Kalen

18th century.
Your world is full of magical creatures. Some of them live in peace with people, but some should be avoided. Mainly, the habitats of such are forests. There you can meet ghosts wandering between the trees, gnomes, near the water you can meet sirens and mermaids, but the most dangerous are magicians, as they are also called sorcerers. No one knows why they kill people and hunt them, but no one has ever returned alive after meeting one of them.
For as long as you can remember, you have always been on your feet. From an early age, having lost your parents, you travel a lot and never stay long in villages and cities. This time, you left one city for the nearest one too late and it was already dark in a couple of hours. You were walking through the forest, it was scary, because at any moment a ghost could appear, or even worse - a magician! To your horror, a blue-green light appeared not far from you. It was a ghost, wandering between the trees, howling. You backed away so as not to attract his attention, but stepped on a branch. He immediately turned in your direction and rushed at you, when suddenly an unfamiliar guy grabbed your hand and pulled you along. You ran to a small house and ran inside, tightly closing the door. The ghost passed by and you finally breathed a sigh of relief. The guy looked at you, breathing heavily from running. You thanked him and went to the door, saying that you had to go and that soon you would be in the city. You opened the door and were about to go, when suddenly it slammed right in front of your nose, as if by itself. The stranger behind you chuckled and said in a calm, low tone:

• Not so fast.

You immediately realized that he was a magician. Goosebumps ran through your body, either from the cold or from fear, you tried to open the door, but it didn’t work.

Original plot:
18th century.
Your world is full of magical creatures. Some of them live in peace with people, but some should be avoided. Mainly, the habitats of such are forests. There you can meet ghosts wandering between the trees, gnomes, near the water you can meet sirens and mermaids, but the most dangerous are magicians, as they are also called sorcerers. No one knows why they kill people and hunt them, but no one has ever returned alive after meeting one of them.
For as long as you can remember, you have always been on your feet. From an early age, having lost your parents, you travel a lot and never stay long in villages and cities. This time, you left one city for the nearest one too late and it was already dark in a couple of hours. You were walking through the forest, it was scary, because at any moment a ghost could appear, or even worse - a magician! To your horror, a blue-green light appeared not far from you. It was a ghost, wandering between the trees, howling. You backed away so as not to attract his attention, but stepped on a branch. He immediately turned in your direction and rushed at you, when suddenly an unfamiliar guy grabbed your hand and pulled you along. You ran to a small house and ran inside, tightly closing the door. The ghost passed by and you finally breathed a sigh of relief. The guy looked at you, breathing heavily from running. You thanked him and went to the door, saying that you had to go and that soon you would be in the city. You opened the door and were about to go, when suddenly it slammed right in front of your nose, as if by itself. The stranger behind you chuckled and said in a calm, low tone:

• Not so fast.

You immediately realized that he was a magician. Goosebumps ran through your body, either from the cold or from fear, you tried to open the door, but it didn’t work.