Dream of

This dream begins with myself walking down a long sidewalk and a man about 14 feet away walking in the opposite direction. he was carrying a basin of water. when he saw me he lunged forward and i had to dodge quickly to avoid boiling hot water in my face. as it was, i was scalded from the wrist to the elbow. i ran . he ran after me. a dark gray granite wall ran the whole length of the sidewalk. i saw a gate open. i dashed inside. i could hear him muttering to himself. "where did he go?" then i heard a voice behind me DO NOT ANSWER HIM .i turned around and saw a man with a long white beard,with a rod of alder in one hand and a palladium sword in another.