'If this Talisman of Power is a fake, we would have been exposed long ago! This guy is just talking nonsense.' I realized he was only causing trouble for us. We had just arrived in the city, and there was no way anyone knew we had taken out the medicine man. Therefore, we couldn't have any enemies in Kalynda. This guy was targeting us because of the Talisman of Power we carried. It dawned on me that this man with the goatee might be an enemy of Captain Carter since we had identified ourselves as Carter's men and said we were here to help him. He must have been trying to stop us to hinder Captain Carter's plans. As this realization hit me, the goatee man waved his hand, and his warriors charged at us with their swords drawn. From his actions, it was clear he intended to kill us. Even if

