Arriving back in Yew, Lora's home town, she gladly savoured her victory. She now had the Mystics, and could dedicate herself to eliminating whatever organisation was trying to commit crime unpunished. Lora made five voyages from her ship to her home to get all the Mystics safely locked at her home. But as she gathered things for a sixth and last journey, she found a set of Mystic Armour missing. Swearing, she searched in a frenzy, hoping that nobody had sneaked into her ship and nicked the precious armour.
Lora gave a sigh of relief as a thought passed through her head. She had left the armour at the shipwright in Minoc, that arrogant weasel who would make her go on an extra voyage just to get back what was hers. Besides, she would have to walk it back home.
Knowing that the armour was safe with him, Lora relaxed for the time being. She had achieved what she wanted to achieve, and now there was no emergency and no need to rush to go back for the Mystic Armour. But what if the fool sold the armour to get his money back? No, she thought, he wants his ship back. Then she remembered something else - the criminal organisation had already made a victim back on Skara Brae. The longer she takes to hunt them down, the more victims they will make. For now, though, Lora wanted only her long deserved rest, and a break from those clothes she had not washed from ages.
Lora took off her clothes and sought for something else to wear. But her wardrobe was empty. She slammed the door of the wardrobe in frustration, and put back her old, stinking clothes. Desperate for a break, she ran north to the sea, where she enjoyed a swim for the first time in a long time. She enjoyed herself while it lasted, because she planned to go to Minoc already the next day.
She woke up on the morrow very late, and in a very comfortable position. It was long since she had last slept in a bed, and now it was time to depart again. Locking up the Mystics well, Lora took just Mystic Armour and a Mystic Sword and boarded her ship, setting sail for Minoc.
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