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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sparky" data-source="post: 1344022" data-attributes="member: 13681">Zadkiel gives the boys a steady look. Tough kids. He purses his lips and turns his thoughts and his eyes back to the situation.Crouching out of sight, he tugs off his hat and scratches his flattened silver hair gratefully. His scratching moves down his jaw along scruffy sideburns and slows as he thinks deeply. He casts glances back at the mine area intermittently as he speaks.Keeping his voice low "Way I figured it back there," he jerks his thumb toward the south and the smoldering wagon, "There're five or six of these Orcs. Not counting the Scion." He shrugs, "So the Orcs we see may be all there is. But maybe not. I got no reason to belive they're interested in keepin' their prisoners a--" he breaks off, "--ah, above ground. So we need to act fast."He casts an eye at Gabriel, "I know we're all gung-ho to charge down there," his eyes go to each in turn, "but we shouldn't. Not until we know what's going on." He pauses and takes a deep breath, "I think we should come at them from two directions. One group from the forge side. One group from the other side. One side - the forge side, a charge - the other, stealth." He looks to Tzzecct and Gabriel. "I'd like it if you two were in position before us, we can wait for you and you can signal us when you're set or if you see anything odd in that other building." His eyes glow lamp-like under the brim of his hat, "Ideas? I'm open, you all know your strenths better than I do."He rocks back crouching on his heels and unslings his crossbow, "These look like our boys, but if they aren't - we withdraw. I don't want anyone, us or them, especially us, getting hurt unless there's a reason. If the Scion from the wagon is here, that's reason enough." He relays the description of the Scion given him to the others.He turns his gaze back to the boys giving them what he hopes is a heartening look... Never been good at heartening looks... and his mouth thins, jaw clenching. I wish I could promise we'll get your mom back, boys. I  really do.</blockquote>

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