The Proxy

You've run into Harold again, but he's lost his usual cheerfulness. He took on a request from a nearby village, but it's one that involves subduing a rampaging Pal. He explained the situation with the grimmest expression you've ever seen on him, then asked if you couldn't take this one on in his stead. The moment you agreed, you could see the weight lift from his shoulders, but...the shadows on his face still seemed to deepen.