[ycleption]

Today was not one of the better days of my life. As I mentioned, I have been working on my tailoring, but many of the items I wish to make require spider's silk thread. I asked a man (I didn't catch his name) where I could acquire spider's silk, and he told me that there was usually some cocoons in the Sielwood. He failed to warn me, however, of the exact nature of the spiders which produce this silk: I've seen smaller wolves, and they are swift too. One spider chased me all the way from the south end of the Sielwood, into Hlint. It nearly killed me, and all I could think was run, I thought I might be able to lose it, but every time I looked over my shoulder, it was still there. Finally, I reached the gates of Hlint. I thought I would be able to get inside, and bar the gates behind me, but it somehow slipped by. Luckily, I had done enough damage to the creature that another adventurer who happened to be standing there finished it off with a single stroke. I have never ever been so embaressed. The spider could have injured or killed an innocent townsperson, and it would have been my fault. Even just thinking about it, my cheeks are turning red. I was such a fool, I should never have let it inside Hlint, even if it killed me, rather than endanger bystanders.
I am not used to running away from anything, but it seems like this is becoming a far too common occupation.