I am considerably more irritable than I was when I left. First, I was stupid enough to follow Nick's directions (I didn't tell him where I was going, but he'd directed me to this area before, and I only remembered when I was walking past a circus of all things that *he* was the one who'd told me which way to go last time).

Second, I got jumped by Buglers. I took care of them easily enough, but now my stupid leg's hurting from where I fell badly, leaping in front of civilians.

This'll be good, though. I want to find out what they have to tell me.