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You quietly dismount and carefully turn your horse around. Slowly you begin to lead your horse away from the aged man. Your horse steps on a dry patch of leaves that makes a loud crunching noise. The attention of the stranger is drawn to you and he calls out "Who goes there?"
"No one of conseqence," you reply. "Who are you?"
"I'm the Sorcerer Ulius. I do not wish to make you my enemy. In fact I have to wonder if you don't need a friend. Out here in this bleak weather all alone. These woods are dangerous. If I had not been a sorcerer two hours ago I would not be standing before you now. It saved my life when I came upon some mischievous millers. What's a girl like you doing around these parts?" he says.
"No one of conseqence," you reply. "Who are you?"
"I'm the Sorcerer Ulius. I do not wish to make you my enemy. In fact I have to wonder if you don't need a friend. Out here in this bleak weather all alone. These woods are dangerous. If I had not been a sorcerer two hours ago I would not be standing before you now. It saved my life when I came upon some mischievous millers. What's a girl like you doing around these parts?" he says.