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Between the Mahogany Hill Cemetery and the city, following the road to the cemetery, is a comfy little burrow. Pockets of rooms are laid out, but most are simply tunnels which run into the city and back. From here, Sayyid hunts for his food, feasting on animals, a required taste since humans are his preferred meal, even dead ones.

He has books and all sorts of reading materials, used chairs and furniture, but no electricity. He uses torches to light the tunnels and keeps his home secure by hiding each and every entrance with camouflage. The furtherest tunnel is located a mile away from the city, and two miles from the cemetery. The tunnels to the city lead to hidden entrances into the sewers underground the city.

[Enter from Mahogany Hill Cemetery]

Sayyid of Arabia

Paul Bilson, Ghoul in Disguise

Paul let the magic man into his home and then covered the entrance with brush, branches, and the like to conceal it from the naked eye. He turned to continue onward into his home. "It's my little home. Yeah, it's no City of NIght Hotel, but you don't have to like it," he said, and shrugged. The smell of blood in the enclosed tunnel reached his nose, stirring his hunger. He walked down to a bunch of small crates he had stolen which had medical supplies like first aid kit, wraps, gauze, and the like.

The wooden crate had a large hole, which seemed to have been slashed with razor sharp claws and scratches over it. Sayyid had also ripped the lid off, which was lying on the ground somewhere. He took the first aid kit and whistled so Dan would follow.

"Hurry it up. I need to disinfect the wound and dress it," he said, sniffing the air. His stomach cramps were getting worse for not eating in so long. Sayyid walked into another room, his kitchen more or less. Trash bags with salted dead animals were located here (cats, racoons, squirrels, fish, rabbit, etc). The smell was powerful and ran down the tunnel. To the ghoul, it was alright, but the decayed smell probably was really bad for Dan.

He got a sauce pan and walked back to the tunnel. He told Dan, "Sit here," he said, and indicated an old recliner with the stuffing falling out of it. He put the first aid kit on the arm of the recliner. Then, he went to a small water hole down the tunnel and put some in the water. He returned with the pan. "Roll up your sleeve," he said, and opened the first aid kit. He took a wash cloth and rinsed it in clear water and squeezed the excess water over the pan.

Sayyid of Arabia

Paul Bilson, Ghoul in Disguise

Paul had the cloth ready so he ran it gently over Daniel's wound. The wound was close to healing, but certainly not complete. He wet the area as he spoke, getting an alcohol bottle after he finished speaking. "I like the privacy," he said, drawing back to open the bottle. He kept the rag in one hand which was holding the bottle to unscrew the cap. He poured a generous dab of alcohol. "Brace yourself. This is going to sting," he said, and gave Dan ample seconds to react. "Ok, here goes," he said, and applied the alcohol to the wound. After throughly cleaning it, he put the rag in the water pot and turned to the kit.

He thought on how Daniel could repay him. Sayyid was a simple creature, but loved shiny trickets, especially priceless gems and jewels. However, he valued privacy over anything money could buy. "When you leave, don't tell anyone about me or where I live. I don't want..people here," he said, trying not to gag from the word people. He hated public places, but loved red meat. That's why he worked as an assistant butcher. "Though..I wouldn't mind a necklace..," he added at the end, smiling.

Afterward, Paul waved the air with his hands to try to relieve some of the sting. After a momentary silence, he pulled a gauze wrap from the kit and held it up. "You need to get up so I can dress you," he said, and waited for Dan to stand.

Sayyid of Arabia

Paul Bilson, Ghoul in Disguise

Dan said he would keep the secret. Good. No more trouble was needed. Paul had to cup the crystal close to him to keep it from falling. He fixed his glasses by pushing them up with the back of his hand, the hand which held the crystal. His eyes focused and he grinned. "What a beauty! Oooh, you're so lovely, you are," he said, and nuzzled it against his cheek.

Then, he pocketed the stone and wrapped Dan's wound. When we was done, he closed the first aid kit. "Try and take it easy. You may want to get it looked by a professional," he said, and went back down the tunnel with the pot and kit. He left the kit back in the crate as he passed it. Also, he left the pan in the 'kitchen' where his dried meat was. He stashed the stone in the bedrock in a little crucible where he had trinkets of ruby, pearl, and silver. Most were shiny vintage coins, which he had stashed for eye candy over his lifetime. Coinage predated monetary notes for a long amount of time, so he had a lot of them stored in a tin can. The tin can was stored in a hidden compartment he had for his treasure. The only precious object he did not leave in there was his dagger, which he kept on him on all times. All times!

Paul kept the dagger hidden in his back pocket, hidden by his shirt covering the pocket. The dagger had more than enough space in there. He returned to Dan. "..So..what do you plan to do now?" Secretly, Paul was hoping to get Dan to live soon so he could shed his disguise and eat. Maintaining human form was annoying, it was like wearing a second layer of clothes. Doable, but not comfortable.

Sayyid of Arabia

Paul Bilson, Ghoul in Disguise

Paul was glad Dan was not going after the vampire. It would save him having to go out of his way again, ugh. Fortunately for him, Dan left using that same old magic, only different. A rune was revealed before Daniel disappeared. Paul sniffed the air to check if he had turned invisible. No. Daniel was truly gone.

Paul's human form was replace by his true form. "Finally," he said, in a scratchy voice, light tone, like nails grinding against a chalk board. He went to the back of his kitchen to grab some dead animal to eat. It was like being a vegetarian for he much preferred human meat. After a bit, he spit the bones down the tunnels and walked.

"Crap. Eff this." He started down the tunnel and changed into his human form again. His destination was the Streets of ASP.

[Exit to Streets of ASP]