[AU] Butterfly Cage

[Erekose13]

Scinathar notices Telof watching him and looks directly at the man whenever he spots the man's glance. At Sanje's discovery, Scinathar replies, "Very interesting. I did not know that the Verrik were active this far north that long ago. I wonder what the purpose of those buildings were. The Verrik are not known for building things haphazardly. We shall have to check it out more thuroughly." At Mochor's suggestion of rain he continues, "Ah a little rain is good for you. Though with all the trouble we have had yesterday, perhaps some shelter would be warranted. I would not want to be caught off guard out in a storm."

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*At the mention of the rain, Aa-Namay furrows her brow.*

"We have some canvas in our packs to make a shelter if we need to, though it would be better to have some trees or boulders to make walls with. Rain won't make us melt though... and all of us are curious as to what was actually in the cave and the ruins," she says.

"Yes, the akashic memory has told us there is a great deal of old magic here, made many years ago, mostly relating to nature, and we want to find it," Aa-Ma'ray chimes it.

"The memories say there was some strucutres here hundreds of years ago, a monestary of some kind. Witchery we think," Voes adds.

*Telof just looks at the three and shrugs fatalistically, his face expressionless.*

"I was supposed to guard you, but I haven't done too good of a job so far. If you want to send me away, I will understand. These people have done a better job than I," he says, his voice somewhat resigned, glancing over at the rest of the party.

 

[WizWrm]

"Very interesting. I did not know that the Verrik were active this far north that long ago. I wonder what the purpose of those buildings were. The Verrik are not known for building things haphazardly."

A cloud seems to pass over Sanje's brow. "Do not presume to know, Scinathar. While in this you are correct - my people are not of chaos in deed for such matters of import - I would request that you not assume about my people that of which you have not learned."

Sanje nods, then continues in a more mild tone, "In regards to this other: indeed, it very might well enough be a witchery site. But we should create a plan. What are our immediate objectives, and what do we wish to find?"

 

[Keia]

Connor awoke in the morning quite refreshed, all thoughts of the horrors of the previous day washed away with his rest. In fact, he felt well rested – the evening had been quite mild and very comfortable for sleeping – at least for Connor. Connor didn’t bother changing any of his spells, knowing that the utility of the assorted spells should come in handy. Plus, his nose told him that good food was available, and he had better get some before the smell went away.

“Yummy, flapjacks!” are the last words heard from Connor in which his mouth is full over the course of the next several minutes. He does try and talk several times, though whatever came out was completely unintelligible.

“Bad weather does sound like a problem. I should think that we should have some sort of base camp which is both defensible, against bandits as well as other creatures. I guess good sight lines would be important, as well as cover,” Connor added finally having his mouth clear for a while. “Mochor, do you think there will be lightning?”

“I would hate to be caught in the open at this height with lightning around. Perhaps we should consider an indoor refuge – assuming we can find such a thing today,” Connor added. “Maybe we can search the grounds for items like what we found last eve, while searching for suitable habitat. Regardless, I’m no expert on the outdoors or how to set up good defenses – I’m relying on the rest of you.”

 

[Dalamar]

"I'd say the cave is as good a shelter as any since the cave-in was artificial."

 

[Jaik]

Mochor scans the skies and pauses foir a moment as though listening to something none of the others can hear, then shakes his head. "I cannot say yes or no about lightning with certainty, but it will not be pleasant and could be much worse than that."

 

[Erekose13]

Taken aback by Sanje's tone, Scinathar makes a mental note not to mention Verrik around him, seems like a touchy subject. Scinathar finishes his breakfast quickly and quietly having no appetite for such foods. When finished he suggests that someone double check the cave before we all fall into another potential trap.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Voes seems pleased that his food was appreciated, and it seems to take his mind somewhat off what was going on yesterday. At the mention of moving to the cave and inspecting it, Aa-Namay furrows her brow but nods.*

"If we can prove at least the first part of the cave safe, then it will be a better shelter than out here. Perhaps we can try to shift part of the cave-in while you look down the other passageway or explore around the cave itself," she suggests finally.

 

[Keia]

"If we can prove at least the first part of the cave safe, then it will be a better shelter than out here. Perhaps we can try to shift part of the cave-in while you look down the other passageway or explore around the cave itself," she suggests finally.

"That works for me," Connor mentioned, "and if there are any flapjacks left, that works too! Are there any other suggestions from anyone?"

 

[WizWrm]

Sanje nods. "This seems suited to our needs. Shall we proceed to the inside, then?"