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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 6690787" data-attributes="member: 16069">Chapter 8: Woodwork. ONGOINGNothing happens for a good while, save that the four adventurers sharpen and clean, and rest, and make ready- every now and then stopping for a moment or two to stare into the empty darkness of the cave entrance.That is until about thirty minutes have passed.“Whoo are you?” Comes a gruff voice from the cave.“Klarg?” Zalt asks his companions.“Could be.” Hellwhip answers.“Not a goblin.” Grimm adds.“What do you want?” Comes the gruff voice again.“We want the dwarf and the human?” Grimm shouts back.“Gundren and Sildar.” Zalt clarifies, getting to his feet in order to do so, the young warlock even strikes a pose, which causes his three companions to chuckle.“Whoooo?” Eventually the voice replies.“The dwarf and the human, we followed their tracks here you dumb bastard.” Hellwhip offers, with added vehemence, he too gets to his feet to do his shouting.“Klarg not dumb”. The voice, now known as Klarg, replies, sounding a little offended.“Klarg study woodwork. Klarg have certificate.” Klarg adds with a note of defiance.Which stops the flow of the conversation for a moment.“What's up with this guy?” Hellwhip asks.Zyler makes circling motions to the side of his head, “he's mad”, the priest adds.“Klarg not dumb.” Klarg states again, with a harrumph.“Okay. Okay. Got it, but here's the thing Klarg- you bring us the dwarf and the human and we go away; if not- we're coming back in and taking trophies. You get me.” Grimm declares.Silence for a short while, followed by the sound of movement from within the cave- all four of the adventurers are on their feet now, still trying to stay hidden but also peering intently into the darkness, and clutching at their weapons.“Klarg do deal.” Klarg whispers loudly, just audible over the sound of the rushing stream.“Tempus does no deals, Tempus will put his foot up your arse!” Zyler is getting impatient.“Shhh! Shhh!” Klarg hushes loudly- the bugbear seems to have crept closer to the adventurers, although still they cannot see him.“Klarg give you human, dwarf gone- Klarg tell you about dwarf going if you do something for Klarg.” Klarg states.“We're listening?” Grimm replies.“You kill Yeemik, Yeemik bad goblin- Yeemik seek Klarg's power. You kill Yeemik then leave, Klarg give human and tell about dwarf.” Klarg explains his offer.It's the adventurers turn to stand in silence, finally a whispered conversation takes place.“Well.” Hellwhip asks.“Tempus says we should kick ass.” Zyler clarifies his position.“Tempus isn't here my friend, but we are- we want the human and the dwarf, I don't particularly care for the goblins and Klarg, but Tymora says 'be lucky', I figure we've just been dealt a good hand- I say we play it. Bless the Lady.” Grimm pointedly stares at Zyler throughout his speech.“Tempus is everywhere!” Zyler states, and then brandishes his heavily armoured and muscled right arm, he grabs at his bicep- “Tempus is right here, paladin, and he has no need of luck.”Which leaves Hellwhip grinning, adventuring is getting a lot more like home, there's always something and someone to argue about and with.“We should say yes to Klarg's offer, kill this Yeemik and claim Sildar, find out about Gundren and then when the bugbear has told us everything he knows we should cut his throat and slay the rest of the goblins.” Zalt finishes and then folds his arms, he doesn't look at all menacing- he just sounds it.“We'll do it.” Grimm calls back into the cave a moment later, and then nods at his companions.“Yeemik is in first passage on left- I will wait for you further in.” Klarg calls back, his voice growing fainter as the bugbear retreats.</blockquote>

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