I had made my way through three caves now, and I had made it to level 18. The last cave had been five Goblin Captains, they had been hard, but they had each dropped 20 gold pieces. I had kind of wished that I could have just farmed them for a while to gain some funds, but I didn't think they would respawn any time soon. The cave I had just finished was a pair of Crystal Drakes, and they had both been level 21. I had focused on one, taking it down, but my first strike on the next one broke my halberd. I was forced to retreat and throw stones for a bit, but that had no effect. In the end, I used the Drakon Claw as a small dagger and chipped away at it while dodging its crystal breath. It took longer than I had wanted, but the beast finally went down. And now brings me to the current. I w

