Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 3 - The Imperials)

If the velvet bag was small, Danica would have picked it up, and looked inside, after first prodding it with her torch it first ensure it wasn't somebody's home.

She emerges to discover that Lord Dartias had already begun to deal with Fred, and she wonders momentarily if she can meaningfully contribute. Still, she tells the others about the cave, and its forking paths, and that it could provide an easily defensible base if something could be done about the stench.

She is looking at Dartis, and is starting to feel a little self-conscious.She reaches to pull her hair down over her face, but then remembers that she had cut her hair, to effect a disguise that everyone seems to be pretending is still valid, but she knows now she is not fooling anyone. I wonder if they suspect... she wonders to her self.

As far as Danica knows, she has not used magic in front of anyone yet, and no one has accused her of it yet.Not "accused" she reminds herself for the third time that day.But if anyone suspects, they haven't yet spoken to her about it.

She was tempted with the bears, of course. She is tempted all the time. Magic makes everything so easy. But she knows that eventually she is going to do something that will show to everyone what she is. And that makes her anxious.

But here are her comrades, and no one is expecting her to say anything, and so she smiles and skips a bit, knowing that she will be eating bear tonight.
 

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Chalik, Alexander, Kel

Chalik, Alexander, and Kel are able to hide in the tall grass as the company dons its various armor and arms and moves to intercept them. Because they try to hide, the trio end up moving slower than the force that is pursuing. The company has too many people to fight against. Alexander and Kel are caught, but Chalik ends up sneaking past the patrol. He comes up to the forest near the mountain kingdom of the dwarves, and immediately notices the trails of the Dorinthian protective patrols. Anyway, he assumes the tracks are from the Dorinthians, as he finds an encampment of human militia nearby a lake inside the forest. A familiar group of humans is visible, consisting of Dartis, Silas, and Danica. They probably will want to know about the company of Imperials that are beginning to investigate the woodlands.

Dartis, Silas, and Danica

You are at the camp, when you see a dwarf covered in blood walk towards you. He seems exhausted, yet excited. Dartis is currently off his horse and standing erect, although it takes him great effort to do so.

OOC: Time to introduce each other. The company will probably be in your vicinity some time during the next day. The scouts will inform you of such, although Chalik knows and also brings the same information.
 

Chalik hurries up to the humans as quickly as he can. "I have bad news," he says without preamble. "Three of your companions have been captured by an Imperial force that has moved into the woodland."

OOC: Nothing like a dwarf with a low Charisma :)
 

Danica rushes up to Chalik, and is stopped in her tracks by the news. "Gracious!" she exclaims, as she takes him by the hand and leads him to Dartis. Is the blood his, or....

"Do you need to wash up? Which friends? Are you alright? I'm Danica Swann can I help you? How close are the Imperial troops?" The flurry of questions is, she is sure, incomprehensible. As she leads the dwarf, guiding him through the camp, she breathes deep and tries to stay quiet.
 

Dartis swears.

"How many are out there, can we intercept the captors? When will they be here?" asks Dartis peppering the dwarf with questions as he simultaneously signals the camp to pack up, to get ready to move tothe cave.

"Can you make it back to the mountain?"
 

Chalik is briefly nonplussed by the sudden attention but finally responds, "I believe there were about 50 troops*. Your friends and I fought a few of them but there were too many and we were overrun." He then describes the humans and kobold who were taken, not trusting his memory of their names, while gratefully accepting a drink of water and a chance to clean up. He looks grimly at Danica. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to do more. I'll do whatever I can to help you rescue them."

*DT Please correct my report if it's wrong. Chalik's not trying to lie or mislead anyone!
 

Danica
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When Danica finally has a chance, she reaches into the velvet bag and attempts to prod the insides of it with a torch. As she does so, she's surprised to see that the torch begins to disappear further into the bag than she expected. Removing the torch, she places her hand in the bag and discovers that she can easily put her entire arm into the thing. She also thinks she felt a couple of small objects inside as she dug around.
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OOC: Right about the numbers, although Alexander is a half-orc and Kel an elf. The company will probably be here by the next day, since they are searching the area more than moving for speed. There are signs of various other patrols also in your vicinity, although you doubt the camp has been spotted yet.
 

Silas frowns. "Infantry or horse? Are they coming this way? How much time do you think we have?" He stares intently at the dwarf then starts as if he just remembered something forgotten. "My apologies, good dwarf, my name is Silas Eyrstan."
 

Deuce Traveler said:
OOC: Right about the numbers, although Alexander is a half-orc and Kel an elf.
OOC: Bah, all those freakishly-tall folk look alike to me. :)
Chalik nods at Silas' introduction and replies, "Chalik Bermax, at your service." He then answers the questions tersely but accurately. "We should have this conversation with whoever's in charge here," he concludes. "The Imperials will likely be here tomorrow."
 

Silas supresses a smile. He motions towards Dartis. "Chalik Bermax, this is Lord Dartis Kalnian, Commander of this unit of Dorinthian forces."
 

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