@Logen - If Mirela chooses to translate you have a nagging feeling that one of them is lying, but you have no idea who.
The goblin looks at Mirela after her outburst, then at Logen and then back again. "But she look like you! I not know if you have goblins serve."
With that, Darius enters the room non-chalantly. He speaks quietly at Mirela "What did I miss? Anything important?"
Mirela nods at Logen " Ok, I'll stay but I am not working with the Goblins. I must have misunderstood what he meant. "
As Darius walks to the dungeon, he thinks to himself I sure do hope we can get those supplies... maybe even some magical weapons, that'd be too much to ask for, though.
As he is walking, he notices his buddy Logen. "Oh, Hey Logen. How'd the interrogation go?"
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"Ongoing, and I could use yer help. According to our little green friend, our other new much prettier friend is the one in charge of the goblins. Naturally I don't trust the goblin cus he's a little maggot, and I can't say I trust tha girl either. Plus I'm bloody horrible at reading people, would ya mind coming down?"
The goblin looks wondering at Mirela, after a long pause it answers: In Goblin: "Elf?" as if it does not know the term and continues: In Goblin: "Woman like you yes, no pointy ears."
"So, what seems to be the problem here?" Darius asks as he enters the interrogation room.
" Do you speak Goblin Darius? If not we may need an impartial translator. It seems I have misunderstood the goblins meaning as I was translating. "
"Alas, I know nothing of the Goblin tongue. I'll just continue to let you speak to him. Perhaps he speaks English?"
If you want, I can do that. We need you two to continue with the questions... or we could skip this part and head out in the field. I like the second option.
"There is always work to be done at wartime! I'm certain the captain has work for us, be it as simple as cleaning armor to complex as emptying a fort of Bandits." Darius says with excitement.
" I am not in league with goblins, I swear on my fathers grave. " Mirela states solemnly. " If you accept my help in the field you will see I can be trusted. "
As you later that day are eating your well deserved lunch one of the other crusaders approaches you. "The Sgt. Major has ordered you to appear, when his done eating. My best guess is you a little while before he is done. Don't be late." He nods to you and leave.
"I think I'm pretty much done here anyway." Darius says as he stares at his grool.
Darius heads to the Sgt Major's Quarters, waiting just outside for the Sgt Major to finish his food.
"You wanted to see me, sir?"
The sgt. major looks like a thunder cloud when you enter. He jumps out his chair and walks in front of his desk and bellows: "What in the name of Gorum's rusted cod piece do you think your doing, this is not a Kyonin summer fair. When you address a superior you stand at attention and keep your mouth shut."
Returning to his chair he mumbles: "Bloody whelps, they're going to be the death of me." He looks at you still annoyed but a little friendlier "All right I want a report of your patrol, be sure to include the interrogation." He shoots Darius a harsh look and adds: "Even though someone already has been spilling his gut elsewhere."
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Logen chuckles "'By Gorum's rusted cod piece', good one Sarge" Logen wipes off his knife and puts it away, then recounts everything that happened, letting Darius talk for the parts that he seems better to or ones that he experienced better. When he gets to the interrogation he shrugs "I don't speak goblin, and I'm not sure I have a reliable translator. Still workin on him a bit"
After Darius and Logen give their accounts of their patrol Mirela steps forward. " We attempted to get some information from the captured Goblin but there was some confusion. The little monster was quite evassive in the way he answered. The best I can make out is that they are serving a human woman. " She pauses before adding, " However my reliability was called into question when I mistranslated his statement as referring to me. "
"Did I give that to the wrong person? I do apologize, sir. Shall I retrieve it or shall I write a new one for you?" Darius asks the sargent major. He's taken back by how much the Sgt major is yelling at Darius, but he tries to remain calm.
Keeping you standing he nods a few times as the three of you recounts what happened. As Logen described the interrogation he raises an eyebrow and looks at Mirela. At Darius' question he replies: "This'll do Wright." That remark is followed by long pause, he seems to be contemplating your report. Finally he looks at you again, in a almost caring voice he says: "It sounds like you two boys had quite a first day here. I am going to give the three of you the day of and some light duty for your next assignment. Dismissed." A hand waves you off as his eyes have returned to the documents in front of him.
After breakfast the following day your are approached by a sgt. "Follow me." he says and leaves expecting you to follow. He heads across the courtyard the office of the sgt. major.
The sgt. major isn't in but he takes you into the office anyway. A map is laid out on the table. He points to the road leading towards Vigil. "You are to travel along the road and meet up with supplies heading this way from Vigil. There you'll relieve the guards from Vigil. Any questions?"
Mirela nods. " Is there any particular sort of danger we should prepare for? Any recent activity from our enemies we should know about? " she looks greedily at the map, clearly excited to be getting out of the castle.
"There is always the risk of greenskinns in these parts but there shouldn't be much risk. This is light duty." the sgt. responds to the question.