Dangerous (Storylet guide)

You lunge at the interloper hoping to end the fight quickly but somehow your knuckles only hit the smooth and yielding skin of his hat. You tried to position yourself better but you stopped as you felt the familiar coldness of metal upon your delicate neck.

"Nice swing" the trespasser commented "But your lack of ferocity will be the death of you."

He casually hid the knuckles back into his coat. "Let this be a Hard-Earned Lesson. A more serious assailant might have left you badly wounded or worse dead which would really be inconvenient."

His companion gave a low whine, he's probably expecting a good fight but you guess that his master found your skills a bit lacking. The man simply offers the dog a small bottle which he hugs with gusto.

Your new mentor adjusts his hat back to a more dignified position and calmly looks at you again.

"You got enough fight in you to survive jail but it isn't enough for the city." He sternly said. "I guess you need some experience with the ahem... gentlemen from Watchmaker's Hill".

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