Academy of Drell, Part 6

[Jeremy]

Rallyn nods, takes up his spear, and follows. "You guys be careful ok?--- Sildarin? Let's swap psi stones so we have at--"

Thanks for asking.

Rallyn stumbles for a moment as Karenia's chiding voice chimes in, "--Sorry, at least some way of reaching each other. --That is if it's ok with you and your companion?"

Sorry Kari, didn't mean to be rude. But it is necessary.

 

[Dalamar]

Give another rundown of who is going with Rallyn's group will ya.
Rallyn, Paenderig, Keith, Lyrique and Mortimer. Why?
We've only got one female in the group and you're going to get me away from her!! You gotta be kidding me!
Slith, I'm not asking-
Good, 'cause I ain't going!
I'm not asking you to, I'm telling you to.
I'm begging you... I'll crawl on my knees... I'll do anything, but don't get me away from the only female in miles.
You know, you might run into a group of natives... you do remember that those have a habit of dressing scarcely, don't you?
I'M IN!!
That's what I thought.

Ending his internal dialogue, Sildarin takes Slith down from his shoulder and hands him to Rallyn.
"Make sure he doesn't run away."

 

[Jeremy]

"Will do, take care of her too." Rallyn answers.

 

[GnomeWorks]

"If we're set," Charlotte says, "then let's go see what we can learn from the giants, and if they could be of any help to us."

Sorry I haven't been posting lately. I dropped behind a little bit, and haven't been posting b/c I haven't had the time to read through what I missed. I'll try to catch up this weekend.

 

[Tokiwong]

"If we're set," Charlotte says, "then let's go see what we can learn from the giants, and if they could be of any help to us."

Keith nods, "Alright, be careful Charlotte, all of you, lets go... we have much to do, and many lives depend on our success. And remember don't do anything foolish."

Keith leads the scout team to find the orcs...

 

[Zhure]

Rallyn (with Slith), Paenderig, Keith, Lyrique and Mortimer - orcs

Travelling westward, the ground is more rugged and there are far fewer game trails than had been seen earlier, toward the hill giant lair.

The oddest thing about the journey is the silence. A complete absence of birds and small mammals makes the land eerily quiet. No small creatures flutter in the underbrush, and it's obviously too cold for insects. The thick blankets of snow make this silence even more pronounced.

For awhile, Kari is in direct contact with Rallyn, but after only an hour or two, the tenous contact abruptly stops - the range is too far. But long enough to get the following paragraph's information.

Charlotte, Sildarin (with Kari), and Travellios - giants
Going back toward where the hill giants were last seen takes only a short while. As before, there's a "guard" standing outside, idly picking his nose, while looking terribly bored. There's no sign of the bear that was seen on the last visit there. He doesn't seem aware of anyone else's presence.

-edit- east/west error fixed

 

[GnomeWorks]

"So," Charlotte says in a low voice, "how do we want go about this? Travellios, are you any good at negotiation?"

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"It's quiet. I don't feel safe here. Are any of you woodsmen?" Lyrique whispers to his traveling companions. "What could cause the animals to desert the area on mass like this?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"It's quiet. I don't feel safe here. Are any of you woodsmen?" Lyrique whispers to his traveling companions. "What could cause the animals to desert the area on mass like this?"

Keith glances over his shoulder to Lyrique, "Fear, and death I would suppose... and orcs are known for both. Stay low, but we press on..."

Keith marks a tree, and continues along the way.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Keith glances over his shoulder to Lyrique, "Fear, and death I would suppose... and orcs are known for both. Stay low, but we press on..."

Keith marks a tree, and continues along the way.

"I don't think so Keith. As foul and evil as Orcs are there would still have to be a greater power here to effect a forest like this. Damn me for my not following in Mother's footsteps. I should have been a mage. Maybe then I would understand this better." Lyrique wraps himself tighter in his winter cloak knowing all to well that he is not shivering from the cold.