Q'Barra: Into the Emerald Forest

[doghead]

'he has no name', aka Spear.

Kajalaketh reeks of menace. He did not go through all this charade to come away empty handed. If there is any Dragon's blood to be found, he has it on him already.

The warforged turns to Kajalaketh.

"I have no objections as to being searched. But it should be done here, on deck, before all. And by a third party. If, as you are suggesting, a paladin of the Silver Flame cannot be trusted to be honest, then no one can I think."

 

[Urko]

Again Kajalaketh

Kajalaketh smiles again. ”Good! I knew we would come to an agreement.” He gestures to the soldiers, who immediately begin to closely examine ‘he has no name.’ They finish quickly, shaking their heads in the negative and speaking briefly in Riedran when they are done. ”Just as I thought, nothing to hide! And now, the lady. I would never wish to do anything to cause humiliation or offense, so I would be happy to have a female conduct the search, to avoid a breach of decorum. It so happens that the first mate of this very vessel is a charming khorovar woman who would be glad to serve. If the lady will simply follow me, we will quickly put this unpleasantness behind us and send you on your way.”

 

[Urko]

Borden senses ill motives

Observing Kajalaketh's words and actions, Borden gets the sense that the patrol boat captain is almost certainly lying when he mentions searching for dragon's blood. Borden isn't sure what he is looking for, but he does catch, for a split second, a covetous, almost hungry look in Kajalaketh's eyes when he regards "Spear" and Sanae. He seems smug, almost triumphant, when he suggests bringing Sanae aboard his boat.

The soldiers seem unaffected by Borden's words - it's not apparent whether they are listening or understanding what he says and they seem to respond instantly to Kajalaketh's cues.

OOC: Another natural 20 on Sense Motive check! I wish the dice roller would work as well for me when I roll for my own PCs!

 

[Harvey]

Erin

Erin seems a bit hesitant to let Sanae go off alone. "Um... do you need any help, Sanae? I would be more than happy to come along to aide you, and you wouldn't have to worry about your modesty with me." Erin moves to stand by Sanae's side, hesitant to let her go.

 

[Pebele]

Sanae considered the situation quietly for a moment before looking between Erin and Kajalaketh.

"Yes, I think I would feel more at ease with my friend beside me. Erin will accompany me for the search, and this khorovar woman will do the search. Once this is settled, we will be on our way quickly."

She looked to Erin, a rather confused expression on her face.

 

[doghead]

'he has no name', warforged warrior.

The warforged isn't happy. He can sense the malevolence radiating from Kajalaketh like heat from a charcoal stove. For Sanae to get on the man's boat is, to his mind, asking for trouble. And with Erin on board as well ... the warforged cannot pull both of them out.

While Kajalaketh is busy with Sanae, the warforged turns and collects his spear and shield, the latter which he slings on his back. As he does, he talks quietly to Xavier.

"Kajalaketh means us harm in some way. I can smell it in his thoughts."

The warforged meets Xavier's gaze for a moment. It was not like Xavier needed any reminder to stay alert, but the warforged felt better about having shared his insight with others in the group.

The warforged turns and walks back to the rail against which Kajalaketh's boat is docked. Whatever happens, he wants to be able to get aboard as quickly as possible.

 

[Yeoman]

There's no way we can let them get on his boat, but how to keep them over here?

Looking at "spear" Xavier whispered "Good job. We've got to stop them from getting on that boat, otherwise we'll never get them off of it."

Looking back to Kalajeketh, Xavier resumes his normal speaking voice. "What about searching her on the back of this boat? I know our group can be trusted to give the lady privacy, what about your soldiers?"

 

[Urko]

An unusual offer

For the briefest of moments, it looks as if Kajalaketh is consumed with rage, then he throws his head back and laughs heartily. ”The time has come, I think, for us all to be honest with one another. I think I understand what is happening here and, in truth, it is no laughing matter - please accept my apologies for my merriment at your expense. I forget sometimes just how lost all of you Khorvairans must feel. After a century of war, how can you feel anything but suspicion towards government, whose role should be to protect the people, not send them to kill one another? I hope you do not take offense at the pity of a foreigner, but I can assure you that you would have no such fears if you had grown up in my own homeland. Let me assure you, then, that we have chosen to help the Q’Barran government because we admire the fact that it was founded as an escape from the madness that consumed the rest of this continent.” His voice takes on a somewhat condescending tone. ”I know how hard it is to forget a lifetime of distrust, so I will make you an offer. I myself will stay here as a guarantee of your friends’ safety – a "hostage," I believe, is your word for it.”

 

[Pebele]

I don't trust him, but I can't put anyone else at risk. I have to do this alone, I think. It's safer that way.

Sanae nodded to Kajalaketh and raised a hand to the rest of the group. "Very well, I will go alone. I only wish to put this all behind us so that we may continue our journey, this has already taken too long. Xavier, I trust that you will watch out for the group in my absence."

With that said, she moved toward the other ship, intending to board it quickly.

 

[Harvey]

Erin looks back and forth between Sanae, Kajalaketh, and Xavier, unsure as to what to do. Her eyes finally falls on Xavier, and she mouths the words "Don't let her go, Xavier."