Thankfully, the bandits she had defeated before were still soundly unconscious.  Her trip back to town was uneventful, despite the sudden curse that she had fallen under, and soon she was able to meet with the town sage, Marlow, an old man with a short, puffy beard that seemed to know about all sorts of magic.  The old man greets her at the entrance to his library with a pleasant smile and nod.  "Ah, hello, hello, Ondrea.  I heard you went off after a few of those ruffians.  Have any luck finding them?  Oh, but where are my manners?  Come in, have a seat, I'll have one of my servants get you some wine," he says as he welcomes her into the building.