Pressing her attack, Sig swings again trying to put the goblin down.
Sig defeats the last of the group that had waylaid you. Two goblins remain ahead. They slay two of the group, who seemingly blink out of existence.
Round 4: Goblins, Jerrica, Sig, Frostine, Dan
Dangren raises his holy symbol and tries to heal the group once more. "Sarenrae, do not fail us in our time of need."
The goblins busy themselves attacking the wounded adventurers.
Round 5: Goblins, Jerrica, Sig, Frostine, Dan
Jerrica rushes forward toward the closest goblin and attacks.
Charging right alongside Jerrica, Sig brings her rage to bear on the goblin, still chanting her battle song.
She moves forward as well and throws out her hand as she shoots out a ray of frost at.the closest goblin.
Sigdrifa and Frostine put an end to one of the goblins.
Dangren moves forward as fast as he can toward the remaining goblin.
The last goblin continues to strike at the wounded adventurer, though it becomes increasingly aware of your presence.
Round 6: Goblin, Jerrica, Sig, Frostine, Dan
Jerrica moves forward, lacking a straight line to the goblin.
Moving closer to the remaining goblin, Frostine throws another ray of frost out at it.
Sig moves up alongside Jerrica bringing her axe down in an unrelenting arc of death.
Sig puts an end to the confection-concocted creature with a crushing crunch and the goblin becomes nothing more than a puddle of cooled fudge. The two remaining adventurers are heavily wounded but alive.
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Dan goes over to the adventurers and stabilizes each one. "I don't have much healing power left. What should we do?"
She thinks for a few minutes as she assesses the situation. Finally she says, "It's okay Dan, we knew that it was gonna slow going anyways and these guys look pretty bad off. I can't.....I just can't bring myself to leave them here like this. They had no more say in what was done to them than we did and I wasn't raised to just ignore the suffering of others." Her voice full of compassion and concern, it only changes slightly when she talks about being brought to this crazy place.
She takes a deep breath before letting it out in a little sigh, "Sorry.....I guess it's gonna take me a while to get over what that little hiefer did to us if I get over it all. Can you just go ahead and heal what you're able to? Once they're a little better we can tell them about "the plan" and see what they want to do." She says decisively.
Dan bathes everyone in healing light again as he channels positive energy.
The adventurers come to, but, before you are able to introduce yourselves, you hear noises coming from the trees. It sounds like more goblins and in greater numbers.
She looks at the others for a split seecond before grabbing one of the adventurers hands and as she starts to run back the way they came she yells, "Run and live now , talk later!"
"Uh...I...@#$%!" Sig mutters frowning as she looks over at Jerrica before following Frostine.
Jerrica nods and grabs the other adventurer before running.
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Dangren follows the rest of the group out of the clearing. "Where should we go? This place isn't too safe, I think."
Panting a little bit she says, "We go...back to Corrie's and sort...this all out. Talking is easier....if we're not....running for our lives."
"Agreed," Jerrica says, heading back to the road. She slows down as they get back on the path.
You make your way back to Corrie's cottage as the sun sets. You see Ishmael and Nolletta eating dinner at the table.
She shakes her head as they go inside, "Well....this is going to be challenging to say the least." She starts to introduce the newcomers, but blushes as she realizes she hadn't even taken the time to get to know their names or anything about them. Swallowing she says, "Ummm....so yeah, so these are some people that were in the swamp with these nasty little creatures...." Turning to them she says, "I'm sorry we just sorta dragged you here, but it wasn't safe there. I was too busy running to get your names."
Sig simply watches on as Frostine addresses the strangers, wary of the fact that just because they were being attacked by goblins didn't automatically make them good folk.
The strangers throw their hoods back. Frostine instantly recognizes the man: Thorgr. "Well, I never thought I'd see a friendly face again."
The changeling woman beside him merely lets out a loud 'harumph'.
Frostine just freezes in place, unblinking for a few seconds. Her mouth forms a large "O" of surprise as she tries to overcome the shock of seeing him again. Shaking her head in disbelief she reaches out tentatively to touch his arm as a slow smile spreads over her face, "Thorgr? Is that really you?" She asks, afraid of the excitement in her voice as it shakes slightly.
"Yes, it really is me," Thorgr replies, nodding at the Skald. "Good to see you too, Sigdrífa."
The woman with Thorgr looks around the area. "Is this a trap? The last cottage we stopped at was a trap."
Sigdrífa smiles, nodding a welcome in return. "Good to see you as well Thorg, though my condolences on finding yourself in this mess." she says turning to glance at her fellow northman's companion.
"It is fate, I suppose," Thorgr grunts. "Perhaps I am not meant to find out about my father."
He puts a hand on the changeling woman's shoulder. "Her name is Risque...apparently, a code name."
The woman shrugs. "No point in getting attached to anyone in our line of work."
Thorgr returns the shrug with one of his own. "Yet, she's worth keeping around."
Over the initial shock of seeing him again she breaks out into a huge grin and gives him a hug, "I....when I woke up Sig was near me...but...but I didn't see anyone else and...and I looked and it was just the two of us in this awful place, and then we met Jerrica...and then we came here and Dan, Ishmael, and Nolletta showed up cuz her ankle was hurt really bad by the stupid tress in the stupid forest with that stupid old geezer so they're here and that's when I thought about taking some time and recruiting some others that might be willing to band together to go up against that crazy she beast...and I'm sorry my names Frostine and this isn't a trap and....and...I'm just happy to see someone else that I know too." Taking a deep breath she calms herself as she steps back from him slightly, "Sorry....it's just been....well something of a horrible experience so far really. I'm sorry about the other two that were with you by the way. Were they freinds of yours? And I'll promise I'll shut up soon....I just...okay I'm calm now." She says as she blushes slightly. Knowing that she's going on like crazy but just can't help it as the sight of someone else she knows makes her feel so much relief for some reason.
Thorgr shakes his head. "Just a couple of others Risque and I met along the way."
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She nods her head, "Ohhhh I see...." She cocks her head to the side slightly as she takes in the other woman standing with Thorgr, "So....you said something about work? What kind of work do you...or did you do before ending up here? If you don't mind me asking of course and why wouldn't you get attached to people when you do that? Isn't it hard to do a job if you don't know your companions?" She looks a bit confused as if this concept is something she can't quite grasp.
"I am a mercenary," Risque answers. "I only work for coin and I've worked with many people. There is no point in becoming attached to anyone. You die, they die or the job is done and you go home."
"That's a rather...practical outlook."
"Practical works," Risque says.
Dan sits between Nolletta and Ishmael. "Practical is a lonely path. How are you doing, Nolletta?"
She seems to think for a minute, "Well...I'm hoping for the last one. And giving that little brat something to think about before pulling another stupid stunt like this again." She says a bit darkly as her hands curl into fists and her face takes on a much less friendly look.
"I miss your fretting already," Nolletta says between bites of meat. "Otherwise, I'm alright. Ish has been helping me get around."
The elf turns to Frostine. "Can't say I like staying in a bed all day."
She looks down, "Sorry"
Nolletta laughs. "Why are you sorry?"
She shrugs, "I don't know...just...sorry you got hurt I guess and sorry if I made you feel like I was trying to keep you in bed....I just...I didn't want it to hurt more. Besides...I guess I'm just sorta used to apologizing for things." She says with a slight blush in her cheeks as she looks away slightly.