Academy of Drell, Part 7

[GnomeWorks]

"I have no intention of going to my death." Charlotte says adamantly. "I have an idea of what to do, though I haven't worked out the finer details."

She shakes her head at Mortimer's idea. "It's an okay idea, but it endangers Sildarin in addition to myself. Not only that, but if his flight were to fail..." She shrugs. "But if there must be two of us, then that plan sounds alright. Sildarin," She turns to him, "you have a bow, don't you? If you're to carry me, then I'll need to use it."

She then turns to Mortimer. "Happy now? No more than Sildarin and I, though. I won't let anyone else endanger themselves. The rest of you have to guide the people to the tower and return them to Drell, safely."

 

[Jarval]

"Sorry, I didn't mean to sound snippy. It's just that six giants sounds like a hell of a lot, and I don't want to see you get squashed underfoot." Mortimer looks at Charlotte with genuine concern.

"And believe me, I don't want to risk you, either." He adds to Sildarin. "What I was thinking is that Sildarin manifests his flight power on one of us who can pack a fair psionic or magic punch, they zoom over to hit the giants a couple of times, fly off in the opposite direction to our group of refugees, hopefully leading the giants the wrong way, then, flying low, they nip back and rejoin the group."

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Thanks for your concern, Mortimer." Charlotte says. "Unfortunately, though, we used quite a bit of power on taking out the orcs... it ended up being overkill, and now our resources are just a little drained."

"However, if Sildarin can fly, and carry me, and then I use his bow... that should be fine." She nods. "However, one element of my plan was giving Sildarin's psicrystal to the giants as a gift of some kind, so that if they return to wherever they came from, Sildarin could glide behind them with his flight and find out from his psicrystal what's going on. It can move, after all, so it wouldn't be a problem for it to escape once we get the information we want."

She shakes her head. "But we need to go now. My idea was an okay one, but since Sildarin is coming too, I say we do the carrying-and-shooting thing." She looks to Sildarin. "What do you think?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"I say we move quickly," Keith adds listening, and turns to Charlotte, "Good luck, better come back in piece."

 

[Zhure]

Sildarin is aware, from his brief observations of these giants, that they are moving a lot faster than an unencumbered human can, and the snow doesn't seem to slow them down any.

On the other hand, the mixed group of humanoids that are the villagers from Drell are mostly human, with a scattering of gnomes, dwarves, elves and half-elves. The snow is acting as a major impediment to their travel, and while they seem excited by being rescued, it's obvious the cold has sapped their strength....

Waiting to see what Charlotte's plan entails. I assume Sildarin has kept relatively low once he identified the giants (as he mentioned doing already), so they aren't making a bee-line for his position. The giants are no longer under direct observation either.

Sorry for no posts - the boards have been mostly down every time I've tried to log in. Probably a problem on my end. Me = trying to do better.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Charlotte closes her eyes, clearing her mind.

Keith sounds concerned.
Quiet. I need to think.

"Alright." She says. "Here's what we'll do. Sildarin will give me his bow, then lift me up while he flies. We'll head to the giants, and hopefully make enough of an impact on them that they try to take us out rather than continue on towards the camp."

"Damn! We didn't get rid of our tracks." She shakes her head. "No helping that now. But if we don't distract them before they hit the shore... but we won't let them. Once we get their attention, we'll fly low, try to look for some foliage, and take cover. We'll then head back as soon as we can without endangering the villagers."

"However... if they aren't distracted, I want a small group of the rest of you walking back the way we came, back towards shore. Cover up tracks as you go, and try to go far enough that the giants won't be able to see the villagers and where they are heading. If you see the giants coming, hide. Don't try to fight them - there's no way all of us together could fend them off, so don't bother attempting it with a small number. Try to ensure that the villagers don't panic, either."

She nods. "Anybody else want to add anything?"

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"I'm not much good for the plan, except I need to be with the Villagers so they can get away. Here Mage. Take my staff you might need it. I'll take the wand just in case." Lyrique says having stopped when Sildarin came flying down.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Get the to safety, I will cover the tracks, come on Paendaerig, all quarrels aside, this is our best chance to help," Keith gives Charlotte one last glance, and then bounds off to cover the tracks as best as he can, hoping the gnome follows to help.

 

[Dalamar]

Sildarin listens to the others discuss courses of action. He then speaks with a clear voice, not stammering for a moment.
"Why should I carry you as I can propably fire the bow better than you do?"

 

[Calim]

Paendaerig moves to assist Keith.