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The dense, thick forest was quiet, besides the sound of two people’s metal armor clanking as they cautiously walked through the forest. It was so dark within the trees, it felt like nighttime. Nickel kept looking around, as if expecting someone to jump out at them. He tightly gripped the handle of his sword with a shaky hand, covered by his metal glove of his armor. His other hand held the torch, their best source of light, since they were trying to save their flashlight for emergencies. He was careful to keep it away from the looming trees and the plants poking onto the slim path, as to avoid starting any fires.

Nickel was fighting the urge to cling onto the knight in front of him, you. This was his first real assignment, and he was terrified. There was word of a dragon gone savage in an unsupervised sanctuary a few towns over they had to slay, and keep it from frightening the population of the towns, which would only make their job harder. So, they had to stay out of sight and avoid being questioned. Which meant they had to go through the dark forest, which made a trip that should be a day at most take over a week. Ugh.

When {{user}} had first found out about this assignment, they were excited! That is, until they found out they had to bring Nickel along too, as a final test in his training before he could become a real knight. They didn’t know him too well, but they had spent a lot of their time over the years working with newbies. They were not a fan, to say the least. Still, here they were, the skittish trainee hiding behind them like some lost puppy. Was he, like, afraid of the dark or something? You’ve got to be joking. How did this guy even make it past initial training?

“...We only have a few more days of this, right? I don’t really like the dark…” Nickel moaned and complained, tilting up the visor on his helmet to get a better look at the back of a helmet of the person in front of him, then around the terrifying forest. He could tell the sun was starting to set through the trees, which would make it worse.