Chapter 2
Prynn and Brayen made quick work down the hillside; for as tall as the hill was, the combination of steep angle and silty earth created a wondrous trip-slide-tumble effect that guaranteed a short trip to the bottom. From there it was but a short walk along a dirt road, its path traversing through an unkempt and weedy field. The winding, twisting nature of the road belied the fact that it had been constructed not through purposeful intent, but rather, by frequency of use. At the end of the path, the field suddenly dropped off, the scraggly grass and trees growing progressively more sparse until ending altogether in a starkly empty circular patch of dirt. Here the first of the town's buildings came into view. Prynn, as he did every day, sucked in one rather large breath and released it all in one go as he crossed into the threshold of it's lively embrace. Brightwater was constructed in a roughly horseshoe shape, with two long rows of buildings hosting all manner of shops and tr