Mistwood had once held only a small village, but now it had grown into a town.
The townspeople had little contact with outsiders and were rather curious about the party of three.
Zhao Si's horse, in particular, drew plenty of attention. With its Aspects of the Crucible, it looked far too strange.
One child even tried to run up and pet it, but Zhao Si stopped them.
"You can't just touch this one. It'll bite," Zhao Si said.
"Horses bite?" the child asked innocently.
Zhao Si grabbed the horse's muzzle and pulled down its lip, exposing the fangs inside. "Look."
"Whoa!" The child cried out and ran away.
"Scaring children in the street isn't a good habit."
That was the assessment of the Tanner beside him.
Zhao Si stopped and motioned for Godrick and Helena to go elsewhere first.
Zhao Si looked at the hide in the Tanner's hands, then asked, "Is that a bearskin?"
The Tanner glanced at him. "Yes, a bearskin. Want it? Caravans pass through here from time to time to buy our game, but I always feel like they're driving the prices down. If you offer a fair price, I can sell it to you."
"A Rune Bear?" Zhao Si stepped closer to the bearskin and examined it.
The Tanner nodded. "Good eye. It is indeed a Rune Bear."
"Those bears are ridiculously big. You can hunt them?" Zhao Si was a little surprised.
The Tanner gave Zhao Si a puzzled look. "We're hunters. Of course we can hunt a bear if we work together. Besides, we have techniques passed down by our ancestors."
"Your ancestors? Could you tell me about that?" Zhao Si was curious.
The Tanner smiled. "Of course. A lion taught those techniques to our ancestors. We dig a pit, plant spikes inside,