Thorgr grins before eating his stew.
Dagmarr silently tucks in to her meal.
She eats between sips of her lemonade and finally starts to relax a little bit, now that she doesn't have to worry about her baby.
Jerrica eats her food quietly, enjoying being back in "civilization".
After you finish, the dwarven waitress cleans your table.
Having filled herself up on stew and lemonade she sighs, "Well now I guess we just need to go back and talk to Bruldora about stuff huh?"
"We probably should," Thorgr says.
"Yeah, I'd like a bath too," Jerrica adds.
She nods, "Yeah...magic is okay for some things, but nothing beats a hot soak for sore muscles." She says as she stands up and puts a couple gold on the table, "Let's get going back then. I wanna find out about the dark elves and stuff before we go to bed too. I like sleeping in a real bed with real blankets and pillows too. Damn....I am spoiled." She says with a laugh as she shakes her head.
"We all are," Jerrica says.
Her smile falters briefly as she thinks about Corrie and wonders if she's doing alright. Nodding her head again she waits for the others to be ready.
Thorgr stands up and offers his hand to Frostine. "We'll be done here soon."
She nods while taking his hand, "Okay love."
Sig sighs wistfully at the mention of a bath. "Definitely."
Dagmarr juts smiles quietly.
When everyone is ready they head back to their hosts home, Frostine is quiet on the way back.
Jerrica walks beside Sig as they head back. "This place isn't doing much for morale. Everyone seemed to like Helheim more..."
"Yeah which you would think unlikely...but it's true." Sig says quietly"Well aside from the obvious."
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Jerrica nods. "We'd better finish this up so we can see some smiling faces again."
Still somewhat distracted by her own thoughts she almost walks completely past their destination. Stopping she takes a moment to try and not look as discouraged as she felt. It wasn't anyone's fault that she was having these feelings and she didn't want to make their hosts feel bad because they really were nice people, but it was hard for her to look one way when she felt another.
Taking a deep breath she tries to put a smile on her face as they knock before entering, "Hello? We're back now."
Galdur sits on the couch, having an ale. "Welcome back. Learn anything?"
Smirking slightly she says, "Yup, it wasn't the dark dwarves either and they don't like it even being insinuated that they had anything to do with it. In the words of their high priest, "If we were in those caves, the dwarves wouldn't be." Or something to that effect." She shrugs after lowering her voice to sound like the cranky old dark dwarf they talked to.
Sighing a little she sits in a chair before looking back at him, "I think my....charming ways kinda amused him for a minute before I might have suggested or really I just asked if they might know if anyone from their group might be up in those caves....that's when he got a little huffy...I swear at one point I actually saw his lips twitch...like he might actually smile or something, but you probably know them better than I do as I've never actually met one before. Jerrica said they're notorious for like slavery or whatever....but I knew that nothing like that was gonna happen to us. Anyways....that just leaves the dark elves and we have had a little experience dealing with them before when we were in Helheim....so we kinda know what to do if they're the culprits. They're our last real suspects though....soooo....would you know where we can find them?" She asks once she gets the explanation out of the way.
Galdur nods. "I feared as much. Unfortunately, finding them is tricky even though they have a city here. Though we have been here for a long, long time, there are many places in these caves which haven't been explored. The only reason we know there are dark elves down here is because of the abductions. Men, women and children. Not many, but one's enough. We've spotted them but we don't know where they live. Those they've captured have never come back."
Her face takes on a whole different countenance as he relays these things to her. Her hands balling into fists she says while trying to maintain a tight control on her voice, "Then....we'll just have to find and kill every last one of them until there's nothing left of their city won't we. It might take us a while...but we will find them and if we can't return those that have been taken....be assured that we will leave no one to take anyone....ever again." She says with the utmost certainty as an almost feral growling tone seems to come from the petite sorceress. There is no question or fear in her voice, only undeniable hate at something so sinister going on here. Maybe this is why they had to come here...it wasn't just about their mine...but what was being done to their people. Now she didn't care how long it took....but they would find them and make sure the abductions stopped...one way....or another.
Remembering what the dark elves had done to Hel, Dagmarr nods in grim agreement. "We will lay the low for all that they have done
She nods in agreement while the little scowl stays on her face.
Thorgr nods resolutely. "We'll handle them."
"Galdur, do you have a map of the explored areas so we know where to start looking?" Jerrica asks.
Galdur shakes his head. "I don't but I can have one ready by tomorrow morning."
"That'll be fine," Thorgr says. "No rush."
"Yeah, better that we be prepared than to rush off blindly." Sig says in agreement.
She nods while leaning into Thorgr, "Okay...sounds good to me too."
"How about we head upstairs and you help me out of this armor?" Thorgr asks Frostine.
She nods and gives him a little smile, "Okay love. Excuse us everyone." She says as she stands up and takes his hand.
Jerrica leans against Sig. "How about we head upstairs and you help me out of these clothes so we can take a bath?"
"You always have such great ideas." Sig says with a smile. "I think we'll be calling it a night." she says to the others.
Thorgr leads Frostine upstairs. "Alright, rest well, you two."
"We'll try," Jerrica chuckles as she heads up to her and Sig's room. She takes her armor and weapons off and hangs them up.
Going with him into the room she sets their stuff down before going to him to help remove his armor, "Man this stuff is a pain in the a$$...but I'm glad we were able to get some better protection for you. Where are the buckles to loosen this stuff with. They're so hard to find." She says as she feels along the armor for the fastenings so she can help loosen them.
Thorgr guides Frostine's hands to where the straps are. "It lets me take a few hits and I'm grateful for that."
She nods as she looks up into his face while loosening the straps, "As am I love. I couldn't bear to be apart from you....ever. Anything that helps keep you safe is okay with me...even if it is a pain in the a$$ to get off." She says with a sly grin as she continues to help him get out of the full plate.
Thorgr chuckles, slipping off parts of the armor.
She carefully places the armor near the bed as he gets them off. Once all the armor is off she slips her arms around him as far as they'll go and holds him tightly, "I love you."
"I love you too."
Looking him up and down she gives him a smirk, "Sooo...what should we do now?" She asks while running a finger across his torso.
"You look like you have an idea," Thorgr says with a grin.
Getting that impish grin on her face she says, "Maybe...." She then runs her hands up underneath his shirt before pulling it over his head, "Why don't you help me flush out my idea?" She giggles before jumping into his arms.
Grinning, Sig follows, Jerrica upstairs, removing her own armor and weapons, hanging them up beside her love's.
Saying goodnight to the others as they head upstairs, Dagmarr gets up from the table. "I think I'll walk off dinner for a bit before turning in."
Galdur nods at Dagmarr. "The door will be open for you."