You all come to a halt outside the ancient walls, and the bird continues staring at your group.
Most of you hear the little imp like creatures laughter, somewhere within the compound. You are also able to catch the following conversation:
Did the gremlins catch those two beligerant brats? The first voice is a very rough male voice.
No sir, they made it to the town before we could catch up to them. The second voice is a melodic female voice. Her words are very proper, and her common is flawless.
Did you order the attack as planned?
Yes, I did sir. It didn't last as long as we had hoped. There were some 'unforseen circumstances.'
What the hell do you mean by unforseen circumstances?
There were some people at the festival who were able to defend the townfolk. They were fairly powerful compared to what we expected from the townsfolk.
The man curses. Well, he knew the distraction would only be temporary. He had a limited time to get it out of the town. If he failed, its his problem. These things are expensive to make, and I'm not wasting more of them unless he pays more.
Although we did get more components. You hear a weezing laughter coming from the man.
-Torl and Michael were able to locate a crack in the wall, and they peered through when the conversation begin. The two seperate cracks are several feet apart, and are small enough for only a single man could peer through.
The man stands behind a pillar and is unable to be seen from this angle, but the female is standing in plain sight. She stands 5'5'' and has long black hair, drawn into a ponytail. With her pointed ears, and sharp features, you can determine she is a descendant of the elves. She carries a longbow on her back and a shortsword at her side. At her side stands two of the little gremlin creatures.
At the very end of the conversation, when the man says 'More components' Torl is able to see the man's hand flash out from behind the pillar and point. Letting your gaze follow his lead, you see three children tied up and gagged on the ground. All three are unconcious, but breathing. They are surrounded by five more of the little 'gremlins'.
- I'll leave you in charge of clean up. I want those three, as well as the supplies loaded in 5 minutes.
Torl and Michael see a flash of light when the man makes a quick movement with his hand, and a portal opens. The man steps out from behind the pillar, and walks through. His cowl is pulled down, and you see a very feral looking human. His hair is shaggy, and his ears are slightly pointy. His teeth are sharper than those of a human, and his eyes are closer to that of an animal.
-This entire exchange took less than a minute.
After the wizard walks through the portal, Michael sees (through his peep hole) another imp climbing a vine on the other side of the wall. It seems to be peering intently at the bird above your head, and grinning.
If it leaps like you think it will, your entourage could be seen, and the elf woman most likely would be alerted.
