Cold Truths (part 1: The Missing Duke)

[mps42]

OOC: Sounds good. the only *true* caster is Aleran and he's a Sorcerer so just sleep is needed. Tyler will need some Prayer time. Yes, Uri was partially healed in the Barracks where you found the hay / nest thing.

Everyone crouds into the corner and is instantly reminded of the long trek here adn the energy spent fighting the cruel brutes inhabiting the manor. Tyler volunteers for first watch and everyone else takes a well earned rest.
Woden and Skaris wearily wake a few hours later to take their turn on watch and tyler takes this time to meditate and for Prayer.
Swipe has early morning watch and wakes a bit more rested. There is a noise coming from another part of the house, you're not sure where.

 

[Krug]

Woden wakes up yawning, feeling his body ache after a day's exertions. He runs his hands through the wolf's head. "Pleasant morning to ye, wolf," he says. He wonders about the noise. Maybe it's just a rat.

 

[Lazlow]

Swipe whispers to Woden, "Did you hear that? Maybe I should go check it out..."

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Tyler

Tyler wakes with a start. "What? What are you...." He jumps up almost falling again as his leg has not healed yet. "Swipe Listen at the doors. Woden please help me into my armor."

 

[Krug]

"I am no one's lackey!" snarls Woden at Tyler. "Yes I heard something. Let us seek it out," the druid says, guiding Skaris in front of him.

 

[taitzu52]

Uri wakes up, annoyed by the shouting. He looks at Wooden in dusgust. He pulls out a short sword, and looks at Swipe listening to the door, and then back at the druid, "Listen, either help him with his armor or heal him!" he spits out. "I'll have none of this on my watch."

He joins Swipe at the door, "Which direction did it come from, we need time to prepare."

 

[Lazlow]

He joins Swipe at the door, "Which direction did it come from, we need time to prepare."

"Well, if you all would stop barking orders, retorts, reprimands, and questions, then I could tell. Now please, all of you: Shhhhhhh."

Swipe tries to make out the noise and the direction from whence it came.

 

[Mimic]

Aleran awakens and listens to the aruguing with a small shake of his head. He gets ready to move out as quietly as possible.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"I am no one's lackey!" snarls Woden at Tyler. "Yes I heard something. Let us seek it out," the druid says, guiding Skaris in front of him.

Tyler looks at the druid as if he has been attacked by him. "I simply asked you for assistance. It takes time to put on armor and if we are about to be attacked I wanted to be prepared." He shakes his head and gets his armor on by himself. The look in his eyes is almost heartbreaking.

 

[mps42]

Swipe: The noise that you heard does not sound like the natural movement of any creature. There is a sort of growl-grunt that goes on for a second or two, followed by another couple of seconds of silence, then that repeats.
Now that you are listening closer, there is also another sound. Sort of a clanking noise.