Kealey gives Gashka a knowing nod. "We'll do that."
Thrainn, Kealey, Sara and Dran leave Barclay's office and head to the market.
Gyrthr serves Svanna and himself a little bit of everything.
Once her folks and younger siblings leave she looks up at Barclay, "Thank you for taking time out of your hectic schedule to meet with us. Not just us, but my family as well. So...I was just wondering. I know you said there were some spiders that needed to be dealt with, but you also said something about Drow possibly being down there as well. I just wanted to know what you wanted us to do if we actually ran into any, or did you just want to let their actions dictate our response? Also, if it does look possible for them to come through the tunnels to get into Valwick, would you want us to destroy or block the tunnels somehow so that they can't?"
"It's a suspicion, but we know that drow inhabit Zahvroma," Barclay says. "It's confirmed that they live towards the north, but they may have made their way south. If you see any, wait to see what they do. If you can deal with them peaceably, then that would be preferable. If not, fight if you must."
He strokes his beard for a moment. "You can talk to Kierk about sealing any tunnels they may be using, he's our expert on the mines and I don't want to step on his toes by making decisions that would hurt us in the long run."
She nods, "Okay, so there's no guarantee that we'll even run into any, but if we do, we will just wait and see what they do and try to talk it out first. If all else fails we'll fight and retreat back and then talk to Kierk about it. Sound good?" She says, repeating back to him what he wanted them to do so that she made sure they understood what he wanted them to do.
Barclay nods. "That's about it."
She looks at Anyka and smiles, "Alright, I think we can handle that. We'll get going as soon as we get my parents settled in their house and pick up everyone at our place, along with those bottles of alchemist fire that Chris made. We'll check in with you when we get back." She say while standing up and getting ready to leave.
"I'll be attending a wedding later, so, if you manage to finish up today, just come by tomorrow," Barclay says.
She nods, "Sure, no problem." Gashka goes to the door with Anyka, "Let's hurry up and get my folks settled so we can get down to business. Have a good rest of your day Barclay, we'll see you later."
Leaving Barclay's home, they head to the market place to find her folks.
Gashka and Anyka find Gashka's family picking out fruits and vegetables at the marketplace.
Walking up to the rest of her family with Anyka she gives them a smile, "So, finding everything you need? There's really quite a bit stuff in this town."
"Yes, we've picked out a few cuts of meat to get us through for a while," Kealey says. "I'm just getting the last of our produce."
She nods, "Okay mama."
After a few minutes, Kealey has all the groceries she needs. The grocer looks over the items and nods. "Two gold and five silver."
Gashka gives them three gold.
"Thank you," the grocer says. "Have a nice day."
She nods, "You're welcome, you have a nice day too." She says as she puts their groceries into the bag, "Let's head back to your house, and while mama, Sara, and Dran are putting away the groceries, we can help you get the furniture from the carpenter's shop."
Anyka, Gashka and her family head back to their house. Kealey starts taking things from Gashka's bag and putting them away.
While her mama puts things away, she goes with Anyka and her papa across the street to see if Derika can help them get the furniture.
Going inside she finds Derika going over equipment and making sure everything is ready for their trip down into the mines.
Walking up to her sister she says, "Hey, if you're not too busy you mind giving us a hand getting our folks furniture from the carpenter's shop? We just need help loading it up and bringing it home."
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Looking at Vishanti she gives her a smile before kissing her softly on the cheek, "Sure, I was just making sure we had everything we need. Honey, go ahead and do what you have to do. I'll be back in a little while." She gives her wife to be another kiss, "Alright, I'm ready to go."
Gashka nods and leads them all back to the carpenter shop.
Meacham smiles as Gashka, Derika and Thrainn enter the shop. "Ready to pick up what I have?"
She nods, "Yep."
Mr. Meacham dusts off his hands and walks around back to bring the cart to the front of the store. He indicates the furniture that Gashka's parents ordered. "That's what I've got. If you need to make than one trip, that'll be fine."
She nods, "Okay, thank you. Do you know where we could find one of those cold boxes like we have in the house that Sir Barclay put us in?" She asks as she starts helping to load some of the furniture in the cart.
"Those? That's something you'll have to ask Michael Andimus, the headmaster of the magic school, about," Mr. Meacham answers. "He's the one who crafts those things."
"Alright, thanks for the information." She says as they finish getting the first load put on the cart. Looking at Derika she asks, "Could you please help papa get those back to their house and start unloading it? I'll go find Mr. Andimus and ask him about the cold box."
Looking at their father she nods, "Sure, is that okay with you father?"
Thrainn nods at his daughter. "Yes, Derika."
He gives her a kind smile, knowing this situation was still weird for both of them.
While Derika helps their papa take the furniture home, Gashka makes her way back to the magic school. She definitely wouldn't have to worry about not getting enough exercise in this place.
She returns the smile with one of her own, "Okay, let's get this load back to the house then." She says before lifting up one side of the cart while her father lifts the other side, and they start to pull the cart back towards the house.
Smiling as Derika heads out with her sister, Vishanta begins her meditation, Moldovina floating before her, the star patterns lighting up in silent communication as they commune.
"Looks like they'll settle in nicely." Anyka says as they head to the magic school.
Hitome puts a little of each option on her plate, sampling things to find what she prefers.
She nods, "Yeah, I hope so. Something has been kind of puzzling me though. My folks have had four children, how is it that they still appear to be so young? Papa doesn't look much different that he did ten years ago. Shouldn't he be getting all old and grizzly lookin' by now?" She asks as they head to the school.
Jin digs into her meal, thoroughly enjoying everything on her plate between sips of her juice and water.
"Yeah, I mean your mom definitely doesn't look old enough to have two adult kids." Anyka replies.
She sighs and looks a little confused, "Yeah...I know, I just feel weird asking them about their age....but it's just too weird not to try and find out. I guess I'll just talk to them about it later, like after we're done dealing with the mines. They have enough to deal with right now with trying to get the house organized and taking care of Sara and Dran." She says as they reach the school.
Looking up at it she whistles, "Wow...that's a pretty impressive structure." She comments before knocking on the doors.
"Good morning, Juhi. How is everyone feeling thiss morning?" Kāma asks, her eyes immediately falling on Elena.
Elena groans as response before finishing her tea.
An middle-aged gentleman opens the door and looks at Gashka and Anyka curiously. "Can I help you?"
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Toni smiles as everyone enjoys the food. She felt like she was part of something again, something that was good and would help people like she used to.
She nods, "Sorry to bother you. My name is Gashka and this is Anyka. We were told that a Mr. Andimus that resides here would be able to get one of those cold box things for my folks house? They just got here yesterday and the house that Sir Barclay found for them didn't have one. Is there any way we could see him?"
After helping the family and straightening things up around the shop she makes her way back into the kitchen, "Ah, good morning Kama. Feeling any better Sis?" She asks as she goes over to Elena.
"Meh."
"Mr. Andimus is teaching a class at the moment," the man answers. "I can see if he has a spare around. Please, come inside."
The man leads Anyka and Gashka to a sitting room. "I am Niels. May I get you anything to drink?"
"No thank you, we're alright for now. We appreciate you taking the time to look." She says while following him into the room.
"I'm sorry Sis, is there anything else I can get you?"
Elena shakes her head. "No. Thanks for asking, though."
Looking up at Kama she asks, "Is there anything I can get for you Kama? Have you eaten yet?"