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Rucks (ICC)

Smiling ear to ear while softly speaking,"It isn't my Da's cooking but he taught me how himself and there aren't many whom can say that,"the halfling youth says with a far away look in his shining wide little eyes. "We always plan for guests at dinner time. And our travelling companions are more than guests they are fellows.

"Cousin Shasha, aren't friends and companions supposed to get a plate if they would like one? Don't tell me you don't miss Da's cooking because I won't believe it,",tilting his head back and to the side a bit the cook calls out.

Then to Oam without so much as taking a breath,"So, you are a friend of Shasha's then you are a friend of her family.....That's us and there are more of us, not all blood relatives yet family just the same. The Dags are family too." Prestige motions with his elbows while preparing food toward the riding dog's. "The horses and ponys often need special meals like elves sometimes do without meat and I keep plenty of raw carrots and apples just for them.....I do mean for the horses and ponys and not for the elves but I am partial to a apple or carrot when hurried about the day, myself but usually I have time to eat pretty fair," the halfling says quitely almost under his breath.

The whole time the halfling never stops preparing the meal. The sharp look in his eyes tells of some graceful awareness to things outside of the meal and present company without giving a clue as to what but it could be mistaken for charm.
 
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Morning in the forest

After the meal all retire or is there an order that some want for watch? Sasha says “if any one wakes me up for a stupid watch I will murder them. Besides the dogs sleeping are more alert then any of you.”
The next morning all is well and every one is headed the same way. This makes Sasha a little mad when she finds out knowing that Dorsk is most likely after the same thing. “There better be enough to go around or some of us won’t be leaving” She says this with all the cold malice of a true assassin.

Camp is broke after a good breakfast. Around noon a large clearing in the trees is reached it is the sight of an ancient city only a few buildings stand now. There is one full tower and another about half, a large fort type building on a hill with a lake on one side there are many foundations about. In the lake on an island there is ¼ of a tower standing with the top part creating part of a bridge to it. There a few other stone stretchers in various stats of ruin. The full tower is the closest structure.
 

Oam backs up into the woods
I do not feel it wise to go walking out into that place, it just feels like a bad idea. Pointing to the left. I say we circle around this place, unless there is reason to go in there that I do not know of.
 

There is an obvious rumbling like sound coming from behind. It is steadily getting closer sounds some what like big foot steps and from more then one source. But all coming from the same way.

(the closest structure is the full tower there is nothing else with in 200 yards that can provide any real cover.)
 


Quickly,Prestige pulls two items from his bag and says to the party but more directly to Oam " Too big to be Trolls! Regardless Oam if it IS make them DRINK some of this. ..Catch!" Waving a decanter slightly. (6 seconds)

And with that Prestige tosses a strong yet beautiful travel decanter made of a silvery colored metal to Oam. " "It's for trolls, it makes them friendly. We can go into it later!," the halfling informs as he dismounts, Two-Beards, his riding dog.
(6 seconds)

Putting a rod through his belt and setting his spear toward the oncoming sounds Prestige throws this out for party decisions, "The Tower may be a danger, so use it as the last position not first but we don't want anything to reach it. We should stay together. It's I's and nays. Who wants to stand? Tower checking? And Who else speaks Giant?" Prestige offers the decision maxims (12 seconds)
 
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Reserving any decision until the matter at hand fully reveals itself seems appropriate to Prestige. Although it is in contradiction with his skills, his insticts prevail as he realizes that the mounted party is to large and diverse to conceal very easily on the spot. Hiding will leave too much trail sign anyway especially with the keen senses of Giants and Trolls. Prestige points toward the trail sign and then to his nose and eyes and then sharply toward the oncoming noise to communicate this. Then tightens his expression while giving each party member a look in the eyes and drawing his brow up.

So he says this accordingly, "Bah! Let us not trespass further if we have already. A non assuming trespasser is easier to forgive than a fearful, scandalous or supspicously behaving one. Let us ask for directions so to speak. Perhaps they will not require us to oblige them with battle! And OAM !.. please keep track of our elixir, you may need it. There is enough for six trolls in there. Emral, get yours out just in case." Then a quick glance to the party, "Stay friendly unless provoked, everybody. Lars? Glyrell? What are your wills in this....Shasha? Have anything to add? " Prestige uses this to try and explain his reasonning for staying while keeping to an attentive position.

Facing the oncoming sounds with a neutral and slightly inquisitive facial expression. Neither passive nor hostile but waiting, searching for intention before action, posture.

He has already set his spear though and holds it with his right hand. While he rubs the butt his rod with his left thumb; it sticks through his belt like a sword without a scabbard. He then takes it out horizontally resting the rod on this left thigh at a readied yet comfortable angle.(12-18 seconds)
 
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