First Halfling to do this

[rozan]

Climbing the tower.

The boy tracked through the wilderness as he made his way towards what he hoped was civilization. Directions was not something he counted as a strong skill for him, and with no one around to tell him where to head, he figured it was best to just continue on. Sure he could fly and yea it would be faster, but to walk was to gain exercise and use his muscles to the fullest, at least that’s what he thought. So imagine his surprise when he stumbled into a clearing with a long round pole, stretching towards the sky with no end in sight. It was massive, round enough that his little arms couldn’t go all the way around, but with little indentations so that his fingers and toe’s could steady themselves should he need too.

“Holy cow, this is something. I wonder what’s at the top? Guess there is only one way to find out.” With that the little one ran towards the towering beam, and began to climb. It was a slow and steady process, but he had literally no where else to be, so he would endure. It was pretty amazing to see the forest from such a height, and often he rested just to take it all in. He could see his old village from here, a smoldering stain on the earth from the attack by the monsters that came. Silently he vowed to avenge the citizens of the town and his own adopted father, before he continued to climb.

“I wonder if I’m half way there yet?” He was speaking to no one in particular, just voicing his questions to the heavens above. It was starting to get a bit chilly, but nothing his immune system couldn’t handle. The fingers were also starting to hurt a bit, tired and sore from gripping onto the holds for so long, but he would endure it all and continue his climb. And climb he did. He rose higher and higher, until the ground was just a figment of his imagination and the endless tree tops were his only view, but still the tower went on.

And as did he. It was hours and hours spent placing one hand above the other, just to repeat the process over and over again. The sun had already stated its decent, taking with it the warmth he was used to, but he pressed on determined that if he made it this far he could go the rest of the way. He was about to just fly up till he hit something when he caught sight of the bottom of the tower, a point that he wasn’t sure he’d ever hit. So with renewed vigor he climbed, faster and faster. It took another five minutes but he finally hit the top, grateful that he was now done with the task as he flipped over the railing.

[rozan]

Catching Korin

As the boy rested on the railing of the tower, his eyes scanned over the rest, hoping to find an inhabitant or some sort of treasure around. ‘Hmm Nothing, here but a hole, more railing, a stair way, and a cat with a stick….Wait a cat with a stick?’ Sure enough standing before him was a small white cat with a stick. On the end of his stick was a blue and white jug, which looked pretty fancy if he said so himself. “Umm hey there kitty, is your master around?” This probably wasn’t the best thing to say, but he was at a lost on how to talk to a cat.

The last thing he was expecting from the cat was a reply, but low and behold that is exactly what he received. “Well I’m my own master little one, but I doubt you came here to hear that story. So here’s the drill you catch me and I give you this bottle that increases one’s strength by a good amount, ready? Go!”
With that the white cat leap out of his reach and started to stare at him. “Well if you say so mister, but I’m pretty fast, so get ready to lose. With those words he lunged towards the cat, only to be greeted with pain as his face smashed the ground. ‘What the?’ standing he went after the cat again, this time even faster than before, but it was still to no avail as the cat seemed to always be out of reach.

This is how the chase went for a long time, Rozan constantly chasing while, the cat constantly avoided him. Rozan would feint go left then spring right, but it wouldn’t do. The cat was fast much faster than anything he’d seen before, but that didn’t discourage him as he kept at it. The little white fur ball had to tire out sometime right? So the chase continued, Rozan never stopping in his attempts and the cat, who’s name he learned was Korin, never stopped dodging and avoiding him. It went on for hours until finally Rozan came up with a plan.

He started to chase Korin, gaining on him before he leap over the hole, shaving a few seconds off his time and cutting the cat off, but the wily little cat was able to change direction again, before his hands landed on him. He repeated the process multiple times, bouncing off of the railings and jumping off the roof in order to increase his speed and cut the cat off. It was another three hours until finally he had the little cat in his clutches. “HA! Caught you!” He danced around the tower with Korin in hand, much to the cats seeming delight. “OK OK here ya go kid, good work, but I must warn you this isn’t over just yet.”

[rozan]

Drinking the Water.

“What do you mean its not over yet?”

“Well catching me should have increased your speed a little bit, but the real treasure is the water. Drink this and you’ll be loads stronger than before, but there is a catch. The water is considered very poisonous, so drink at your own risk.”

Taking the bottle from Koring, he unplugged the cork, before taking a whiff of the liquid inside. It smelled like nasty underwear and he instantly doubted the said powers of this water. “What kind of water smells so bad?! I swear if your lying Korin I’ll never forgive you!” With that, he drank the water. If he thought the smell was bad, the taste was 10x worse as it burned its way down his throat. He hacked and coughed for at least five minutes before he passed out, his body burning up from the devilish liquid. Soon darkness took him and he knew no more.

When his eyes opened he found himself wrapped in a blanket and the sun raising high in the sky. Korin was next to him, a look of relief on his face. “Though I was gonna lose ya kid, but you pulled through, how do ya feel?”

Standing the boy stretched his muscles, before sprinting around the tower, marveling at his increase in speed. “Amazing, I’m a lot stronger than before! Thanks Korin!” Rozan quickly embraced the cat, before flipping over the edge of the tower and flying wildly towards the new day.