"I'm pretty sure I can live without you being happy." Abomentolor replies warily looking at Darthdy.
"Thanks for nothing, I don't understand you! You don't need the amulet and don't give it persons who need it." Darthdys goes back to her sleeping-place.
"I need it just like you if not more. Do you know how hard it is to touch a creature to deliver a spell?" Abomentolor rebukes the accusation.
Niamh comes back in. "If you want a magical item from Abomentolor ask Tauriell how she got the shard. Maybe it works for you too." The halfling suggests with a shrug.
Tauriell wakes up as the short ones argue with Darthdy. "Sleeping in the same room with you is no fun." She sits up and complains "I want to be woken up by the smell of apple pie not your bickering. So who has my apple pie?"
"Poor Darthdy. Want to have my bow? It's a really fine weapon and as good as new."
"When you don't need it I would take it." Darthdy says happily.
"I really like you, but if I would need it myself I wouldn't offer." Tauriell replies and holds out the bow.
Niamh walks to her backpack and pulls out an apple pie. She presents it Tauriell with a grin. "Always apple pie for you."
Tauriell spreads her arms to cuddle and kiss Niamh but then remembers that she doesn't like that "I would like to show you my appreciation. How would you like that to be done?"
"Cut the apple pie. I'm hungry." Niamh replies dry. "And no cuddling is enough appreciation. Thank you." A smirk appears in her face.
Tauriell takes her mithral cake knife and cuts the cake in eight pieces. She takes one piece and says "Thanks a lot." before indulging the pie.
"Thanks Tauriell." Darthdy takes the bow. "And what is with this bow?" Darthdy shows it Tauriell.
"Ask Jimmy if he would take it. Finally we might manage that everyone is able to do some ranged attacks." Tauriell replies.
"Brutus? Breakfast is ready!" Niamh says.
Gwenhwyfar takes a piece of the cake and moves to the cave entrance. She searches a large stone to sit on with her feet in the water that presses up from the surrounding bog through the pebbles forming the cave entry. With Destinée on her lap she prepares her spells and waits for the sun to come up.
"After Jimmy is woke up." Darthdy says.
"Woof!" Brutus says and storms from his corner in the cave towards Niamh. Shortly in front of her he does a full stop and sits down panting with his tongue hanging out on the side of his mouth, his tail wagging.
"Yeah, attaboy" Niamh says with a high-pitched voice shaking her hands before she hands Brutus a piece of the cake.
Gwenhwyfar wakes Azoresh and explains to her "<I'm going to heal you now. Please hold still.>"
Gwenhwyfar casts lesser restoration.
Gwenhwyfar check the health of Azoresh
And casts remove disease on her.
"<It will take some time until you're completely restored and if I have some spells left I will help you with that but at least you're out of danger for life.>" she explains.
"<Thank you very much.>" Azoresh replies surprised that Gwenhwyfar speaks draconic now "<It's nice to speak with you without him translating.>" she says with a side glance at the gnome. "<I think he doesn't like me.>"
"Are we going now further into the cave?" Niamh asks a bit unpatient. She is ready with breakfast and everyone else should be too in her sight.
"I don't need waking up, I am awake already. It's not my fault I just don't like moving in the morning." Jimmy grumbles
"<It's a gnome thing. But that's not important. We'll see to it that your tribe gets a second chance and get rid of that evil cleric for you. And you do your best that your tribe uses this chance.>" Gwenhwyfar replies. "<I'm sorry but I can only speak that language for a limited time per day.">
"I'm ready to go." Tauriell replies and packs her stuff.
Gwenhwyfar moves to Jimmy and kneels down to bow over him and gives him a kiss. "Good morning." she says with a smile.
Niamh packs the cake away and shoulders her backpack. "Well then." She looks around. "Everyone who isn't ready until ten gets some ass kicking."
"One, two, ..."
"Shall I kneel down and bend over for you to be able to reach it?" Tauriell asks chuckling.
"Ey! You already are ready!" Niamh protests.
Darthdy goes to Jimmy and says. "Hey Jimmy do you want a bow? I have a spare." Darthdy reaches Jimmy a Longbow.
"I'm always ready." Abomentolor says rolling up his bed roll. "And don't you dare to put your foot near my behind. Or you share Brutus' fate."
"What? How could you give me to me?" Niamh asks amused.
"Would you please give Jimmy a piece of pie before you put everything away." Gwenhwyfar asks Niamh.
She then packs up her own bed and helps Jimmy back into his armour.
"Exceptionally. If that would speed him up." The halfling packs out one piece again and hands it to Jimmy. Her face looks a bit grumpy.
"Are we on an escape or why are you in such a hurry?" Gwenhyfar asks as she fastens the last straps on Jimmy's armour.
"Let's move into the dark again!" Tauriell proclaims with dry sarcasm. "I hope we'll get to do some adventuring above ground in a nice green wood sometimes."
"Yay!" Niamh takes happily Tauriell's hand and pulls her a few steps with her into the cave until she lets the elf's hand go and walks on alone. She walks on the left side of the cave the wand in reach and sends a dancing light on the right side of the cave.
She almost merges with the gloaming in the cave and it's hard to hear her.
The tunnel leads several thousand feet deep into the dark with a slight slope. Finally it leads to an intersection of four tunnels that forms a sizable cave here. The domed ceiling rises to a height of twenty feet, while near the center of this cave stands a monument made of polished black basalt, seven-sided with the same great rune carved on each face. The top portion of the monument has broken away, revealing what appears to be a hollow space within in the shape of a female figure. An astounding number of strange albino insectoid creatures, each the size of a man’s finger, scuttle and scurry along the walls.
And also three medium sized spider like creatures.
Darthdy runs to Tauriell and Niamh. "Wait for me."
Niamh starts immediately to play her violin.
Tauriell takes a look at the creatures.
"Oh, f#&+. "
Tauriell draws her blade and readies an attack.
"Hey wait for me. Don't you dare to start the fun without me!" Abomentolor shouts as he follows Tauriell and Niamh.
Luckily the tunnel isn't wide enough for two of these things to attack at once. But the first one charges at an incredible speed. It is clear, that running is no option.
It runs directly into Tauriell's blade but attacks anyway.
The next critter lines up behind the first one.
Having taken the bow and slung it behind his back Jimmy had followed the rest.
On his turn Jimmy gets as close as he can to the closest enemy and attempts to stab it.
Darthdy sees the spiders and shot an arrow to the spider who is not hurt.
Abomentolor exitedly casts from far behind a new spell. A pea sized orange red ball forms in his hand and flies all the way past Darthdy, Niamh and Tauriell and further past the spider things.
And then it explodes in a tremendous cloud of flames that engulfs the vermin.
The last solifugid lines up at the end.
The first solifugid drops to the ground the second one is badly burned.
Jimmy runs after the others and will reach the scene soon.