Shackled City - Chapter II

[Verbatim]

Downing the last of his beer and sandwhich, Zeric had heard enough.

~If they can help us bring the children to safety, then they will come.~

Walking back into the room, Zeric looked at the two strangers, spotting their mixed ancestory quickly and wondered if the two were brothers.

~Family will fight better to protect their own...~

"Know that we are not fools to be played false. We seek to bring the children back into the light, as well as any who have been taking by these black bloods. If you can fight for that goal, then come and let us be off. If you feel that your talents would be better here after all, tell us of the man you seek and we will bring you news upon our return."

Pulling the door open to the display the stairs leading back into the underground city, Zeric motioned to it with his hand.

"The choice is yours, but the time for us to leave has arrived."

Trusting the others would follow him back down, Zeric began walking down the steps and into the darkness below.

 

[hippocrachus]

"You forgot 'deep,'" he adds in between Elyas' response with a sigh.
"Aye," he says when Zeric opens the trapdoor and enters the undergorund complex, glad to see the choices clearly and under pressure. He follows after him.

 

[kirinke]

The elven ranger nodded. "It is a dangerous place down there. We must all depend on each other to survive. Word to the wise, don't touch anything suspicious down there, especially if it glitters pleasingly. And don't enter any rooms without proper scouting first. Caution is the watchword," she warned as she followed Zeric down.

 

[Mimic]

"That boy has a death wish or is too blinded by what he sees as justice to notice anything else." Althron thinks as he shrugs his shoulders and watches Zeric head down to the gnome city.

"It would seem we are leaving, are you coming or not? Although more blades are always usefull." He says addressing the two half-elves. If they go he will stick close to them, he doesn't really trust them but is willing to give them a chance. If they don't want to go he will escort them out of the shop and then head down. Either way he will make sure the shop is locked up.

 

[Manzanita]

Raven

"Hold Zeric." calls Raven as he starts down the trapdoor. "I will go first. Where are we starting this next phase of our investigation?"

Raven, if allowed will descend first and keep about 60 feet in front of the rest, her crossbow at ready.

 

[Majin]

The two half-elves nod, "We would gladly accompany you," Fario replies, as they fall into line behind the party as Althron locks the shop up tight.

 

[Verbatim]

"Hold Zeric." calls Raven as he starts down the trapdoor. "I will go first. Where are we starting this next phase of our investigation?"

Zeric paused and waited for Raven to catch up with him. Zeric wanted to tell her that once more she had done well in finding the half-elves that Althron had spotted, but knew the time for that was later.

~She is trying to prove her worth and that hunger is a useful thing.~

"We need answers and those can only be gained from those who has made these dark halls their home. We are on the hunt now Raven, and our prey are the skulks."

As Zeric's ears heard the additional footfalls of the newcomers, he smiled grimly to himself.

~Will this be a day of liberation, or will our bones be left forever in these dark halls?~

 

[Mimic]

Althron will follow at the back of the group, glancing backwards every now and again to make sure that they are not being followed.

 

[kirinke]

I cannot believe that I'm going back down into that pit of hell. Alinis thinks to herself, keeping a good grip on her bow and her sword within easy reach. I must be as crazy as my uncle Meglivrand. And last time he came home, he brought home a troll and introduced him as his friend! Civilized though. But still...

 

[Manzanita]

Raven

OOC: I'm afraid I"ve lost track of that map. I need to bookmark it. Where are we headed? Raven will head towards an unexplored passage or door.

What happened to the skulk that surrendered? Did we just forget about it? Is it tied up somewhere?