"You may have a day's rest everyone. but tomorrow at 7.am you shall meet here for your next task." by now, the court high wizard comes in and takes the rod, covers it in chainmail mesh and cloth and walks out with it. "now im sure you all want some payment for this task you just preformed, shall we say 700 gold?" the King smiles. "the next task will be even more rewarding."

guard to Valance: "he's off, so i reckon he be boozin' up in the goblins head. er, thats a tavern"