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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crazy_monkey1956" data-source="post: 4233910" data-attributes="member: 49514">CorathThe elven leader cocks his head as well, a bemused smile adorning his features, "Apologies.  No, she is no threat, but she may lead them into danger of orcs are near."The woman does not seem to be so forgiving, looking askance at Corath as if to say "How dare a human sully our language by speaking it."The dragon, meanwhile, has approached Corath and is sniffing at her curiously.  Corath can see patches of its scales missing, angry red welts on the skin where the scales should be.WilliamWilliam is on a sunlit plateau, though the place is far from level.  It appears to be a series of plateaus, all of them connected by stone stairways carved into the short cliffs.  To the west is the sheer cliff that marks the overall plateau's edge.  To the north is a partly finished road that tapers into a trail taking a meandering route through the mountains, presumably to the trail William's companions are likely on.  To the south is impassable jagged cliffs and mountains.  To the east is Silvergard, situated on a series of plateaus.  The nearest and largest appears to be the remains of the small community.  Beyond that, on one of the highest rises, is the mostly finished keep.  To the northeast, seperated by several hundred yards from the rest of the community, is what appears to the entrance to some sort of mine, with abandoned mining equipment lying outside of a carved tunnel entrance.William's ghostly guide heads for the mine entrance saying, "There is a shortcut, like the one we just used, hidden within."Valen, AleeraValen reaches Aleera with no problems.  She picks herself up and dusts herself off, obviously indignant at having stumbled.  Unfortunately, her fall appears to have gotten the flyers attention as one of them veers off and starts heading toward the ranger and the elf-woman.  As it approaches, Valen is finally able to make out details.The creature appears to be a humanoid bee, carrying an oversized bow.  About the size of a horse, it carries no other gear.  The creature stops and hovers overhead, speaking Common in an oddly droning, echoing voice, "More intruders to hive.  In league with orc-things?"Aleera appears to bristle at the bee-creature's words, her hand moving toward her weapons.Alaric, Muzdum, Johen, Aohdan, NoraliJohen's hawk squawks and then takes off again, circling and then heading in the direction Valen and Aleera left in.  Johen knows the hawk's behavior well enough to know that it wants him to follow.Norali says, "Truthfully I don't know any more about Azilyk than what I've already shared.  I'm sorry."</blockquote>

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