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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 1704712" data-attributes="member: 2323">[PLAIN][Realms #278a] Which Way Did He Go?[/PLAIN]&quot;We should approach him,&quot; Feln grunted over his shoulder to the Janissary. &quot;Do you want to do the talking or should I?&quot; Karak cleared his throat meaningfully to get the half-orc's attention.&quot;You watch the fore, I'll watch the aft,&quot; the dwarf muttered into his beard, his gray eyes darting around nervously. &quot;While we let the elves do the talking.&quot; Feln acceded to the wisdom of Karak's suggestion and the dwarf moved to the rear of the group clutching his axe warily as he searched the trees for any sign of elven snipers. He saw none.Vade watched all this whispering and milling about and tugged on Ledare's scabbard to get her attention. &quot;Why don't we tell them the truth?&quot; he whispered up to Ledare. Turning to the eldritch warrior he prompted, &quot;You are an elf, Morier. Maybe you should talk to them.&quot;&nbsp; Morier looked stricken for an instant before he regained his composure and stepped between Vade and the elf with the bow. He looked meaningfully into the halfling's eyes and raised a finger to his thin lips.&quot;What's the matter, Morier?&quot; Vade asked, blinking up at Morier. &quot;You are an elf too. You should talk to your people.&quot; Again a storm cloud moved across the albino's face, but this time Feln intervened.&quot;Why don't you hold back,&quot; the half-orc suggested, meeting Morier's gaze. The eldritch warrior nodded and did his best to blend into the group's ranks. Feln directed his attention to Vade then and said, &quot;Keep an eye on Morier; most elves dislike him.&quot;&quot;Why?&quot; Vade asked with genuine concern in his voice. &quot;Morier's an elf like-&quot;&quot;Hush now,&quot; Feln suggested, giving Vade's shoulder a gentle squeeze.&quot;By Roofdrak's bloody maw!&quot; Grisham barked in frustration. He shot the group a reproachful look and without further warning he lurched forward to address the scout himself, &quot;Ho, elf! We're tracking a killer! One who is impersonating The Hound!&quot;This prompted some concern from the elven archer and spurred both Ixin and Ledare to step forward. &quot;What the human says is true,&quot; Ixin said with a warm smile. &quot;We are banded together in search of a murderer whom we believe may have passed this way.&quot;&quot;A murderer?&quot; the elf asked, his emotions unreadable.&quot;Yes,&quot; Ledare told him. &quot;He killed one of Flor's Mercybringers in the town of Flavonshire and fled to these woods. Have you seen anyone else trespassing on your land recently?&quot;The elf released the tension on his bow and thought for a moment before responding. &quot;Before I answer, I would know more of you and your intentions,&quot; he said, his eyes intent and penetrating. &quot;By what authority do you seek this man?&quot;&quot;We are the VQS!&quot; Vade cried loudly, dodging Feln's restraining hands to trot up beside the women and Grisham. &quot;We mean no harm to you or your land. May we please go about our business?&quot; He then stage-whispered up to Ledare, &quot;How is that, Kitten? I have been practicing sounding authorative.&quot;Before Ledare could answer, the elf spoke again. &quot;The Veek'yuess is unknown to me,&quot; he said, his voice dripping with condescension. It was clear that he was looking chiefly in the direction of Feln and Karak as he spoke, but he turned his scrutiny on Ixin as well. &quot;You are.. a motley group.&quot;&quot;The forces of good transcend race and breed,&quot; Ledare told him without missing a beat. &quot;We band together because we must.&quot; Her response seemed to meet with the elf's approval and he returned his arrow to its quiver with a nod.&quot;We did not intend to trespass and would be grateful for safe passage through your lands,&quot; Ixin added with her most winning smile, &quot;or any information about the possible whereabouts of the man we seek.&quot;&quot;The Hound is known to the Ten'Venielle,&quot; the elf admitted as he approached the group. &quot;He helped us drive the gnolls from the forest in winters past. We find it difficult to believe that he is a murderer.&quot;&quot;It's not The Hound we've been tracking!&quot; Grisham growled, making a slashing gesture with his hand. &quot;I've been telling them from the beginning: we're tracking an imposter! Someone is trying to ruin Plonius' good name!&quot; The elf nodded.&quot;I am sure that you are correct,&quot; he said. &quot;Two of our shikar, Lithraldor and Lenndel, reported seeing The Hound - or someone they thought was The Hound - the day before yesterday moving through these woods along the path you now follow. They did not approach or hinder him, however. The Hound is welcome in our lands.&quot;&quot;Thank you for this information,&quot; Ledare replied. &quot;Have there been any other out-of-the-ordinary occurrences here of late?&quot;&quot;No,&quot; the elf said. &quot;Other than the Veek'yuess, it has been quiet. Seeing The Hound in the forest is not unusual.&quot;&quot;It's not The Hound,&quot; Grisham grumbled and the elf nodded.&quot;We will be on our guard,&quot; he told them. &quot;If you wish we can escort you to the border of our territory, but you are free to pursue this man as you will. If we see him again we will question him to determine his identity.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jon Potter, post: 1704712, member: 2323"] [b][PLAIN][Realms #278a] Which Way Did He Go?[/PLAIN][/b] "We should approach him," Feln grunted over his shoulder to the Janissary. "Do you want to do the talking or should I?" Karak cleared his throat meaningfully to get the half-orc's attention. "You watch the fore, I'll watch the aft," the dwarf muttered into his beard, his gray eyes darting around nervously. "While we let the elves do the talking." Feln acceded to the wisdom of Karak's suggestion and the dwarf moved to the rear of the group clutching his axe warily as he searched the trees for any sign of elven snipers. He saw none. Vade watched all this whispering and milling about and tugged on Ledare's scabbard to get her attention. "Why don't we tell them the truth?" he whispered up to Ledare. Turning to the eldritch warrior he prompted, "You are an elf, Morier. Maybe you should talk to them." Morier looked stricken for an instant before he regained his composure and stepped between Vade and the elf with the bow. He looked meaningfully into the halfling's eyes and raised a finger to his thin lips. "What's the matter, Morier?" Vade asked, blinking up at Morier. "You are an elf too. You should talk to your people." Again a storm cloud moved across the albino's face, but this time Feln intervened. "Why don't you hold back," the half-orc suggested, meeting Morier's gaze. The eldritch warrior nodded and did his best to blend into the group's ranks. Feln directed his attention to Vade then and said, "Keep an eye on Morier; most elves dislike him." "Why?" Vade asked with genuine concern in his voice. "Morier's an elf like-" "Hush now," Feln suggested, giving Vade's shoulder a gentle squeeze. "By Roofdrak's bloody maw!" Grisham barked in frustration. He shot the group a reproachful look and without further warning he lurched forward to address the scout himself, "Ho, elf! We're tracking a killer! One who is impersonating The Hound!" This prompted some concern from the elven archer and spurred both Ixin and Ledare to step forward. "What the human says is true," Ixin said with a warm smile. "We are banded together in search of a murderer whom we believe may have passed this way." "A murderer?" the elf asked, his emotions unreadable. "Yes," Ledare told him. "He killed one of Flor's Mercybringers in the town of Flavonshire and fled to these woods. Have you seen anyone else trespassing on your land recently?" The elf released the tension on his bow and thought for a moment before responding. "Before I answer, I would know more of you and your intentions," he said, his eyes intent and penetrating. "By what authority do you seek this man?" "We are the VQS!" Vade cried loudly, dodging Feln's restraining hands to trot up beside the women and Grisham. "We mean no harm to you or your land. May we please go about our business?" He then stage-whispered up to Ledare, "How is that, Kitten? I have been practicing sounding authorative." Before Ledare could answer, the elf spoke again. "The Veek'yuess is unknown to me," he said, his voice dripping with condescension. It was clear that he was looking chiefly in the direction of Feln and Karak as he spoke, but he turned his scrutiny on Ixin as well. "You are.. a motley group." "The forces of good transcend race and breed," Ledare told him without missing a beat. "We band together because we must." Her response seemed to meet with the elf's approval and he returned his arrow to its quiver with a nod. "We did not intend to trespass and would be grateful for safe passage through your lands," Ixin added with her most winning smile, "or any information about the possible whereabouts of the man we seek." "The Hound is known to the Ten'Venielle," the elf admitted as he approached the group. "He helped us drive the gnolls from the forest in winters past. We find it difficult to believe that he is a murderer." "It's not The Hound we've been tracking!" Grisham growled, making a slashing gesture with his hand. "I've been telling them from the beginning: we're tracking an imposter! Someone is trying to ruin Plonius' good name!" The elf nodded. "I am sure that you are correct," he said. "Two of our shikar, Lithraldor and Lenndel, reported seeing The Hound - or someone they thought was The Hound - the day before yesterday moving through these woods along the path you now follow. They did not approach or hinder him, however. The Hound is welcome in our lands." "Thank you for this information," Ledare replied. "Have there been any other out-of-the-ordinary occurrences here of late?" "No," the elf said. "Other than the Veek'yuess, it has been quiet. Seeing The Hound in the forest is not unusual." "It's not The Hound," Grisham grumbled and the elf nodded. "We will be on our guard," he told them. "If you wish we can escort you to the border of our territory, but you are free to pursue this man as you will. If we see him again we will question him to determine his identity." [/QUOTE]

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