“Here is your room, great dragonslayer,” Gretwin said as she led Evan to a door. Evan opened it and saw that the room was quite large. There was a small bed, a wooden desk and chair, and a bathtub. Next to the bathtub was a wooden bucket. There was a large window that was opposite the bed which faced out onto the road below.

“Thank you,” Evan said.

“You are welcome, dragonslayer. Please let me know if there is anything that you may need.” Gretwin did a small bow and then closed the door behind her as she left.

Evan let out a long sigh and then took off his shield and scabbard. He set them down next to the bed and walked to the window. Below people were walking about. One young boy was chasing a sheep that was dashing about. He was laughing as he ran after it. A woman was carrying a bucket of water in one hand and holding the hand of a small child in the other. As Evan looked out at the people below, he could see that everyone was smiling and looked happy. Was this because of him?!

“What is going on? How did I get here?!” Evan whispered. He walked to the bed and sat down and began to think. Yesterday, he had finished a long shift at his job and as he was walking toward the bus stop, a car had spun out of control. He remember the car spinning toward him and he did not have time to get out of the way. The feeling of the car hitting him reverberated now throughout his body.

He remembered his feet leaving the ground and suddenly being in the air. He was sure that he had to be screaming as he flew and then landed with a hard thud on the ground. His eyes were closed when he hit the ground but he heard people screaming. There was even the sound of running feet.

But, what next?! Evan thought. What happened after that?! He tried to think hard about what could have happened between the time that he had hit the ground and waking up in this strange place. There was nothing that came to mind. All that he remembered was that everything had gone black and then when he opened his eyes he was staring up at the sky in this new world!

“But, why?” Evan whispered. “Have I been reincarnated?!” But that couldn’t be true because he was the same person as far as he could tell! Everyone was calling him by his name even though it was pronounced differently.

Evan’s head snapped to the bucket and he quickly went to it. There was water in it and Evan peered at his reflection. He appeared to look the same. His almond-colored skin was just as shiny as it ever was. His eyes were still brown and his short curly black hair was a little longer. His face was clean shaven as it always was. He frowned as he saw something that was slightly different. In his eyes, he saw a gravitas and even a hardness set in them. This was the eyes and face of someone who had been through a lot of challenges!

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Evan looked at himself in surprise for a moment. He had seen these kinds of eyes before but only in movies and documentaries about war heroes. They all had this look in their eyes of facing a great adversity and coming through the other side of it but never forgetting it. Evan walked back to the bed and sat down.

“Okay, I am here now,” He said to himself. “Let’s figure out what I do know. Lord Brenwa had said that this world is called Yenway. The name of this village is Selwyn Village. There are elves in this world. I have slain a dragon named Howanjan.”

Evan wanted to laugh at how ludicrous it all sounded as he listed off these things. He knew that he needed to know more answers to the millions of questions that were swirling around in his head. He could not wait until sunset especially if he had to face a beast that sounded quite terrible.

Evan sprang to his feet and grabbed his shield and sword. He then walked to the door and exited it. The inn was quiet now and everyone was back in their rooms. He walked down the stairs and then outside. The warmth of the sun hit him as he began to walk.

“Oh, look, it's the dragonslayer!” A woman who had been cleaning some pots shouted as he walked by. Several people stopped walking and doing whatever they were working on to look at him. Evan smiled sheepishly. A beautiful woman who was knitting a blanket waved at him. Evan awkwardly waved back.

“Gods, he is so handsome!”

Evan heard someone shout this behind him. He turned and saw several elven women who were standing together. They were all about his age if not a little older. They were all wearing the same long dress but in different colors. Each woman was different in skin color, facial features, and body shape. They were all smiling at Evan with open admiration. Some were even giving him flirty looks.

“He is beautiful!” One dark-skinned elf said. She was short with silver rings on all of her fingers. She was staring at Evan as if he was the equivalent of an Adonis in their world.

“The gods must have taken care to design him!” A tall elf with thin blue eyes and light brown skin said.

“Do you have a girlfriend, great dragonslayer? Or are you married?” An elf with almond-colored skin and long flowing black hair asked him.

Evan chuckled at these questions. He had to admit that he was enjoying this attention. “No, I don’t have a girlfriend and I am not married.”

Several of the girls giggled at his response. To his right, he saw Avlara approaching with a knowing smile on her lips. Her green eyes looked at Evan which made all of his attention go to her.

“Run along, ladies. Leave the dragonslayer alone,” Avlara said in a warm voice. “He has important matters to attend to.”

“Aw, come on, Avlara!” The elf who had asked Evan if he was married said in an annoyed voice. “We are just talking to the great dragonslayer! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”

“Yeah, she is probably just jealous and wants him all to herself!” The blue-eyed elf said with a jealous look on her face.

Evan noticed that Avlara’s cheeks flushed red. He was both surprised and pleased to see this!