The noise is coming from within a distance. Someone is approaching or it could be a wild beast that comes here. Regardless of what it is, I ought to be careful as a simple mistake would be fatal.
Because I'm actually too weak to handle anything right now. I know in the game, a level 1 character could fight pretty well but this is real life. Even the distance is different and I'm sure the fighting is realistic... well as it's real life after all.
I take out my sword and slowly approach the spot. And when I actually got a bit closer, the sounds of footsteps could be heard.
"Who goes there!" I said that as sneaking up ain't an option. I would rather be bold and stand my ground as it might be the best chance of me at surviving.
But at the same time, I need to be careful as well. No response...
I approach a bit closer and a bit closer.
That is when I could see the figure of the person in front. It was a male with full iron armor. With a weapon as well.
My heart began to race rapidly... as this could be a dangerous person. A bandit, perhaps.
I raise up my sword and stand my ground. I tried not to shake and make a cool face as if I'm a badass person. But I doubt that would work because I'm sure he could tell that I'm afraid of him.
"Who are you?" The person finally spoke.
His voice seems kind and calm but I need to be careful regardless. He could be someone pretending to be nice.
I didn't answer him instead I asked him another question. "What are you doing here?"
"I can ask you the same thing," the man replied.
I know that this is going nowhere at all, but I got an idea. Maybe if I told him that I am a traveller, he might feel less intimidated and let his guard down. Thus allowing me to sneak attack him, but I do doubt it will work. Still, it's worth a shot.
"I'm just a traveller," I said to him.
"Then why are you so far away from the main road? There isn't a town or anything around here at all." The man asked.
"Well, you see... I got lost and somehow ended up here." I responded to the man's question.
The man looked at me as if he is thinking about something. Or so I thought...
"Alright, put down your weapon. I'm not going to hurt you," the man said to me.
But I won't be fooled that easily.
I simply kept my sword in my hand instead of putting it down. Because I don't trust him at all.
"I don't trust you," I told him straight up.
"Then you're the one who's foolish here. You're in my camp using my stuff and now you want to fight me? Well, that's just plain rude." The man responded.
That's when I realise that he's telling the truth. Because for an abandoned place to have such a good condition means that someone has been maintaining it. So this camp is indeed his place.
Thus, I finally put down my sword and apologised to him.
"I'm sorry for using your camp without your permission. Like I said I simply lost." I said that as I sheathed my sword back into the scabbard.
"It's alright. Not everyone knows where to find my camp. But please next time, you should try to find the main road. It's way safer than roaming around these parts of Skyrim."
"I will do so next time," I responded to the man.
"That's good to hear. So, how long have you been here?" The man asked.
"Not too long... just an hour or so," I answered his question.
"And you didn't even take anything from my camp? You're truly honest and trustworthy." The man said that as he gave me a smile.
"Well, I don't feel like it's right to steal from others," I responded.
"A good person indeed. I like you." The man said to me.
That is when I realized that I forgot to introduce myself to him.
"I'm Chad, Chad Michael," I said that, despite knowing it's not the name that I would like to have.
"Chad Michael? Never heard of that surname before but your first name seems quite familiar. Anyway, my name is Zavir." The man introduced himself.
"Zadvir? That's quite a unique name," I said to him.
"That's because I'm not from this land. I come from the Hammerfell province. Where the Redguard lives." Zavir said that to me.
"Oh, so you're a Redguard," I replied to him.
"You seem surprised." He responded.
"No, I'm not... I mean I never see a Redguard before," I said to him. In the game, yes I would say I have seen them but for real... This is my very first time.
"Hahaha! That's surprising, like you never see Redguard at all. It's common for us Redguard to travel and explore." Zavir said to me.
I tried to change the subject as I realized I shouldn't have said that. Because even if Skyrim is a populate by nords. There are many race of people living in the continent of Tamriel and saying you never met one of the major race in Tamriel does sound a bit weird.
"So... what are you doing in this abandoned camp? Like there's no one around and it seems pretty much abandoned." I asked him as I need to know why he's here.
"I come back here from time to time to see if anyone needs help." He answered my question.
"You mean you help out those who are lost?" I asked.
"That is one of them. But mostly because I like being alone and away from people. This place is perfect since there's no one around." He replied to my question.
"Oh... then do you mind if I stay here for a while?" I asked him as I got an idea.
"I don't mind at all. In fact, it would be nice to have a company once in a while." He replied.