After days of traveling the lands and wondering if the prophecy is true, you see a small village ahead. As the clearing opens up you see numerous buildings and modest homes. A decrepit cathedral can be seen near the south of the village. Upon closer examination, the village looks abandoned. You notice a river running through the deserted village as well. A hut with diminutive billows of smoke is coming from the eastern side of the village. An elderly man in white robes is standing north of you. He is beside a water fountain that looks like it has dried up. The man looks up and sees you. He beckons you over with his wooden staff.

What do you do?