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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 9605008" data-attributes="member: 23484">The Colonel is charmed by how happy Donnell is, as they wander the inhospitable mountain pass towards the gate. Even Kahru seems free of previous burdens, as if he is finally in his element. Doc, of course, is Doc, but the Colonel imagines he even hear the old gunfighter whistling at one point. The colonel's spirits as well were buoyed by the group.Everyone was aware of the danger, and they were working more effectively as a team now. The mindlink that existed meant that unfiltered thoughts sometimes came through, and when Donnell wondered about a gift for the giants to initiate diplomacy. the Colonel's first instinct was that he himself could be offered as a hostage. He had left behind the shield he once carried, and of course the Colonel still carried no weapons. Formally, the offer was there, and all were aware that he was content with such an arrangement. But here they were at the gate, and here they were being told to wait. He thinks to the group: I presume we are planning on entering by stealth if they do not let us in otherwise. If that's the case, we should make some show of resentment and displeasure. Then aloud:"What do you mean no admission? We were invited, and we have travelled a long way! Open the gates and receive the expected ambassadors. We have been sent for and our coming was announced."</blockquote>