From a Nightmare to a Nightmare

Nym woke to the muffled sound of battle in a dim, dank room. How did I get here? Let's see... I was running from those idiot ship henchmen, crawled down into the sewer, and... Was I knocked unconscious by something? He brushed his hair out of his eyes impatiently and listed. Are the men fighting from the ship? Should I say anything? Nym stood, felt his way to the door, and pulled. Nothing. Well, I'm not getting out of this by myself... Hello? Who are you? Could you let me out? Nym hopped back and listened, half expecting the men on the other side of the door to be his pursuers. He heard a confused muffled voice ask why there was a boy in the sewers. Nym sighed, relieved these mysterious rescuers weren't looking for him.

The door opened cautiously, and Nym squinted and smiled. The human standing in the doorway was incredibly tall and looked perplexed to find someone in the sewers. Nym flashed him a smile and squeezed past the man into the other room saying Hello! Thanks for letting me out. Did I just hear fighting? Nym glanced around, taking note of the three other humans, another elf or half elf, and a cat. Nym reached down to pet the cat continuing to chat as though he had not been mysteriously locked in a room in the sewer and then met a group of strange people surrounded by dead rat creatures. Who are you people? Why are you down here? My name's Nym. I'm from the High Forest. Have you ever been there? It's lovely. Very nice, even in winter. So this sewer is just about the worst place ever, huh? A kid can't go anywhere without being knocked unconscious! ...Yep, a normal normal kid can't go anywere... Was that too much? Damn, that was too much. Nym laughed nervously and continued to pet the cat and talk nonstop until interrupted.