The Innkeeper (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In “The Hunt” we hear the story of a young man named Vassily and one of his adventures, told to a young girl named Celeste by her Grandfather.

Vassily leaves his family home and travels to find a girl he sees in a locket. While travelling he stops by an Inn for the night. The Innkeeper, thinking that he must have treasures in his bag, sneaks into Vassily’s room that night hoping to kill him and steal the bag. The Innkeeper opened a secret panel above the bed and swung an axe down into the bed. Unfortunately for the Innkeeper, Vassily was not sleeping in his bed.

While we never learn the fate of the Innkeeper, I think it’s safe to assume that Vassily probably killed him.

Lars did a great job with this portrait. I like the bit of humor he added to this otherwise seedy character.