Hark finished up with his manual labor for the day, and had collected a few coins from his employer before heading home. His home was little more than a shed with a bed and cooking pot in it. Calling that lump of old cloth a bed was being generous. However, in the corner of the room was something one wouldn’t expect, a large metal reinforced chest. The chest was more steel than wood. It had a very expensive lock system on it, so that it would be nearly impossible to open without the key around Hark’s neck. Hark sat on the edge of his “bed” and looked down at the chest. Hark rubbed his hands together, feeling the specific pattern of calluses on his hands that came from swordfighting. Hark knew what was in that chest – his past, no. It was more than just his past, it was his purpose.