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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8065130" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Darrow, Dermot and Shanni walked the short distance back to the original shaft entrance and greeted Helrud, who was eager to hear how their second foray into the cavern had gone. The dwarf scout also expressed his concern at the lateness of the day and the presence of wolves in the area. They were about to respond when they heard footsteps crunching on the snow. Shanni spun around and Dermot leveled his crossbow towards the sound, just as Rahnee called out that she was coming in. The ranger lowered his weapon as she strode forward, commending her companions on their reflexes. She told them that she had lost the wizard’s track in the snow earlier, then had spent the rest of the afternoon keeping an eye out for him as she covered their backtrail.Just as Darrow began explaining about how they had succeeded in opening the grate entrance, Aerikoth walked up to the group and then stopped, standing calmly and holding his staff while he regarded them with unblinking eyes. The others expressed their relief at his presence. Shanni also called their attention to the fact that the wolf calls in the surrounding area had gotten louder, with the fall of night. Darrow asked if Aerikoth had one of his “house” spells available and the wizard confirmed this, saying he could cast a spell for shelter if they desired it. Shanni then observed that the wolves had gone silent and asked Dermot if that was better or worse. Dermot thoughtfully answered that he didn’t know, since he had usually found shelter by then.Darrow resumed his summary of their underground discoveries, telling Rahnee and Aerikoth that they had found evidence of two dragons, a red and a white. The dwarf said they had found the white’s lair, guarded by some sort of frost elemental, but not much in the way of a hoard. Shanni, appearing more nervous about the wolves in the area, suggested that since it would take some time in the telling, they should do it somewhere safe and warm. Darrow acknowledged the practicality of this and Rahnee asked Aerikoth to cast his spell.The wizard glanced around and settled on a spot near the statue of the dragon, which he said he had determined was of the red species. The others followed him to a point near the statue, where Aerikoth stopped and began bringing forth various objects from his robe. In response to a question from Shanni, the wizard said that he would not place the shelter over the visible large bones on the ground, but just to the north of them. He then stood quietly for a moment, appearing unaffected by the wind and cold, and began speaking words of magic and holding up the objects as the spell required. Shanni stood and shivered while the wizard continued to cast; Dermot, meanwhile, scanned the ridgeline.With a final gesture, Aerikoth pointed at the ground and a large hut appeared, to the surprise and delight of Helrud, who had never seen anything like it. The dwarf put a hand on it and exclaimed that it was solid, appearing not to have believed it at first. Aerikoth announced that the hut door was open to all who wished to enter, and the group eagerly filed into its warm interior.</blockquote>

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