Academy of Drell, Part 5

[GnomeWorks]

"Thanks," Charlotte says gruffly as she is helped up.

"This is quite the set-up you have here," She says, looking around. "How long have you been fighting off orcs? Do you know of anything that's been going on?"

 

[Dalamar]

Sildarin walked silently in the room, having followed the others in silence and still invisible.
It's amazing how there are so many things in here that I knew nothing about.
You barely know the name of the person who sits next to you in class, how did you expect to know about tunnels under the Academy?
Still, it is fascinating. Life would be boring without things you didn't already know.
I would gladly live without too many surprises, thank you.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Charlotte moves over to stand near Sildarin.

"Hey, Sildarin," She says, in a low whisper, "do you know what any of this is? Could any of it be useful to us? I'd ask the instructors, but they're a little too... eccentric."

Hopefully I'll get a productive answer out of him... though I probably won't. He's in a new place, so he'll stutter and such...

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"Father told me stories of tunnels under the academy but I never had the time too look myself. Thank you for rescuing us Mr. Smatherspather. I hate to sound repetitive but have you seen my parents?" Lyrique being a bit tall for an Elf is hunched over and trying to keep his long red hair out of the cauldrons.

 

[Dalamar]

"I... I don't know... anything could... maybe... but I don't really know..."
Sildarin felt lucky he was still invisible, nobody could see him blush, even if his location was quite evident from the floating quiver, bow and hilt of a rapier.
"Maybe... the bombs... that were used... *sigh* I don't know..."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Charlotte nods.

At least he admitted it.

"Well, at least you admitted that you didn't know." Charlotte says, looking around. "You could've just as easily said that you did, and more than likely I would've believed you..."

Of course. That's because you're a gullible fool.

Sometimes.

 

[Dalamar]

"Oh..."

Keep talking! Keep talking!
Why?
Because this way you will bond a bit.
Wasn't she interested in Keith?
Don't matter, she looks good in the soft torch light.

"Are... Are you fine...? With... Academy taken over... and all..."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Charlotte turns to regard Sildarin, her eyebrow raising ever so slightly...

"That's something of an odd question, don't you think?" She says. "Of course I'm not fine with the Academy being overrun with orcs and such. I want them off the island, and now... and then I want to find out why they are here, and why they came here."

She is quiet for a moment. "...and what do you think about this situation?"

 

[Dalamar]

"I... I'm confused... life.... life was easy... before this... all started...
I would... would've just wanted... to be alone... in peace..."

 

[Jeremy]

Rallyn dusts himself off and nods thanks to the gnome.

"Thanks... Phew! In all the excitement its easy to forget how cold it is out there. Here's hoping the orcs all freeze to death."