A new door is opened in the mind of Nortile. He can think more clearly now, and soon will be able to use magic. Drawing on the memories of what he had seen of tanning, he realizes the follies he has made, and could easily have avoided had he known this earlier. He also realizes that the trail he followed went in almost a complete circle, and that the town is less than 3 kilometers away.

Nortile shrugs, taking it pragmatically. He gathers what meat he can and wraps it in the tatters of the hide before heading back to town.

Nortile arrives at the small village of Copeesh without incident. It is around dusk, and people are beginning to either head home or to the tavern.

Nortile heads to the butchers-shop, or failing that the smoke house.

Nortile arrives at the butcher shop. The butcher greets him.
"Got more meat for me?"

Nortile grinned, and hefted the meat onto the counter.

"Will that do?"

"Indeed it will. Thats 10 golds worth, I think."
He opens up a pouch tied on his belt and gives Nortile a gold ten piece from it.

"Thanks" Nortile says, pocketing the coins.
He wanders out of the butchers shop.

Nortile is on the empty main street, save for a guard. The oil lamps cast a dim light around the street, and flare up occasionally when a moth gets too close. It's cold out now, but there is a warm humid breeze blowing down the street. The only sounds are of crickets and the kiosks' canopies fluttering in the breeze.

Nortile chats up the guard

The guard replies.
"How can I help you?"

Nortile grinned at the guard. He'd been around a while and he and Nortile had knocked a few back on his off hours.

"Just looking to chat friend. Any news from the capitol?"

"Well, there was an assassination attempt on his esteemed highness' life again. Theres' a mass murderer on the loose. Richard Charleston, head of the Dawn shipping company, has been accused of being a vampire. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer."

"Isn't it always the way?" Nortile mutters "Where'd that mass murder happen then?"

"Some back alley pub. They say some guy with a huge axe did it."