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Message: <blockquote data-quote="simmo" data-source="post: 1457205" data-attributes="member: 9744">Part 22 Show me the Treasurechapter 1 Back to the marchAfter clearing out the remains of the building off anything valuable, the companions got ready to leave. Cade was hurrying back from convincing the workers to ride with them when he came across Andrew who was looking pensively at one of the prisms.“I was going to smash one to see what would happen.” Andrew commented after a lengthy pause. “Because you were all just sitting around arguing.”“Yes alright let's get it back to Sigil, find out exactly what it is before we go around wasting what could a very valuable resource.” Cade picked up the prisms and placed them in a sturdy leather satchel.“Agreed,” said Littleby who was counting the prisms as the halfling was putting them away, just to be sure that none of them mysteriously disappeared.“We'd have nine of them left I'll have you know,” Andrew stated defensively.“Yes,” Cade answered with a smile and a slight frown. “But we'd have one less to sell!”As the three of them went outside they saw that the workers who'd been employed by the Anakharim were arguing amongst themselves whether they should stay or not. Cade hurried over and calmed their fears. With a few witty remarks, some veiled threats and a mental nudge here and there he was able to convince them to come along.“So you're trying to get the workers to come along with us against their will,” Andrew had watched the halfling at work, intrigued by his technique but not pleased that it was going on at all.“Yes,” Cade replied innocently, grinning like a cat who got the cream.“That's not very moral,” the Indep was upset by the notion that a group of people could be so easily swayed.“Isn't it,” the halfling replied in agreement. “How interesting.”“No it isn't!” Andrew said indignantly before marching off to saddle his horse.As the companions rode out they took with them the two captive knights and Yissa who lay bound in a wagon. The surviving quadrone that was partially disassembled as well as the ten workers that they found hiding in one of the storage rooms.At first the pace was slow going and they did not progress very far. But after awhile with Littleby flying above them, Zakar in hound form scouting ahead and Sir Osbourne keeping tabs on the column of Anakharim knights, the travellers were able to pick up the pace more and prevent the gap between the groups of riders from closing too fast.As Caleb rode in his two-man chariot with Andrew, his thoughts turned to the productive and positive relationship that his friends had with their bodyguards and servants. He slowly turned these thoughts over in his mind and then began to compare them to his mephit servants.“PLEASE CAN EVERYONE MISTREAT MY MEPHITS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,” Caleb asked the others as they crossed a small stream in one of the canyons.“No, because they would just come back.” Cade laughed merrily at Caleb suggestion. “We could kill them ritually every night and it still would not make any difference.”“I tried,” Serena added, referring to her attack on one of the creatures earlier in the day before the front of the building exploded.“They don't seem to mind,” Andrew stated incredulously. He was amazed at how much punishment the mephits took and still they came back.“THEY'RE VERY LOYAL.” The earth genasi said and everyone laughed except for the mephits.The light began to fade across this section of the Outlands as night was approaching. The companions spent some time looking for a cave to hide in and then debated how best to deal with the column of knights chasing them. In the end it was Littleby who flew off with the clay vases filled with waste, curtain dumplings and 'ooze mephit special' that threw the yeth hounds and Anakharim knights off their trail. As night fell they realised that they had become lost in their rush to evade the Anakharim knights.“Zakar, can you guide  us to somewhere that is good to camp?” Serena asked."Sorry my Lady," Zakar replied. “I do not know this area.”“Back towards the march, that it what we need.” Cade stated. He stretched his small legs as they ached from the long ride and was glad to be back on the ground.“Yes. Then let's get back towards the march as far as we can tonight.” Serena stated calmly.“HAS ANYONE GOT ANY WAY FOR US TO AVOID GETTING HOPELESSLY LOST?” Caleb asked. His servants and a few of the others could see in the dark, but when the earth genasi asked his question – they realised that they would not be able to travel any further that night.</blockquote>

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