//Central Village >> Northwestern Village@XaltwindWell, whoever left this place was very thorough, that was for sure!
MacKinnon whistled a cheery little tune as she vaulted over windows or kicked open doors, tip-tapping away at the floors and walls with her pickaxe as she navigated through whichever buildings caught her attention. It mustn’t have been so long ago that the village was abandoned by its residents, and yet, almost everything that remained was shattered or rotten through. Even the few cellars that she poked her head into were barren! There was certainly some kind of mystery present here, for the more astute individual to peel away at, but for the treasure hunter?
“Rahahahaha!” It was basically her catchphrase. At least when she was dealing with things that didn't shine like gold or glitter like gems or were obviously magical and ancient.
“Clay jug, GET!”She raised the blue jug towards the hole in the ceiling, where a pie-sized piece of sky could be seen and marvelled at how the muted blue mixed together almost seamlessly. This had to be worth at least a cool double hundred, if she could find the right person to
scam sell to! But for now, alas, a jug may be better to drink from than to sell, especially when the chances of a merchant coming through here were minimal. For now, MacKinnon set aside her dreams of striking it rich and stepped out of the building, mentally marking the place off. In the distance, she could still hear others hemming and hawing in one place, and she grinned in response. The quickest moles got the juiciest worms, and the swiftest diggers got first pick of the loot!
Her broken compass spun on her fingertip, while she looked up towards the sky and counted the number of clouds. Simultaneously, she stuck out her tongue, feeling the direction of the wind upon her unskinned flesh, before she closed her eyes and ranked which bruise on her body ached the most in the moment. Finally, all those inconsequential bits of information came together and, with a flash of insight, MacKinnon turned on her heel and marched off once more!
Northwesterly it was!