As the rotting smell hits his nose Giovanni casts a minor cantrip creating a pleasant smelling breeze localized in front of his face. It does little to effect the air, but it keeps the bugs away and keeps the smell from being too overwhelming.
Tarvinda not wanting to eat the black flies that seem to fly constantly around her head, breathes through her nose, ignoring the smell of rotting coming from the swamp. "Let's get this over and done with, it smells worse than the worst bad beer in the Rusty Dragon." she laughs attempting to put some humor into the company.
Andrisel's nose wrinkles at the noxious smells, but she keeps her mouth firmly shut.
She nods at Tarvinda's joke, smiling a closed mouth smile, then turns to Shalelu, a questioning look on her face, waiting for the elf to lead them to the halflings abode.
Ayame put her sleeve over her mouth as she tried to breath. "We don't serve bad beer." Ayame said as she gave a half hearted, yet playful, glare at Tarvinda for her joke.
"After the fiasco at the last bridge, it might be an idea to use a rope to steady us over this one, if someone can get to the other side and hold the rope steady." says a thoughtful Tavinda. "Unless we scrape the moss off as well?"
"We made it across the last bridge, we will make it across this one." Giovanni says in barely a whisper at no one in particular as he makes his way across.
Enduring the annoyance of the smell of this swamp, while also surprised that its become more bearable, and not for a reason around him, Ichirou gives Tarvinda a brief glance but starts proceeding across the bridge. "While I would agree with your statement, some of our group is more than capable at crossing without the aid, so in order to save more time in this day to hunt our prey, let us forgo the rope and attempt it. if you are still adamant on the idea, we'll toss you a line on the other side." he then mutters a bit under his breath, "lets just hope I don't fail poorly like last time."
unfortunately luck is not on his side as he slipped while trying to cross, saying a few rough words about his luck in Minkian in the process.
"You shouldn't say things like that Ichirou-sama." Ayame said as she moved around him in order to cross the bridge. "Scrapping the the moss off would take too long." Ayame called to Tarvinda.
Andrisel watches the others make their way across the bridge, noting where they stepped...hoping to avoid embarrassing herself like before.
"Apologies." he said in a part playful, part irritated tone as he moved slightly to let Ayame past before regaining his footing and finishing the crossing. Once across, he brushed himself down and then grinned and crossed his arms, casually watching the crossing but focusing more on the swamp around them.
"Huh... who wants to knock on the creepy cabin door first?" Ayame asked as she looked at her group, a nervous smile upon her lips. "Or am I volunteering just by asking?"
Giovanni quietly shuffles away from the cabin and the cliff face, hiding himself behind the crowd of people.
Andrisel strides forward to knock on the cabin door, "Hello! Mr Proudstump! Hello!?"
She stops to listen....
a little further now, he thought as the mud and swamp water seemed to find its way into any part of him that came into contact with it. he was thankful, however, that he did not use the more traditional shoes. as Andrisel knocked and called for proudstump, Ichirou leaned against the side of the house near the door frame, listening as well. "Maybe out shopping?" he said with a grin.
Andrisel's eyes narrow as she hears the thump from within and the twitch of the curtain.
She silently motions to Ichirou to make ready, and silently draws her sword, waving for the others to approach, she makes ready to enter the building.
Ichirou readies his weapon, and gives a nod to Andrisel and to the door and curtain, indicating he heard and saw what she did. His grin drops and a more serious tone as he gets into position. "perhaps we need to knock harder." indicating he would be ready to break his way in if no one else had a way in.
Andrisel nods to Ichirou, and moves to the side to allow him room to force the door.
She quietly unsheathes her Mother's sword and waits...
"Um, isn't it illegal to break down some ones door?" Ayame asked Ichirou and Andrisel. The look on her face was on of worry more than anything.
Ichirou almost jumped at the sudden yelling on the other side of the door. He was expecting danger, not a grumpy old man to yell at them and not answer the door when he noticed the sound and quick movement from the window. He then gave both and rise and ayame a look of confusion. "I never said anything about breaking in." ichirou said with a look of innocence, "when you didn't respond we were worried"
Andrisel relaxes, sheathing Mother's sword. She nods at Ichirou's comment, "We just want to talk Mr.Proudstump. The Licktoad's attacked Ameiko and Shalelu on the trail to Sandpoint. We need your help to find their camp."
"Yes, Andrisel-sama is correct. We where told you may be of great help in finding their camp. Would you be so kind as to help us ensure that these creatures do not attack any one else?" Ayame kindly spoke to Mr. Proudstump, as she looked around her allies.
Ichirou looks a little perplexed at what the voice on the other side was saying. sure, they got the information, but something about the way this guy was acting puzzled him. "Is it just me, or does something not feel right about this?" he said in a lower voice, just to keep it to the group only. double checking his suspicions, he runs the voice and the actions through his head to make sure.