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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sir Brennen" data-source="post: 2033607" data-attributes="member: 553">April 17th 998In the morning we all met downstairs for breakfast.  We made plans to sell some of the things we'd picked up, including the gray man's gun.  This didn't take too long - Stonehearth wasn't very large - and we met back at the inn to split the gold and platinum we'd accumulated. Accounts were settled over lunch.  Once that was done, Barrick turned to Marcus and Charlotte and said, “Nice knowing you.  Take care.”  I think both Aleator and I were caught a little off-guard.  Barrick had apparently forgotten my recommendation the night before that it might be good to include the siblings in our potential venture.  He was probably looking at things from an army unit slant, seeing Father Al only in terms of his healing ability.  This mission, however, was going to require (I hated to admit) a little more human subtly.  We dwarves weren't going to blend in that well everywhere we might have to go looking for info on this clock, and our axes weren't going to be useful in every situation.  Like this monastery we were going to.We were able to convince Barrick that the fey-blooded girl had useful magic, and she was a crack shot with her crossbow.  Explaining Marcus' usefulness to Barrick's military mindset was a bit trickier, and Father Al finally suggested that the siblings were probably a package deal.  A little bit of haggling, and the two were hired as part of Dwarven Inc for a fair cut of any payments received.We set out for the monastery.  While we traveled, Marcus and Charlotte seemed to be having an intense conversation.  When we settled in to camp for the night, they informed us that while we visited the monastery, we should refer to them as "David" and "Rachel".  It seemed rather strange but confirmed for me that they had indeed run afoul of the One Church's attitude regarding mages and such.  I guess it was a prudent measure, especially given the reluctance of our wizard and witch sponsors to visit the monastery themselves.I did a little hunting so we could have a bit of stewed squirrel with our rations for dinner. Now more wary of the Shadow Elves than ever, we kept watches throughout the night, but dawn came without episode.</blockquote>

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