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Message: <blockquote data-quote="silentspace" data-source="post: 1224252" data-attributes="member: 14316">Devan and Filbert fill Darien in on the situation.  You barely make out Darien saying something under his breath.  Sounded sort of like “Crap, it’s a whole squad of ‘em! What are they playing at?”A closer look at the lizards confirms your earlier suspicions.  These are fierce fighting animals.  Like your own mounts, these animals show little nervousness or fear, and many of them bear battle scars on their hides. As it is, these sixteen alone look like a very serious threat to the caravan, not to mention your lives.  And there could be more, even.  If they were to leave to tell their fellow orcs about the caravan, and came back with a whole orc band, you get the feeling the caravan would be slaughtered.There’s also the chance that these orcs are just travelers, like they claim.  You’re not sure what an armed orc squad would be ‘traveling’ for, though.When Zanock mentions the human’s music the orcs laugh loudly.  Rangark’s tusked mouth widens in a grin.  In orcish, Rangark speaks.  “You strong warrior!  These humans have fighting spirit like orcs you say?  Yes, many humans brave in group, but alone all weak and puny!”  The other orcs laugh.  “Join with Rangark, and you get much battle!  Make strong stronger!  And when new world come, be part!  Orcs will have power!  No more hunted by human armies!  We rule with human!  But not those humans you with.  Those humans all slaughter!  Join with Rangark!  Or if not join, then be spy!  You mix with human, maybe find out human’s secrets!  Rangark pay!  Be Rangark’s agent!  Join Rangark!”The orcs don’t seem concerned at all about Zanock’s falchion.  Many of them are nodding at him in a gesture of brotherhood.  You don’t think they’ll feel the same way about anyone else (who’s not an orc) holding a weapon though.Rangark turns back to Devan.  Zanock said he wasn’t his leader, but Rangark still seems to assume Devan is everyone else’s leader. “Good!  You let us pass!  Now move aside for travelers!  Then we pass when we ready!”</blockquote>

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