[Daren]

One of the guards followed Alton, probably just for good measure. Not like the guard would pose any real challenge but odds were most here didn't know that Alton was a wizard. Sure it could be assumed seeing as he had no real weapons with him, but that didn't always mean the person was a magic user. Either way he let the guard amuse himself and follow him out of the city walls for a short distance. Even passing back through the city he was met with the same cold and hateful looks that he saw in every town. Ones he had learned to ignore.

After a while the guard took his leave of Alton and left him to whatever personal matters he had said he wanted to attend to. Not too soon at that as Alton let out a heavy sigh before pulling one sleeve up and looking at his arm. For the moment it almost looked as if he had some form of toxin in his blood as his skin along his arm seemed a odd color compared to the rest of his body. "not good.." he muttered before letting the sleeve drop back down as he opened the tome he had with him still. This wasn't a good sign, it was like a poison but it was a type that only affected the undead.

It was a spell or rather a protection to defend against dark magics. That explained a lot the longer he thought about it. Surely this place had such spells in place in the event they were faced with fighting undead of dark minions. Shaking his head a little he felt almost foolish he had stayed within the walls that long. But it should heal after a night or two, until then he had to avoid using magic at all costs to prevent it from spreading until it was healed.

His thoughts however were disrupted by a faint glow that appeared near him and seemed to shimmer a few times making a soft whimsical sound. He seemed to ignore the odd glow and noise as he turned his head away from it. He knew what it was but he wished that it would go away. He didn't need or want reminders that he had failed in his past to protect those he had sworn his life to. But every once in a while the underworld seemed to like to torment him and let one of his past failures try and contact him... if he bothered to listen was another story.