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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 3622463" data-attributes="member: 11146">[sblock=Elyan]Elyan doesn't get a sense of the youth's veracity or disingenuousness either way.&nbsp; The boy's story seems to be spoken from the heart, but then again his tale is fairly far-fetched.[/sblock][sblock=Kaeleen]Talgren's story rings a bell with Kaeleen.&nbsp; He certainly does not seem to be lying, however far-fetched his tale might seem.&nbsp; From my discourse with you when we incorporated Kaeleen into the story last October, I hope you will remember this tidbit of character background:&quot;Kaeleen was captured north of Oakhurst by a band of goblins lead by a very strange male human in hide who seemed to be a believer of some primitive divine shaman spirit.&nbsp; Regardless, the human was in command of the goblins and they did his bidding.&nbsp; Before being knocked unconscious and carted off to her current whereabouts in an underground dungeon, Kaeleen saw the man and can well enough remember his appearance and nature.&nbsp; The man carried a silver sickle and used a smooth green stick approximately six inches in length to command the reeds and rushes alongside the byway to entangle and ensnare Kaeleen's party.&nbsp; Perhaps fairly distinctively, the man had a giant tree frog as his companion.&quot;[/sblock]Talgren barely has time to mumble his thanks before Elyan produces the signet ring.&nbsp; The youth's one good eye lights up in recognition.&nbsp; &quot;You found it!&nbsp; That's Sharwyn's ring!&quot;&nbsp; The lad looks up from the ring at Elyan, seeming to notice for the first time that the man before him is blind.&nbsp; Kaeleen and Karl detect a hint of uncertainty on the youth's face, as if the boy is suddenly unsure what use a blind minstrel might be in recovering his sister in a dungeon filled to the gills with evil.&nbsp; In more muted disheartened tones, Talgren continues, &quot;The rings are a mated pair given us by Her Ladyship.&nbsp; As far as I know, both rings serve as wards against harm and will keep evil at bay.&nbsp; Though...&quot; Talgren pauses, pensive.&nbsp; &quot;since they were a gift of Her Ladyship, there may be other magic woven into the gold, or the original magic may be warped.&nbsp; You keep it, I don't want it.&nbsp; I shouldn't want anything of hers just now.&quot;&nbsp; Talgren picks his way past Kaeleen and Elyan and, stepping from his fetid cell, blinks into the dimly lit chamber.&nbsp; &quot;How far below ground are we?&nbsp; And do you have a sword or a knife you can spare?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 3622463, member: 11146"] [sblock=Elyan]Elyan doesn't get a sense of the youth's veracity or disingenuousness either way. The boy's story seems to be spoken from the heart, but then again his tale [I]is[/I] fairly far-fetched.[/sblock] [sblock=Kaeleen]Talgren's story rings a bell with Kaeleen. He certainly does not seem to be lying, however far-fetched his tale might seem. From my discourse with you when we incorporated Kaeleen into the story last October, I hope you will remember this tidbit of character background: [SIZE=1][B]"Kaeleen was captured north of Oakhurst by a band of goblins lead by a very strange male human in hide who seemed to be a believer of some primitive divine shaman spirit. Regardless, the human was in command of the goblins and they did his bidding. Before being knocked unconscious and carted off to her current whereabouts in an underground dungeon, Kaeleen saw the man and can well enough remember his appearance and nature. The man carried a silver sickle and used a smooth green stick approximately six inches in length to command the reeds and rushes alongside the byway to entangle and ensnare Kaeleen's party. Perhaps fairly distinctively, the man had a giant tree frog as his companion."[/B][/SIZE][/sblock] Talgren barely has time to mumble his thanks before Elyan produces the signet ring. The youth's one good eye lights up in recognition. [COLOR=SandyBrown]"You found it! That's Sharwyn's ring!" [/COLOR] The lad looks up from the ring at Elyan, seeming to notice for the first time that the man before him is blind. Kaeleen and Karl detect a hint of uncertainty on the youth's face, as if the boy is suddenly unsure what use a blind minstrel might be in recovering his sister in a dungeon filled to the gills with evil. In more muted disheartened tones, Talgren continues, [COLOR=SandyBrown]"The rings are a mated pair given us by Her Ladyship. As far as I know, both rings serve as wards against harm and will keep evil at bay. Though..."[/COLOR] Talgren pauses, pensive. [COLOR=SandyBrown]"since they were a gift of Her Ladyship, there may be other magic woven into the gold, or the original magic may be warped. You keep it, I don't want it. I shouldn't want anything of [B][I]hers[/I][/B] just now."[/COLOR] Talgren picks his way past Kaeleen and Elyan and, stepping from his fetid cell, blinks into the dimly lit chamber. [COLOR=SandyBrown]"How far below ground are we? And do you have a sword or a knife you can spare?"[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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