Still looking for Victor.

~Chapters 13-18~

I set out early in the morning after I had a light breakfast. I asked around the little inn first to see if anyone had any idea to where Victor could have possibly gone. The cook told me Victor came in the day before last and bought a bunch of food. He headed into the glaciers and hasn't been back since then. I was hoping he wouldn't go into the glaciers. My body still aches from yesterdays traveling. I really don't want to go there, it's still a ways off. But I must find Victor, I feel as though he needs me. I had a near death experience today! Around maybe five in the afternoon,  I came across a lady washing clothes on a river bank and I asked her if she had seen Victor. She was about to respond when a man came barreling out of the woods with a machete raised. He headed straight for me as the lady started screaming. Before I could respond, the lady charged at him and made him drop his machete. He gaped at us and started apologizing over and over again for having almost killed me. I forgave him a little wryly.Afterwards, he awkwardly introduced himself and his wife, which was the lady washing in the river who saved my life. He explained that the reason for his reaction was that a prowler has been spotted. This prowler has been described as being great in stature and beastly looking. I started when I heard that. It was almost the same description as the one the hermit gave me. I just hope this prowler is just a myth and that Victor is faraway and safe from him. God willing, I shall find him safe and sound, lodging at  some expensive hotel, running up my credit notes. I had to come back to the inn because I forgot my wallet. This puts me back a couple days, but I plan on hiring a horse so I can ride to Victor and make up for lost time.