Gellan glowers at Lord Ogglebottom. "I do not like being deceived by those I work for. I understand you have reasons, but it does not sit well."
Looking at the new arrival, he adds, "And who is he?"
Martelai offers slight bow again
"I am Martelai Luinil, astrologer and researcher of arcane mysteries. You may have read my treatise on..." he then pauses and looks over the group again "...and then again, maybe you didn't. I am here at bequest of Lord Ogglebottom to aid you in your task."
Lord Ogglebottom and Jyles look at each other with a slight look of disbelief at Gellans comment and the demeanor behind it. Lord Ogglebottom holds out his hands palms up in a non-threatening manner.
"My intent was not to deceive any of you, but to simply throw off any others who may have followed you. The fact I did not tell you was simply an omission of a small detail in the grander scheme of things." He looks over and gestures to Martelai.
"At the request of Jyles, Martelai will accompany you and aid in protecting Leonard. We both believe that his talents that will complement that of the others."
"Lord Oggelbottom Sir" Jezabelee calls out,
"I the portal is now ready. I will activate on your mark."
"Wonderful" replies Lord Ogglebottom before turning back and stepping over to Leonard.
"Alright son, you are going to go with these men and they will ward off any further attempts to abduct or harm you. I am sending you to go visit your Uncle Thom, and you will be safer there than here in Daunton."
At the mention of 'Uncle Thom' Leonards eyes light up and the his brooding teenager now seems to be bubbling with excitement.
"Really? It's been years since I last visited there. Did Uncle Thom say if we'd get to go out sailing again?".
"Well I was not able to contact him yet so he is not expecting you, but I am sure you will enjoy your time there", he smiles to see his son excited and messes his hair up and gives him a pat on the shoulder.
He then turns to the group.
"Although I do not fully understand the mystical workings behind it, this large portal here can connect other smaller portals throughout the islands and even some of the far off lands. As you see this device here is the main reason my family has been so prosperous, as it is much easier to transport goods this way rather than by sea travel."
He quickly notices a few worried looks, especially on the faces of the two shifters.
"Do not worry, the portal is perfectly safe" and he looks down at Leonard.
"If it were not do you think I would be sending my son through it?" he asks, hoping that that simple fact would ease any concerns there may be.
"Now, you will be traveling to my brothers estate. He lives on the small Island of Imlach, which is off the western coast of the Island of Opposition. It is relatively unknown but has the most wonderful fishing reef and is home to a small fishing community. You should be safe there and I am sure the biggest threat will be that of boredom. I will send Leonidas to get you once I have found out who is behind this mess and it is safe for Leonard to return".
He turns to Jezabelle and nods. Given the signal she activates a series of runes on the podium and the large ring begins to hum with power. One by one runes begin to light up. As the seventh symbol begins to glow the energy field reappears. Excitedly Leonard leads the way and is the first through the portal, the rest of you trailing behind, with the exception of the warforged Leonidas who stays beside Lord Ogglebottom.
Once again there is the feeling of slight resistance as you enter the field and then a sudden rush as you accelerate to a blinding speed, which seems to last a little longer this time than the last, before slowing down and exiting once again through the other side.
You come out into a room similar to the one you left, except that this portal is not anywhere near the size of the last one, perhaps only as large as a big set of double doors. The racks and shelves here are not nearly as packed as the ones at the Emporium, and these seems to contain a mix of fresh and smoked fish, as the smell of the room makes quite clear. There are a couple of workers in the room, apparently stunned in their tracks to see the armed squad of men emerge from the portal.
"Uncle Thom" Leonard calls out, and then runs over to one of the workers.
"Where is my Uncle Thom"? he asks and not waiting for a response rushes further into the building. He almost gets through the door before slamming into a stout barrel chested dwarf. The dwarf looks down at the lad and a large slims appears on his face.
"Ack, is dat yeoou Leonard. Eets beeen ah doogs age seence Yev'e been 'ere last. Whaacch yee dooing 'ere anyways" he asks in one of the thickest and almost undecipherable accents any of you have heard in a long time.
"I'm here on a bit of a vacation" Leonard replies.
"Where is Uncle Thom? I can't wait to see him."
"Ack Yer Uncle 'as.., well..'es not 'ere right nooww" the dwarf replies seeming a little lost for words.
"Et's beest ef I takes ye and yer, umm, friends 'ere ta see da toown eldars to axplain things."
Leonards eyes go wide at the news and looks extremely worried.
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Just an FYI I am heading out on a bit of a vacation tonight and will be away from a computer for a few days. Will be back by Saturday or Sunday and ready for much more come Monday.
I just wanted to get you guys on your way and moving along and thought this might be a nice place to break the long cut scene I have you in. Feel free to converse with each other and question NPC's as you see fit and I'll answer as soon as I can.
Also if you have not already please update your character wiki's and submit them for approval. I know that the judges are really backlogged so the sooner you can get them in the better.
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