"Dammit!" thought Ransley as he saw the large mass of rock and dirt which blocked the entrance. What on earth had he been thinking when he left his food in that stupid hole. It was so totally unlike him. What could he do? Hunt for food? Yeah, why not? There were rabbits a plenty here. Ransley smiled as he drew his short sword. Yeah, his food was growing stale anyway.
Using what he could find he set up a few traps and in the mean time went off to search for some fruits or such. He found a fair number of raspberry bushes. Why, it would have easily been enough to feed him for the remained of the journey. More food could come by later, he was close enough to home now. As he picked the berries he thought about how close he was now, he was not in this for the money.
He had never joined this race for the money. It had been for his own satisfaction. Ransley the Ranger had no need nor want for money. He had his own reasons for this quest but now he doubted he would even do what he had wished to. He wondered what he would do with all that gold if he did win... more so he wondered what the person who organized this really wanted. He also wondered if he would ever get a chance to fight that sissy Eoln.
Once he felt he had enough raspberrys he went back to check his traps. Yes, he had a few rabbits. Slash, slash, slash... he had a few dead rabbits. He stored them in his bag. Enough food to last the remained of the quest. Maybe he could retrieve that on the way back if he cared enough. Well regardless, Ransley continued on his quest.
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