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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 679588" data-attributes="member: 96">Harvester's hand reaches out to touch a spot on the wall, and then he crouches, lifting something for closer study. He glances up to the priest, as he gathers the glassy shards, "Was there a mirror or something here?"Sen-Jyu nods, "I think so. I found the broken remains of a mirror frame, up in the bowl. Why do you ask?"The korhorrag shakes its reptilian head. "I know nothing about mirrorsss being here." its eyes narrow as it studies you. "All I know iss that the humanssss dissapeared from thisss chamber after ssslaughtering my people."Ahoke coughs. "What humans? When did this happen?"Harvester lifts a shoulder, then traces the outline of the oddly placed bare spot on the wall, aomng the carvings, then gestures to the remnants of a mirror on the floor."Three of them...they entered our cavernssss sseveral dayss ago.  One we ssslew, and her head guarded the entranssse, warned me of your presssenssse."Coming closer to the place that the Harvester has indicated, Sen-Jyu studies the outlines and carvings. At the korhorrag's admission, his nose wrinkles in distaste, but he says nothing.Ahoke frowns. "Why were they here? I just assumed that they were here to rescue the children, same as us." She glared suspiciously at Tanalruk. "Of course, if you'd sent undead after them, they had no reason to /not/ assume that you were an enemy."Harvester speaks softly, "The Heroes of Bellhold.... Where did the other two go?""They ssslew my people sstoneborn. if they had not done ssso, there would /be/ no undead."Ahoke hmmms, studying the korhorrag. "I see, kind of. With a sigh, she says, "Tell us of the goblins."Tamalruk turns away, throwing his withered arms up in frustration. "Ssso many quessstions, anssswered already. How your kind conquersss the ssssurface iss beyond me. I sssaw not where they went," he tells Harvester, then turns back to Ahoke. "The goblinsss came weeksss ago, through the ssssealed gate, sssseeking ssssomething. They too fought my people, then ssslunk away."Sen-Jyu examines some of the remaining shards from the mirror, head tilted to one side, eyes dimmed as if he were daydreaming.Harvester speaks in a low tone, "We ask questions to learn, and ask the same questions to learn new information or to clarify poorly worded answers." He looks at the korhorrag, "If you desire our assistance, priest, please at least _pretend_ to be civil..."Ahoke turns, glancing at the other two. "Well, I suppose we should probably go kill the thanork. I have a feeling that these dreams and sleeplessness are all their fault, and it sounds like they have the children too, since it doesn't appear to be the korhorrag."Harvester nods to Ahoke, though he still looks at the Tamalruk. "Agreed. I is unlikely to be the korhorrag.""Ssssivility? To a rassse of essscaped ssslavesss?" The korhorrag spits. "/We/ were the chosssen of the dragon, not you." He limps towards the bowl. "I will find sssuitable payment for your...ssservisssesss."Harvester murmurs, "Slaves? When were we your... slaves?"Ahoke mmphs. "Probably when the people of Bellhold worked the mines here, under Copperdeath's 'protection.'"Tamalruk does not hear, or perhaps pretends not to, as he climbs the stairs towards the great fiery bowl.Harvester glances towards Ahoke with a knowing nod at her words. "Possibly. And you know what that means..." He speaks very softly.Sen-Jyu watches the Korhorrag mount the stairs, stepping away from the carvings he had been examining with such a hypnotized look. With as neutral an expression as a statue, he waits, supposing the korhorrag is attempting something.Ahoke looks back to Harvester, nodding slowly. "I can think of a few things... but I'm hoping that I'm wrong. But... first things first, I suppose. I think, and hope," she said, her voice taking on a new note of fervency, "That more will be revealed when we find the thanork."</blockquote>

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