inn was small but cosy. The innkeeper, an old bearded man, was very surprised to have a visitor this late in the night. But he recognised that Alicia needed help. And offered her a bed. Alicia's sleep was dreamless and long. Through a small hole in the roof a beam of sunlight crept over her body. While soothing and warm on her skin, it was unbearable when it beamed straight into her eyes. In sitting up the memories of last night came back to her. Clear to her now that it wasn't a dream, she got up and out of the room.
The dawn of a new day
The inn was calm. An older woman was serving the few guests who came to have lunch. Even though the place wasn't that big. It was clearly built to serve and house a lot more people. When the older woman noticed Alicia, she got up and walked up to Alicia. "So you are the girl my husband talked about." she said. Alicia could do nothing but nod. "well, girlie, take a seat and have a bite. you obviously need some help and a place to stay." Alicia sat down and looked at the plate, it was filled with a brown stew. It didn't look very apetizing but she was hungry, so she took a bite. The taste was incredible. She never tasted anything as tasty. It was rich in taste but not overwhelming, full but not heavy. "Damn," Alicia thought "This inn really needs some help marketing this awesome food." She filled her belly with the forever stew, surprising the other visitors with her appetite. By the time she had finished eating the man had also joined them in the dining hall. He was silently talking with his wife and looking up at her every now and then. After a while the man stood up and came to Alicia. "So, I guess you don't have money to pay for this. Do you even have a place to go back to?" "PAUL" his wife yelt across the room. "Ok, sorry. What I mean to say is; I you would like to stay here, and help us out. We would love for you to stay. We need someone young to do some work around the inn, and since we don't have any kids, and you clearly have no place to go-" "PAUL" But he was right. She didn't have any money, she didn't have a place to go, and, this place definetly could use a helping hand to fix things.
Traveler's rest
The days folowing Alicia started doing repairs and cleaning in and around the inn. Cleaning the pastures so horses could rest there again, repairing benches and tables, hauling wood from the forest so they could keep warm for the winter. This place started to feel more and more like home, and she would do everything to protect it. One evening the innkeeper, she started to call him pappy, and his wife, she called her mammy, were sitting by the fire. Alicia just had finished the last repairs on the roof, making all the rooms ready again for renting out. Traveler's rest
The E in Alicia
Alicia is dependent on modern medicine from her world, now she has to find a solution of this world for her issues.
The Sound of Music
A bard comes by the inn and teaches her the wonders of playing the hurdy gurdy.
The Horns of war
Alicia goes on a quest to make her perfect weapon/instrument she goes out into the The wildlands to get the perfect materials
An unexpected visitor
An odd visitor comes by the inn, they have an interesting tidbit of history in common Zafira Moonchild