A ship

[Dair Essel]

A small figure peers warily out from his hiding place in the lower decks of the ship. Even now as they pull into dock the sailors would not be kind to a stowaway especially one that is a halfling. Seeing that nothing so far is amiss the small figure gets back down into the shadows where he has waited most of the month onboard the ship. The figure knows that now he must be extremely careful. For the sailors just like the city that he had left behind have much hatred for halflings. As the ship drops anchor the small figure waits for his chance to get off without being seen. He looks himself over quickly his ribs sticking out from the lack of food and his clothes were little more than rags

Im going to have to find me something new to wear once I am off this ship the small figure thinks to himself

Stealing wasnt the best way to get what was desired but the halfling had many years of practice in it. The halfling begins to remeber the first lesson he had with his mentor

You must watch your mark very closely says an old man

How am I supposed to steal from these people? One of them alone could throw me many feet Says a small halfling

Yes, that they could. But you must remeber strength will never beat a quick hand and an even quicker mind

That had been the first of many lessons the young halfling recieved from the old man. Until the constables had taken him away. At that moment the young halfling had decided to leave the city that he was at. The first chance he got he stowed away aboard a ship bound for wherever. The halfling didnt expect much diffrent treatment wherever he ended up that from where he was coming from. But the people did not know him and did not know he was coming, so a chance was there.

Two men were walking down a gangplank carrying a heavy box

This one is heavier than usual said the first man

Or maybe you are just weaker than normal said the second

Little did they know the halfling was hidden inside the box. Once the two men had set it down the halfling quickly and quitly crawled out. Where he was headed he did not know or know what he was going to do when he got there.