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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 1800373" data-attributes="member: 5203">The group talked quietly amongst themselves as they walked from the jail back to the Happy Half-Ogre.&nbsp; Most of them were exhausted from a long day walking about town, and Arrie in particular was nursing a lump on her head after the attack by the orcs.&nbsp; The idea of going down into the tunnels that evening was discussed, but quickly dismissed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Osborn, Xu, and Lanara, who had spent the day resting in anticipation of a late night, decided to proceed with their plans.&nbsp; Xu walked around the streets of Dagger Rock alone, shadowed by Lanara and Osborne.&nbsp; Though at first Xu had difficulty remembering that she was trying to be conspicuous, eventually she broke the habit of walking in the shadows and went out into the open.&nbsp; Despite their best efforts, however, Xu was not the victim of an assault by the town’s mysterious muggers.&nbsp; In fact, a stray cat was the only living thing they saw.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The three heroes met up at the end of the town, and decided to check out the graveyard, as one of the tunnels Osborn had found came up somewhere inside the cemetery.&nbsp; Xu took up a position in the branches of an elm tree overlooking the graveyard, while Lanara circled around the perimeter.&nbsp; Osborn went inside, exploring the many gravestones.&nbsp; Most of the graves were marked with flat stone rectangles, though several had more traditional standing tombstones.&nbsp; There were two mausoleums as well, jutting into the night sky.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As he walked around, Osborn’s sensitive ears picked up a very faint sound; a dull, rhythmic chunk.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Digging,” Osborn whispered to himself.&nbsp; He managed to locate the source of the noise; it came from a simple grave with a flat marker.&nbsp; Osborn read the inscription; Jack Kineron – He Deserved Better.&nbsp; A quick inspection revealed a well-hidden seam in the grass, and Osborn couls see that it concealed a wooden trapdoor with sod nailed on top of it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Osborn went to get Xu and Lanara.&nbsp; “What is it?” asked Xu, after leaping out of the tree and turning a somersault in midair.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I’ve found where the tunnel comes out in the graveyard,” the hin explained.&nbsp; “And I can hear digging.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The three walked out to the graveyard and cautiously opened the trapdoor.&nbsp; It was pitch black below, and they could now all hear the digging sound; it seemed far away, though it was difficult to tell with the echoes coming from the tunnel.&nbsp; Lanara indicated that she could see nothing in the tunnel to the limit of her darkvision.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They decided to go down to investigate.&nbsp; Osborn led the way, as he had already been in the tunnels and knew where they led. Xu and Lanara followed, the monk holding a tiny oil lamp in her palm to provide just enough light for she and Osborn to see.&nbsp; They came close to a four-way intersection of tunnels, and Osborn held up his hand so that his friends would stop.&nbsp; He quietly crept back to speak with them.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I can hear the digging coming from the tunnel to the left,” he whispered.&nbsp; “That’s the unfinished one leading to the bank.&nbsp; There’s also a bit of light coming from there. I’m going to peek around the corner and see what I can; you wait here and come quickly if I yell.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Osborn moved forward again, disappearing from view as he left the radius of Xu’s dim light.&nbsp; After only a few minutes, he returned.&nbsp; Motioning for Lanara and Xu to turn around and walk back the way they came, he stopped them once they were well out of earshot.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “There are three of them,” said Osborn.&nbsp; “There are two elves doing the digging; one male and one female.&nbsp; There’s a short, balding human supervising them, holding the wheelbarrow I saw out by the cobbler’s field.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Anyone you recognize?” asked Lanara.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Osborn shook his head.&nbsp; “But there are plenty of people in town I haven’t seen yet.&nbsp; Yuri, for one.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Do you think the short human is Yuri?” Xu asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Maybe,” he shrugged, “I don’t know for sure.&nbsp; I didn’t think Yuri would be hanging around with elves, though; I thought he didn’t like non-humans.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Should we try and stop them?” asked Xu.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Osborn thought about it for a moment.&nbsp; “Probably not.&nbsp; We have no idea of their capabilities, and it’s three against three right now.&nbsp; Neither Lanara or I are much good in a close-quarters fight, and these tunnels won’t let me get enough distance to throw daggers.&nbsp; I say we wait and come back tomorrow night with everyone.”&nbsp;*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The next morning Osborn filled in the rest of the group on their discoveries.&nbsp; They agreed to go down to the tunnels together that evening.&nbsp; In the meantime, there were several people that the group wanted to speak with, mostly about Yuri.&nbsp; They agreed that since whoever was behind the crimes in town was obviously on to their investigation, they should all travel together to avoid any more surprises like Arrie had.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I want to take some time to investigate Dagger Rock,” Arrie said, as she pulled on her boots.&nbsp; “I want to see if that dagger Elmo gave us has something to do with it.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Sure,” said Osborn.&nbsp; “Sounds like something we can do this afternoon.&nbsp; We’ll all swim out and have a look.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; With everyone busy getting ready to leave, no one noticed both Tolly and Lanara looking uncomfortable at the mention of swimming.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Their first stop was very close.&nbsp; Arrie walked down the hall and knocked on the door to the room that until recently was occupied by the orc “horse traders”.&nbsp; Pushing on the door, she saw Grog’s elderly maid, Esmerelda, busy cleaning up.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh, hello dear,” said Esmerelda.&nbsp; “What can I do for you?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I just wanted to ask you something, if you don’t mind,” Arrie said.&nbsp; The rest of the party waited outside in the hallway, not wanting to mob the poor old woman.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well, come inside then,” Esmerelda said.&nbsp; “You don’t mind if I sit a spell while we talk?”&nbsp; She lowered herself to the edge of the bed, groaning slightly as her knees bent.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Esmerelda,” Arrie began, “you’ve probably heard by now that we’re looking into the recent trouble in town in the hopes of clearing Grog’s name.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes, and bless you for it, dearie.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well, don’t say anything to anyone yet, because we’re not sure, but some of us suspect that Yuri might be behind it.&nbsp; I wanted to ask you about the problems between you and him.&nbsp; We’ve heard the rumors, of course, about you being accused of stealing.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I never stole anything from him,” Esmerelda said testily.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I know you didn’t,” said Arrie, patting the elderly woman’s hand.&nbsp; “I was wondering if there was some other reason Yuri let you go – something maybe you don’t talk about much?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Esmerelda shook her head.&nbsp; “Near as I can figure, Yuri was looking for an excuse to let some staff go, seeing as his business weren’t too good.&nbsp; Fortunately Grog was there to pick us up after Yuri kicked us out.&nbsp; He’s hired a lot of Yuri’s old employees – besides me, there’s Sevem and Julia, and not too long ago he hired that girl Jenya to help out Matilda in the kitchen.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Arrie nodded.&nbsp; “Do you know what happened to Yuri’s parents?&nbsp; I noticed that the Kinerons were some of the town founders, but there’s no mention of his parents, and Yuri himself only came into town a few years ago.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Esmerelda shook her head.&nbsp; “Afraid I don’t know, dearie.&nbsp; Never met then as far as I can recall.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well, did you know Jack Kineron?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Jack Kineron?”&nbsp; Esmerelda repeated.&nbsp; “I’m sorry, but I don’t know a Jack Kineron.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “There’s a marker for him in the graveyard.&nbsp; It doesn’t say when he died, though.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Esmerelda shook her head.&nbsp; “No dearie, I’ve known a lot of people in this town, but none named Jack Kineron.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Arrie smiled, though a bit disappointed.&nbsp; “Thank you for talking to me.&nbsp; I’ll let you get back to work.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh, that’s all right, dearie.&nbsp; I needed the rest anyway.&nbsp; These old bones don’t move like they used to.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Arrie left the room, and the party went downstairs.&nbsp; They proceeded to Bearclaw Manor to speak with Sidon, but his butler informed them that he was at the town jail.&nbsp; They stopped by in time to see him delivering food to the orc prisoners.&nbsp; Kyle knocked at the jail door, and they were let inside by Sidon.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Good morning,” he said.&nbsp; “And good work catching these two.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well, the credit really goes to Arrie and Shod,” Kyle said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “What can I do for you?” Sidon asked.&nbsp; “Have you found out who’s behind these crimes?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Not yet,” said Osborn, “but we think we’re close.&nbsp; We wanted to ask you what you know about Yuri.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sidon scratched at the beard stubble on his chin.&nbsp; “Well, not much.&nbsp; He came into town just shortly after I did.&nbsp; He built the Dagger Rock Tavern across from the Hearthfire, and then started buying up land around here.&nbsp; He leases a lot of the land to people in town around here.&nbsp; Then Grog came and built his place, and since then Yuri’s been stirring up the town against him.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Probably burned him up to see a person not of pure human blood being successful,” commented Osborn.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Huh?&nbsp; Oh, Yuri’s not racist,” Sidon paused for a moment.&nbsp; “Well, I suppose he doesn’t care much for orcs or folks with orc blood, which is probably why he had a problem with Sevem, but he’s not nearly as bad as that drunkard Jim.&nbsp; No, I think his beef with Grog is just that he’s losing customers.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Do you know anything about Yuri’s parents?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sidon shook his head.&nbsp; “Like I said, Yuri came here from Vharnath just after me.&nbsp; I’d heard he had roots here, but I have no idea about his parents.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “What about a Jack Kineron?&nbsp; Is he like an uncle, or cousin or something?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sidon looked confused.&nbsp; “Who?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Jack Kineron,” Osborn repeated.&nbsp; “There’s a marker for him in the graveyard.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You must be mistaken,” said Sidon.&nbsp; “The only Kinerons up there are Yuri’s grandparents, Piter and Hannah.&nbsp; Until Yuri came back those were the only Kinerons that ever lived here.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Interesting,” Osborn muttered to himself.&nbsp; “Well, we’d best be getting on our way.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Okay, then,” Sidon said.&nbsp; “Just remember that whatever you find out, we need evidence.&nbsp; Either some physical proof, or something that either myself or one of the other councilmen can witness.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Osborn smiled, thinking of the network of tunnels that lay under Captain Bearclaw’s feet.&nbsp; “Oh, I’m sure we can find something.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As they were about to leave, Kavan spoke up.&nbsp; “Captain, I was wondering if there are any elves living nearby.&nbsp; I’ve not seen any, and I long for the company of my own people.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well, there’s Tristan the ranger, who lives out in the forest,” said Sidon.&nbsp; “But he’s elf-touched, so not quite what you’re looking for.&nbsp; Oh, and of course there’s Rinlin and Aeoli.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Who are they?” Kavan asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh, I think they’re siblings or something.&nbsp; They came to town a few months ago, and they’re working for Yuri now.&nbsp; They’ll probably be at the tavern.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The group looked at each other knowingly.&nbsp; “Thank you,” said Kavan.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 1800373, member: 5203"] The group talked quietly amongst themselves as they walked from the jail back to the Happy Half-Ogre. Most of them were exhausted from a long day walking about town, and Arrie in particular was nursing a lump on her head after the attack by the orcs. The idea of going down into the tunnels that evening was discussed, but quickly dismissed. Osborn, Xu, and Lanara, who had spent the day resting in anticipation of a late night, decided to proceed with their plans. Xu walked around the streets of Dagger Rock alone, shadowed by Lanara and Osborne. Though at first Xu had difficulty remembering that she was trying to be conspicuous, eventually she broke the habit of walking in the shadows and went out into the open. Despite their best efforts, however, Xu was not the victim of an assault by the town’s mysterious muggers. In fact, a stray cat was the only living thing they saw. The three heroes met up at the end of the town, and decided to check out the graveyard, as one of the tunnels Osborn had found came up somewhere inside the cemetery. Xu took up a position in the branches of an elm tree overlooking the graveyard, while Lanara circled around the perimeter. Osborn went inside, exploring the many gravestones. Most of the graves were marked with flat stone rectangles, though several had more traditional standing tombstones. There were two mausoleums as well, jutting into the night sky. As he walked around, Osborn’s sensitive ears picked up a very faint sound; a dull, rhythmic chunk. “Digging,” Osborn whispered to himself. He managed to locate the source of the noise; it came from a simple grave with a flat marker. Osborn read the inscription; Jack Kineron – He Deserved Better. A quick inspection revealed a well-hidden seam in the grass, and Osborn couls see that it concealed a wooden trapdoor with sod nailed on top of it. Osborn went to get Xu and Lanara. “What is it?” asked Xu, after leaping out of the tree and turning a somersault in midair. “I’ve found where the tunnel comes out in the graveyard,” the hin explained. “And I can hear digging.” The three walked out to the graveyard and cautiously opened the trapdoor. It was pitch black below, and they could now all hear the digging sound; it seemed far away, though it was difficult to tell with the echoes coming from the tunnel. Lanara indicated that she could see nothing in the tunnel to the limit of her darkvision. They decided to go down to investigate. Osborn led the way, as he had already been in the tunnels and knew where they led. Xu and Lanara followed, the monk holding a tiny oil lamp in her palm to provide just enough light for she and Osborn to see. They came close to a four-way intersection of tunnels, and Osborn held up his hand so that his friends would stop. He quietly crept back to speak with them. “I can hear the digging coming from the tunnel to the left,” he whispered. “That’s the unfinished one leading to the bank. There’s also a bit of light coming from there. I’m going to peek around the corner and see what I can; you wait here and come quickly if I yell.” Osborn moved forward again, disappearing from view as he left the radius of Xu’s dim light. After only a few minutes, he returned. Motioning for Lanara and Xu to turn around and walk back the way they came, he stopped them once they were well out of earshot. “There are three of them,” said Osborn. “There are two elves doing the digging; one male and one female. There’s a short, balding human supervising them, holding the wheelbarrow I saw out by the cobbler’s field.” “Anyone you recognize?” asked Lanara. Osborn shook his head. “But there are plenty of people in town I haven’t seen yet. Yuri, for one.” “Do you think the short human is Yuri?” Xu asked. “Maybe,” he shrugged, “I don’t know for sure. I didn’t think Yuri would be hanging around with elves, though; I thought he didn’t like non-humans.” “Should we try and stop them?” asked Xu. Osborn thought about it for a moment. “Probably not. We have no idea of their capabilities, and it’s three against three right now. Neither Lanara or I are much good in a close-quarters fight, and these tunnels won’t let me get enough distance to throw daggers. I say we wait and come back tomorrow night with everyone.” [CENTER]* * *[/CENTER] The next morning Osborn filled in the rest of the group on their discoveries. They agreed to go down to the tunnels together that evening. In the meantime, there were several people that the group wanted to speak with, mostly about Yuri. They agreed that since whoever was behind the crimes in town was obviously on to their investigation, they should all travel together to avoid any more surprises like Arrie had. “I want to take some time to investigate Dagger Rock,” Arrie said, as she pulled on her boots. “I want to see if that dagger Elmo gave us has something to do with it.” “Sure,” said Osborn. “Sounds like something we can do this afternoon. We’ll all swim out and have a look.” With everyone busy getting ready to leave, no one noticed both Tolly and Lanara looking uncomfortable at the mention of swimming. Their first stop was very close. Arrie walked down the hall and knocked on the door to the room that until recently was occupied by the orc “horse traders”. Pushing on the door, she saw Grog’s elderly maid, Esmerelda, busy cleaning up. “Oh, hello dear,” said Esmerelda. “What can I do for you?” “I just wanted to ask you something, if you don’t mind,” Arrie said. The rest of the party waited outside in the hallway, not wanting to mob the poor old woman. “Well, come inside then,” Esmerelda said. “You don’t mind if I sit a spell while we talk?” She lowered herself to the edge of the bed, groaning slightly as her knees bent. “Esmerelda,” Arrie began, “you’ve probably heard by now that we’re looking into the recent trouble in town in the hopes of clearing Grog’s name.” “Yes, and bless you for it, dearie.” “Well, don’t say anything to anyone yet, because we’re not sure, but some of us suspect that Yuri might be behind it. I wanted to ask you about the problems between you and him. We’ve heard the rumors, of course, about you being accused of stealing.” “I never stole anything from him,” Esmerelda said testily. “I know you didn’t,” said Arrie, patting the elderly woman’s hand. “I was wondering if there was some other reason Yuri let you go – something maybe you don’t talk about much?” Esmerelda shook her head. “Near as I can figure, Yuri was looking for an excuse to let some staff go, seeing as his business weren’t too good. Fortunately Grog was there to pick us up after Yuri kicked us out. He’s hired a lot of Yuri’s old employees – besides me, there’s Sevem and Julia, and not too long ago he hired that girl Jenya to help out Matilda in the kitchen.” Arrie nodded. “Do you know what happened to Yuri’s parents? I noticed that the Kinerons were some of the town founders, but there’s no mention of his parents, and Yuri himself only came into town a few years ago.” Esmerelda shook her head. “Afraid I don’t know, dearie. Never met then as far as I can recall.” “Well, did you know Jack Kineron?” “Jack Kineron?” Esmerelda repeated. “I’m sorry, but I don’t know a Jack Kineron.” “There’s a marker for him in the graveyard. It doesn’t say when he died, though.” Esmerelda shook her head. “No dearie, I’ve known a lot of people in this town, but none named Jack Kineron.” Arrie smiled, though a bit disappointed. “Thank you for talking to me. I’ll let you get back to work.” “Oh, that’s all right, dearie. I needed the rest anyway. These old bones don’t move like they used to.” Arrie left the room, and the party went downstairs. They proceeded to Bearclaw Manor to speak with Sidon, but his butler informed them that he was at the town jail. They stopped by in time to see him delivering food to the orc prisoners. Kyle knocked at the jail door, and they were let inside by Sidon. “Good morning,” he said. “And good work catching these two.” “Well, the credit really goes to Arrie and Shod,” Kyle said. “What can I do for you?” Sidon asked. “Have you found out who’s behind these crimes?” “Not yet,” said Osborn, “but we think we’re close. We wanted to ask you what you know about Yuri.” Sidon scratched at the beard stubble on his chin. “Well, not much. He came into town just shortly after I did. He built the Dagger Rock Tavern across from the Hearthfire, and then started buying up land around here. He leases a lot of the land to people in town around here. Then Grog came and built his place, and since then Yuri’s been stirring up the town against him.” “Probably burned him up to see a person not of pure human blood being successful,” commented Osborn. “Huh? Oh, Yuri’s not racist,” Sidon paused for a moment. “Well, I suppose he doesn’t care much for orcs or folks with orc blood, which is probably why he had a problem with Sevem, but he’s not nearly as bad as that drunkard Jim. No, I think his beef with Grog is just that he’s losing customers.” “Do you know anything about Yuri’s parents?” Sidon shook his head. “Like I said, Yuri came here from Vharnath just after me. I’d heard he had roots here, but I have no idea about his parents.” “What about a Jack Kineron? Is he like an uncle, or cousin or something?” Sidon looked confused. “Who?” “Jack Kineron,” Osborn repeated. “There’s a marker for him in the graveyard.” “You must be mistaken,” said Sidon. “The only Kinerons up there are Yuri’s grandparents, Piter and Hannah. Until Yuri came back those were the only Kinerons that ever lived here.” “Interesting,” Osborn muttered to himself. “Well, we’d best be getting on our way.” “Okay, then,” Sidon said. “Just remember that whatever you find out, we need evidence. Either some physical proof, or something that either myself or one of the other councilmen can witness.” Osborn smiled, thinking of the network of tunnels that lay under Captain Bearclaw’s feet. “Oh, I’m sure we can find something.” As they were about to leave, Kavan spoke up. “Captain, I was wondering if there are any elves living nearby. I’ve not seen any, and I long for the company of my own people.” “Well, there’s Tristan the ranger, who lives out in the forest,” said Sidon. “But he’s elf-touched, so not quite what you’re looking for. Oh, and of course there’s Rinlin and Aeoli.” “Who are they?” Kavan asked. “Oh, I think they’re siblings or something. They came to town a few months ago, and they’re working for Yuri now. They’ll probably be at the tavern.” The group looked at each other knowingly. “Thank you,” said Kavan. [/QUOTE]

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