The chief comes out and bids you a warm farewell, actually going so far as to hug your knee. As he does, he sniffs and then steps back.<br/><br/>"Nadia elf-girl... you smell like monster-person... Chief suggest you find some way to get rid of monster smell, or things be very tough on you in the future..."<br/><br/>With that, the little kobold heads back inside. As he opens the flap of his tent, you can see Sharpspike standing at attention, beaming with pride...<br/><br/>=============End Ch. 1==============<br/><br/>You leave the Kobold's caverns and head west, following a little map that the chief provided for you. Now that you're outside, you can see that it's about 3:00 in the afternoon... time enough to make some progress, at least.<br/><br/>After about an hour of walking, you come across an actual path, beaten and trimmed to allow travelers to move about freely. And it seems to be going in the same direction as you, for now. However, you've been making good time so far, and might be able to continue off-road just as well...