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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 4440293" data-attributes="member: 143"><p>I thought it would make for an interesting challenge to write a character that is in some ways mentally ill (or at least sees things through a completely different lens than most people). I honestly have no idea where he'll end up but I'm sure it will be an interesting journey there. </p><p></p><p>* * * * * </p><p></p><p>Chapter 19</p><p></p><p></p><p>“He’s coming back,” Elevaren said.</p><p></p><p>“About time,” Mara replied. “I don’t know about this. Leaving Douven...”</p><p></p><p>“He’s safer on his own than with us right now. We’re only a short distance from Winterhaven, and he is not entirely without skill, when it comes to navigating the wilderness.”</p><p></p><p>“Yeah, yeah,” the fighter said. “But I still have a bad feeling.” She broke off as Jaron appeared out of the trees up ahead. She had to admit, the halfling knew how to move quietly when he wanted to. She suspected that if he hadn’t deliberately revealed himself to them, he could have crept up close enough to touch them without being seen or heard. Of course, neither she nor Elevaren were possessed of especially sharp senses, which explained the ambush where they’d first met Jaron and his cousin. </p><p></p><p>“What did you find?” Mara asked, once Jaron had gotten close enough for them to speak without raising their voices. The halfling’s bleak expression, however, revealed his sentiments before he spoke. </p><p></p><p>“It’s damned near impossible, as far as I can tell,” Jaron said. </p><p></p><p>“Tell us everything,” Elevaren said. </p><p></p><p>As Jaron laid it out, sketching the details in the dirt using a long stick, the others began to share his initial assessment. The kobold lair was inside a cave next to a waterfall a few hundred yards to the east. There were at least a dozen kobolds outside, scattered around the area, but not so widely that there was any chance of picking off a few without the entire group knowing. There was at least one dragonshield, and another of the slingers like the one that had destroyed Callen’s cart. </p><p></p><p>“I was able to get pretty close to the entrance of the cave,” Jaron explained, once he’d sketched out the approximate position of the outside guards. “Not close enough to look in, but enough to see that it’s pretty big, and lit inside. And there’s more kobolds inside; I could hear them talking and moving around.”</p><p></p><p>“Do you think we could get inside without being detected by the outside guards?” Elevaren asked. </p><p></p><p>Jaron shook his head. “I might be able to, but you two... no offense, but they’d hear you coming a league off. At best, we’d get inside, only to be caught trapped between those inside the lair and those outside.”</p><p></p><p>“Then we have to get creative,” Mara said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 4440293, member: 143"] I thought it would make for an interesting challenge to write a character that is in some ways mentally ill (or at least sees things through a completely different lens than most people). I honestly have no idea where he'll end up but I'm sure it will be an interesting journey there. * * * * * Chapter 19 “He’s coming back,” Elevaren said. “About time,” Mara replied. “I don’t know about this. Leaving Douven...” “He’s safer on his own than with us right now. We’re only a short distance from Winterhaven, and he is not entirely without skill, when it comes to navigating the wilderness.” “Yeah, yeah,” the fighter said. “But I still have a bad feeling.” She broke off as Jaron appeared out of the trees up ahead. She had to admit, the halfling knew how to move quietly when he wanted to. She suspected that if he hadn’t deliberately revealed himself to them, he could have crept up close enough to touch them without being seen or heard. Of course, neither she nor Elevaren were possessed of especially sharp senses, which explained the ambush where they’d first met Jaron and his cousin. “What did you find?” Mara asked, once Jaron had gotten close enough for them to speak without raising their voices. The halfling’s bleak expression, however, revealed his sentiments before he spoke. “It’s damned near impossible, as far as I can tell,” Jaron said. “Tell us everything,” Elevaren said. As Jaron laid it out, sketching the details in the dirt using a long stick, the others began to share his initial assessment. The kobold lair was inside a cave next to a waterfall a few hundred yards to the east. There were at least a dozen kobolds outside, scattered around the area, but not so widely that there was any chance of picking off a few without the entire group knowing. There was at least one dragonshield, and another of the slingers like the one that had destroyed Callen’s cart. “I was able to get pretty close to the entrance of the cave,” Jaron explained, once he’d sketched out the approximate position of the outside guards. “Not close enough to look in, but enough to see that it’s pretty big, and lit inside. And there’s more kobolds inside; I could hear them talking and moving around.” “Do you think we could get inside without being detected by the outside guards?” Elevaren asked. Jaron shook his head. “I might be able to, but you two... no offense, but they’d hear you coming a league off. At best, we’d get inside, only to be caught trapped between those inside the lair and those outside.” “Then we have to get creative,” Mara said. [/QUOTE]
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