Rescuing Madame Baladwell (IC)

[trysted]

Dayme does his best to look sagely silent. He doesn't and gives up the attempt.

"Yeah, I know you want to get the story on these wolves, but shouldn't we get moving while we talk?" He pauses for effect, but only briefly. "Watch out for the traps as we get going" he says with presumed agreement.

[Illven]

"Wolves don't work, they just hunt. Who taught you their biology?" Madame Baladwell asked clearly confused.

[Archmage1]

Alice offers Madame Baladwell a kind smile. "You did! But Dayme's right, we should get moving, if we want to reach the village by night. And hope there aren't any more wolves."

With that, the half-elf starts walking, heading towards the village once more, pausing as she reaches the edge of the clearing to give everyone a chance to catch up, before she continues once more.

[trysted]

Dayme takes Madam Baladwell's arm, "Don't you worry your pretty little head about figuring all that out. Lets just follow the nice young lass there" he says in what is probably an overly patronizing voice, and walks her behind Alice.

[Dimers]

"Dayme's right, we should get moving, if we want to reach the village by night. And hope there aren't any more wolves."

"Or bears. Or dire skunks. Or dire skinks! You know what, let's just hope we don't see any animals bigger than my foot ..." Beb adds as he walks down the path.

[trysted]

Dayme smirks back at Beb “Did I just hear you say your feet are too large?”

[Dimers]

"If it means no more deadly attacks before getting back to town, I'll ask The Dragon-God to make my feet the size of knitting needles," Beb responds somberly.

[Archmage1]

Leading the way, Alice continues walking. "I just hope we don't run into anything else."

[Illven]

You manage to reach the town.

I assume you head straight for the mayor's manor.

[trysted]

Big ole "yes" on that one!

[Illven]

Mayor Gobblygook is currently writing something as you are brought to his study.

"Oh. You're back, I assume you were?" He starts before he hears the grumbles of the cranky old healer.

"And when I was a kid, not everyone could become paladins you had to have the right stats, and demi-humans could only level so high." She continues.

"Madame Baladwell. Any injures are safe forever! You are the heroes of Gobblygook!" He starts glomping Madame Baladwell, and moving to glomp all of you.

[Archmage1]

Familiar with the mayor's lecherous ways, Alice tries to evade the hug.

[Dimers]

... and Beb steps up to take Alice's share of glompage. "Oh, mayor, it's so good to be back here in one piece!"

[Illven]

"Did the goblins give you any trouble? Tell me all about it." The mayor starts sitting behind his desk, as he continues to speak clearly wishing to hear tales of valor.

[Archmage1]

Alice nods. "They did. But the wolves were worse. Poor Heather..." Her eyes tear up for a moment, before she manages to push through, and continue. "They attacked as we left the village, at the old bridge. They were desperate. Determined to keep on attacking after we'd hurt them badly. Not like normal wolves at all. And we encountered another group, on the way back, that behaved in much the same way. The goblins... they were mostly sick and dying, including the chief's daughter, which was why they kidnapped Madame Baladwell. So I persuaded Madame to heal the goblin child, and then the goblins let us leave."

[trysted]

Dayme stays suspiciously silent, opting for his "wise sage look", which actually looks kind of dumb, really.

[Dimers]

Beb volunteers, "Alice went boldly into the goblin warren alone, trusting the goblins' word. ... I think that might've earned their trust in return."

[Illven]

"But... but they were goblins, you..... you dont trust goblins." The mayor remarks.

[Archmage1]

Alice shakes her head. "They were desperate people. And I offered to give them what they wanted. Once they had that, leaving was simple."

[trysted]

Dayme ramps up his arrogance. “We decided to trust them and it worked out. You weren’t there and you don’t get to question the decisions we made, because.....oh yeah, because it worked out. We were right by definition.” He says with the air of someone who always thinks he is right.

[Illven]

"And you're sure you weren't followed?" He questions seeming suspicious.

[Archmage1]

Alice gives the mayor a look. One that conveys that he's being fairly idiotic. "Following us? The goblins? The ones who already know enough about us to sneak in, kidnap Madame Baladwell, who just happens to be the one person who could cure their chief's daughter? Not to mention the wolves? Why would they even bother to follow us?"

[trysted]

Dayme gets very attentive for a change, "Who would be following us? You aren't telling us something, and that could have been dangerous for us. And COULD BECOME dangerous for YOU."

Dayme pauses, but only briefly, "And before you say 'are you threatening me?' the answer is 'yes, I'm threatening to tell everyone that is related to our dearly departed companions that it is because you didn't tell us something that would have prevented their deaths."

[Dimers]

Beb just scratches his scaly head and wonders about the subtext.

[Illven]

"Peace. I merely meant. I do not trust the cowardly vermin, for them to have agreed to hand over Madame Baladwell....." The mayor starts.

"Regardless, the town wizard wishes to speak to you all. He says he has a job for you all to perform, and if you accept it, he may be willing to let us keep a second horse."

[Archmage1]

Alice looks over herself and her companions, coated in dirt, mud, blood and other signs of a long day. "Perhaps in the morning? I think we could all use a good bath, some delicious food, and a long nap."

[Dimers]

Beb gets wide-eyed and starts to bounce with excitement at the prospect of Gobbelygook turning into a two-horse town, but Alice's words bring him back to sobriety. "Right. I'd like to be less hurt and more fed."

[trysted]

Dayme nods his concurement, "I'm with them on that".

[Illven]

"Hopefully, he won't kill our one horse in the meantime." The mayor muses.

[Are you resting up a day?]

[trysted]

I'm gonna spend the night at home, meet you guys at the tavern and we can head to the wizard together in the morning? asks Dayme.