Of Sound Mind II

[GnomeWorks]

"We heard you from further into the woods, and decided to come down and ask how you were doing." Seraphina points in the general direction of the rest of the group. "The rest of our group is further up the trail here."

 

[Jarval]

The Captain nods. "We'll carry on to the north. I take it you've heard about the town meeting this evening?"

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Yes, we have, Captain." Seraphina says. "We plan on going, once we are done here."

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"I think they were headed back toward the river. I'm just Seraphina's bodyguard, cuz she's so little."

 

[Jarval]

Captain Haldik smiles at Gholog. "A noble thing to do, sir."

"To be honest, I'm thinking of calling it a day." He rubs his hand across his neck, looking exhausted. "None of my men, indeed none of the townsfolk, have been sleeping well over the last couple of weeks. They need to rest for a few hours."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Seraphina nods. "If you haven't been sleeping well, Captain, then you should rest. You can't do much if you are exhausted. My friends and I will continue the search. We will do the best that we can to find the missing children, although we can't say how long it will take. It will at least help ease the load if we help out, and will give you more time to rest and gather your strength."

Perhaps a little long-winded, but it will do.

Why would all of the town be tired? Something strange is going on here. Something very strange... and I'm just curious enough to try to find out what it is.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

Gholog waits patiently for the Captain's group to leave before he shares his thoughts with Seraphina.

* * *

"Let's take a tangental heading, then try to hook up with the rest of our party. If we can't find them after searching for awhile, we can make for the town meeting. I don't like us being seperated more than necessary."

 

[Acmite]

Adren will continue following the tracks. He will point out the new tracks to the rest of the group, and show them how the new creatures were attempting to cover their trail.

Have any of you heard of any elves in the area? I don't remember seeing any in town.

 

[Jarval]

Adren and the rest of the search party:

All the tracks continue to head towards the mountain, following an old road. After around three hundred yards, one set of goblin tracks (the one with the set of human or halfling prints) branches off to the east, while the older set of goblin tracks and the newest set continue north.


Gholog and Seraphina:

Captain Haldik nods at Seraphina's comments. "My thanks. You and your companions haven't had the lack of sleep the rest of us are suffering from, so you may well be more alert."

He turns to face his men. "Right, we'll call it a day. Head back to town, and try to get some rest." The relief of the guards is obvious, and they start heading back to Bellhold.

The Captain returns his attention to Seraphina. "If you need to find me at any point, ask at the guardhouse. They'll know were I will be."

He walks off after the other guards, quickly catching up with his men.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

... assuming Seraphina doesn't offer a counter-idea...

Gholog will try to guess where his friends are and take a circuitous route there. Since he's not tracking, he should be able to make better time than they do.