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Anderson's eyebrows raise at an alarming rate. He starts in a harsh whisper, "Kill them? Of course we won't kill them! They're children. By the gods, I swear."
 

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Franklin's eyes narrow at the small ones. It wasn't that he was naturally suspicions, but considering all the harm he had seen recently... "Anyone else find it odd that a group of the wee folk are out and about carelessly in the middle of a war zone? I was gone when most of... this happened, so I don't know, but have they come under attack? They may not be what they seem."
 

Lily gazes at Anderson and nods. "Then we're in agreement."

"That's a good point, Franklin. It could be an illusion, or confederates, intended to lure escapees into a trap. Another good reason to avoid them."

She squints a bit as she looks the halflings over, searching for incongruities that might indicate they're not real.

(Basically trying to disbelieve :))
 


Lobo Lurker said:
"Actually," says Princess Jessa. "I know exactly where to find Lamont's Tower. The King's Council has always known about Lamont... though they were loathe to call upon his help because he always exacts a high price for his help. He is ancient and I'm hoping that he can tell me where to find the great dragon, Chrysophylax."
Charles looks at Jessa, "Dragon, Princess? Why would a dragon help us?"
Lobo Lurker said:
You don't think that anyone has seen you yet. Princess Jessa looks around at you, "What should we do?"
Charles nods with the others' suggestions to avoid the halflings all together. "Might I suggest that Landiss scout out a route around them? He is quite adept at tracking and finding his way through the wilderness."
[sblock=OOC] Landiss has Darkvision, Low-Light Vision, Scent, Track, Perception and Survival +12, and Detect Evil at will (which I'll go ahead and say he has on all the time).[/sblock]
 

Earlier...

"The dragon swore an oath to the first king of the freeholds, who spared its life and allowed it to study with the mages of the time. The dragon didn't promise to aid or defend us, but it did promise a single boon; a boon of life-debt to any of the royal linage in the future. If I fail to convince the dragon to help us, he will at least have to point us toward someone or something that can."

Now...

Lily attempts to disbelieve the halflings... but they appear to be pretty real to her.

Princess Jessa draws her blade, a glass blade etched with Dwarven runes, and says "I would prefer to not kill those who might potentially help us. A halfling sword, small though it may be, is another sword hefted in defense of the realm."

Landiss stealthily scouts out the halfling camp and communicates to Quandrus that all seems to be as it appears. The ponies stink of manure and astringent soap. The wagons are made of wood and silk, some carry the strong odor of octopus ink and vellum. There are also some halfling guards hidden in the trees and bushes (Landiss blundered into one, but she was asleep on duty so no harm/no foul). Landis finds that about 1 in every 3 halflings is Evil... much like the rest of the people Quandrus has interacted with).

Lord Jeremy takes the opportunity to take off his armor and massage his shoulders. He expertly lashes it to his horse in such as way as that it won't clank when the horse is moving. He whispers "It does seem a little odd that the small folk don't appear to be all that scared about what's going on." Looking at Lily he shakes his head and says "No witnesses to our passing would be helpful. The downside, however, is that someone might come across their bodies and wonder who killed them."

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DM NOTE: Move on? Attack? Present yourselves?
 


Shayuri said:
Lily just nods, willing to repeat herself as many times as needed.

"I agree. Best to try to move past unnoticed."
Charles nods in agreement, "Landiss can scout out a route around the halflings if we wish."
 

Lily nods. "That would be ideal. Remember not all of us are stealthy. Make sure the route gives us enough distance that even the heaviest of us can get around undetected."

She glances up. "I'm going to check the air...make sure nothing's coming to bombard this area."

With that, the strange, pale young woman glides straight up at the pace of a normal walk until her head just breaks through the canopy. Once she can see the skies, she looks around to see if any of the elf flying ships are coming their way.
 

Franklin keeps low. "Yes, avoidance is best. They may be innocent, and if so, we spare them if we leave them be. If they are not innocent, then we spare ourselves."
 

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