Now more prepared than ever, with a new weapon, new clothes and blankets, and with some special items like the healing potions. I deem myself prepared to head to the safer capital to reside while I figure out what I'm doing to get back home.
The only thing I'm apparently missing was suggested by Bimaya, the second party leader who seems to prefer watching from a distance than informing me of something. She suggested that now we are in a more established town, I could buy some scrolls.
Originally I was confused at why I would want to buy bits of paper, but after an introduction, I realised that having a few spell scrolls on hand could be useful for Elyn to defend herself with.
I am guided to another larger building, this one the size of half a school, with numerous people walking in and out every few minutes. The building looking a lot cleaner than the creeper covered walls of the other buildings I've seen before.
Entering the building I am met by a reception area, with a few people at the counter, each with a book in front of them. One of the receptionists seems to be dealing with a male customer while the other two have their heads down working on the papers in front of them.
One of the women at the desk looks up as I near the counter before offering a small book for me to read. Apparently it contains a list of most of the scrolls they can sell to the public. Instead of reading I decide to just ask the lady about protective scrolls that can be given to a child. She seemed to believe that a magical item like jewellery would be more effective than a scroll but also mentioned how they are only sold in capitals due to how some can sell for multiple gold coins.
The scrolls actually seem pretty expensive compared to most other objects I've been buying. The cart we ride in only costed about 3-4 silver coins but the scrolls can cost over 20 silver depending on the effect. From the scrolls she listed for me, I bought three that would cause an attacker to think the person they were attacking was someone they knew. While it isn't able to make them do anything due to the short duration, people don't usually attack their friends which would give me a few extra seconds to react in the worst cases. Besides that, I took a few purify scrolls which might have a positive effect on the taste of food, and even if it doesn't they are also used for removing poison from food and drink anyway.
Since I put most of our gold aside as 'savings' we only have about 2 gold left I'm letting myself spend, the other 15 gold will be kept in my jacket from my world. Most of the clothing I used to buy was double or triple layered cloth, so dropping the coins in holes on the clothes would make less sound and make them less noticeable. The extra coins we have I spend on Elyns snacks, I don't want to see her hungry again because of poor food.
The cart is prepared and everyone is ready to move out. Making sure we packed everything and after checking a few times with the team, making sure they don't suggest any more items, we head to leave the town in the direction of Undam.
As we were nearing the gate, a horn ran out across the city, the gates all closing seconds after with the guards clearing away the people standing in the way.