She gives her a curious look, but nods as she gets up from the table to go find the Lieutenant. "Yes ma'am." She says as she heads out the tent.
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"I'll come along with you Frostine." Sig says getting up from her finished meal.
She smiles and nods, "Sure, after we talk to the Lieutenant Ill have to go back to our tent and get my cloak before we head out. I hope I didn't upset him too much." She nibbles on her lower lip for a second or two, "I wonder who Goldie was wanting to go talk to?"
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Feeling the softness of the cloak around her she laughs a little, "Oh well...I guess I forgot I was already wearing it."
Goldi trots on over to find Thorgr, she sends Truffles to keep an eye on Frosty and the others with her.
when she finds him she tries to get his attention.
Once that is done, Ahh, Hi, Mr Thorgr, I would like to speak with you, please.
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I just wanted to take a bit to talk to you about my friend Frostine. She really likes you, I just wanted to be sure you are the right one.
she pauses a second, trying to gather her thoughts. What I mean is, If things do work out and all, she will be wanting more time with you, I just wanted to sure she is in good hands. Tell me, now that you know who she is, and what she can do, does that concern you? can you help her feel safe?
I guess, what I am saying, is, well, I really don't know, its just that Frosty is growing up, and I want to be sure that when she is no longer with me, she is with someone that will...
she stops herself, I think I sound like a mom, probably like my mom. sheesh, I am becoming my mom... <facepalm> Goldi feels even more awkward now.
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Micah looks up at Frostine and Sig. "Have you decided what to do about talking to the centaurs?"
He puts a hand on the halfling's shoulder. "You care for her deeply and I can see that. I'll tell her that I'm not interested right now, if that'll set matters right."
Frostine looks at the Lieutenant, "Yes Sir, we will go and attempt to speak with them. Thorgr said though that they wouldn't even give them a chance to speak before attacking, but I'm hoping that maybe I can say something that might stay their hand long enough to hear me out. Understandably, Thorgr isn't too happy about this and a little worried I guess, but I told him and I'm telling you. If the situation looks like it's going to go badly, we'll not stay and fight them. We'll turn around and come back. But I'll try my hardest to see if we can't find some kind of common ground to stand on. Okay? I promise that we'll be very careful and not do anything that might be considered threatening to them. I'd like to form some kind of alliance with them as well, if that's at all possible." She looks up, "Right Sig?"
Goldi a silent for a second, then she shakes her self back to the conversation, wait, you really are not interested in her, that way I mean. well that is interesting, I mean, I'm a little relieved, but still....really? she takes a breath
So your father huh? if you get a chance, you wanna tell me the story, I mean it sounds like a story. I bet its a real powerful one too. pause for a bit of introspective thought...now I sound like pa? holy crap, I'm my pa now? she throws up her arms in frustration.
Nodding as if she already knows that Sig agrees with her on this matter she looks back at Micah, "So...is there anything you know or have heard about Centaurs that might help us better asses the situation?" She looks at him with that curious expression she most often gets when thinking about things that intrigue her.
"I really don't know. Most people don't ever get the chance to see centaurs, let alone talk to them," Micah says. "Everything I know is folklore. They respect people who respect nature, but they don't believe humans do that. To some extent, I can understand that."
She nods, "Yeah, I can understand that. Our constant desire to have bigger and better things. Tearing down trees to build our homes and buildings with so we can keep expanding, our desire to conquer that which we don't understand or see as our equal, not to mention what waste we can introduce to a water supply......sorry, I get a little carried away sometimes. So let me ask you this. If we're not going to harm them in any way including but not limited to the deforestation and pollution of their land by expanding our own settlement, then what are we doing here? I guess I missed the whole part about what we're doing here in the first place. If I'm to convince the Centaurs that we mean them no harm, then I need to know what your intentions are for this land and those that already inhabit it." She looks at him as if she had simply asked for the time.
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Micah nods. "The Order of the Albatross is an order of people dedicated to the study and understanding about the world. We understand that we can't study something correctly, if we go around ruining the environment. The wood and brick that we're using to build that shelter is reused from former expeditions. We're careful in recycling our waste to benefit the environment.
"There is something going on here. This glen shouldn't exist and old reports from ages ago also reaffirm this thought. I'd like to know what. I wish it were something such as a divine miracle, then we could just appreciate this and sail home. But...there are signs that this exist because of magic and it must be pretty potent. So, you may tell the centaurs that we are merely curious about this glen and that we will do our best to minimize our environmental footprint during our stay. We fully intend to leave when we solve this mystery. This land isn't ours and we know it."
Goldi looks at the work still to do, best let you get to it then.
she turns to go but looks back, Thorgr, I hope you find the answers you are looking for, but there is a saying my ma always used to say, "Love not looked for is love that shall be found."
she skips off back to her tent to gather her things for the trip.
She stands there for a bit, her head cocked slightly to the side as she takes in all he says and processes it. After a minute or so she nods her head a little and looks up at him, "Well, that's very good to know. I will take your message to the Centaurs, pray that they will hear me out and not jump to any conclusions before I have a chance to explain our position. I'm glad that we're here....that I'm here, it is my hope that I can be of use to this settlement and our people. Thank you for giving me...us this chance Lieutenant Micah, I'll try not to let you down." She bows her head slightly before looking back up at Sig, "Well, I guess that's about the long and short of it. Shall we go back and let the others know that we're all set to go? I just have one thing I need to do first." She nods over in the direction of the new building being erected.
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Thorgr watches as the halfling walks away, a sudden heat rising in his face. One of the men helping on the building approaches the young man and puts a hand on his shoulder. "You alright, Thorgr?"
"Yes, just realizing something..."
"Good or bad?"
"Don't know yet, but it seems I'm finding my way into a mess."
"Well, how about you find the nails instead?" the other man jokes.
Thorgr laughs and gets back to work.
"Of course," the Skald replies.
As they head toward the building she thinks aloud. "I think the presence of Jettar and Goldi as well as Both his and Ellie's companions may help to assuage thier idea that we are typical destructive city dwellers."
Thorgr continues to work on the building as Sig and Frostine approach. The young man is sweating as he works at a hurried pace.
She takes a step forward and takes a deep breath. She hated to bother him while he was obviously so busy, but she just had to know something before they left. "Hey Thorgr, I needed to ask you something about your father. Could you tell me his name again?"
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"Gundar," Thorgr answers.
"Gundar," Thorgr answers.
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She nods, "Okay, Gundar...got it. Well, we better be off. I'll let you know what happens later, after we get back....in one piece. I'll let you get back to work now." She turns to walk back towards the others with Sig.
Walking away from him she looks down to hide the flush of color in her cheeks. Not sure of why just talking to him evokes such a response in her, she says without looking up, "I better get back to the tent I share with Goldi and grab the rest of my gear. Ill meet you guys by the mess tent?"
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I'll find Ellie and meet up with you there." Sigrdrífa says heading to her tent.
Frostine goes to their tent and quickly gathers the rest of her gear before heading back to meet up with the others at the mess tent. She can feel the excitement building in her again at the thought of actually seeing a Centaur first hand. She just hoped they would listen to what she had to say.
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When Frostine arrives, the tent is a mess, and Goldi is trying to drag a backpack almost twice her size. she can hear a snort from the other side of the tent.
I know Truffles, but I really need all of this so help me push.
then there is a sudden whack of something banging into the pack. and goldi ends up on her but looking up at Frostine, oh, hey, almost ready to go
Sig finds Ellie in her tent in the middle of a round of pushups. "Morning."
"Morning," Sigrdrífa says with a smile. "Do you ever just relax?"
"We're gathering our gear and going to meet with the centaurs. Hopefully we'll be more successful than the last group. Did you eat or do we need to go by the mess tent on the way out?"
Frostine tries to suppress the giggle she feels bubbling up inside of her but isn't completely successful as she sees Goldi on the floor. Once she has it under control she just smiles as she goes around picking up her things and putting them in her pack, "What are you doing? It's gonna be a bit of a hike so I would make your load a little lighter if I were you."
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"This is relaxing." Eleanor replies with a grin.
She picks herself off the ground and grabs her pack. "Might as well get something for the road."
Jettar and Shadrath wandered about the camp, feeling nature's energies flow about him. At one point, he stops, closes his eyes, and basks in the radiance of the sun. Warm, beautiful, the Druid had always enjoyed it, even if that one time he had been reborn as a Duergar. He smirked at the memories of how many misunderstandings had occurred on that one.
<blink> <blink> Goldi stares at frosty for a bit. but I need all of this, I mean what if we get lost, what if the Centaurs like carrots, I had a pony once, and he loved carrots. And I need Truffles grooming kit, and My pa told me always bring a towel, he said his pa told him that too.
after some glares, Goldi looks down, ahh, alright, I take some stuff out, but can I keep the carrots?
She looks at her and smiles, "Now look, we don't know anything much at all about these creatures and I don't want to do anything that might accidentally be taken as offensive. They aren't ponies Sugar....they are intelligent beings that might be a little....perturbed at being associated with a common horse. If you want a snack then take the carrots....but please, don't offer them to the Centaurs. They are not common beasts of burden. Also, I don't plan on going in the waterfall, so we don't need a towel and Truffles can be groomed when we get back. We're not going to get lost, Thorgr gave me very clear directions to get there. Just take what you absolutely have to have. Alright?" She puts some rations, and a waterskin in Goldi's bag. "There, you shouldn't need much more than that for now. Bring what you like, but don't weigh yourself down."
Goldi stood there watching and listening. then once she gave Goldi her pack , when Frosty's back was turned, she grabbed some carrots and a towel and headed out.
Frostine shakes her head at Goldi's insistence at taking things she didn't need to take. She might have thought Frosty didn't see what she did, but Frosty saw more than she thought she did. She also noticed all the things Goldi did for her and how she left the home that she loved to go on this crazy adventure with her. Sighing she checks her pack one last time before heading out of the tent behind Goldi, "I was serious about not giving those carrots to the Centaurs. Don't do it."
Stifling a laugh she says, "If you really want to give carrots to someone, give them to Mr. Truffles. I'm sure he could use more raw vegetables in his diet."
as they walk back Goldi looks to her friend, you seem to be in charge of Truffle's diet more than me...I'm just sayin
but before she can say much more Hey we're here. (at the mess tent that is)