"Given the collapsed wall, I'd give us time to dig around a little further before sending anyone else in there though. If someone did it on purpose, there's still trouble deeper in." Anyka advises.
She shakes her head, "Actually, after studying the rubble...it's far too thick to go digging through and if we tried, we could cause a total collapse and bury us with the rubble. I think it's best we leave it be. If we can't get through it, neither can anything else."
"Hmmm...good to know."
Nodding at the others she looks back at Kierk, "Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help you. I really should get her to Ryota now."
The dwarf nods and goes back to working. Kyoga remains silent, following behind the group.
"I'm going to head back to the house," Eldan says. "I think you've got things well in hand here."
Gashka heads straight for Ryota's shop, hoping that he would have something to help the ratfolk.
She nods, "It's been good traveling with you. You're an excellent warrior and we hope that when you leave with him...that you find something that will make you happy." She says before leaning down to give him a hug.
Vishanti leans down to give Eldan a hug after Derika does. "It was a pleasure knowing you and an honor to fight beside you Eldan. Safe travels."
Anyka walks alongside Gashka as they head to Ryota's shop.
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Eldan waves at the others before shouting at Chris. "Don't break her heart or I'll come back. You know what I can do."
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Chris turns thirty shades of red at Eldan's comment. "I wasn't planning on it."
With her hands full she just blushes, "Have a safe trip Eldan."
After the kobold departs, you arrive at Ryota's shop. "Back again?"
Gashka nods, "She fainted and we were hoping you would have something to help wake her up?"
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"Ah, some smelling salts," Ryota says, giving Anyka a glance and a smile meant just for her. "That's easy enough."
He goes to a cupboard and brings out a small vial. "Just open this up and pass it under her nose."
Finding a place to lay down the ratfolk, Gashka takes the lid off of the vial, and supports her head while passing it under her nose a couple of times.
"It's good for a dozen uses, if you keep it closed when you don't use it," Ryota adds.
The ratfolk's eyes flutter before opening. It looks up at Gashka and starts trembling. She opens her mouth as if to speak and out comes a short squeak.
Nodding she closes up the vial and puts it in a pocket. Seeing the poor thing trembling she holds out her hands in a peaceful manner, "You're okay, we're not going to hurt you. Can you tell us your name?"
"J-j-j-Jexxa," the ratfolk answers.
Lowering herself so that she's squatting and not towering over the ratfolk she says, "Hello Jexxa, I am Gashka and these are my friends. I'm sorry about what happened to you, but you're safe now. I promise. Are you hungry?"
Jexxa nods slowly.
"Would you like to come eat with us?" She asks, standing and holding out a hand to Jexxa to let her know it's safe.
"O-okay," Jexxa says, taking Gashka's hand.
Being careful not to walk too fast, Gashka takes them all to Hadrinn's.
"Ah, some smelling salts," Ryota says, giving Anyka a glance and a smile meant just for her. "That's easy enough."
He goes to a cupboard and brings out a small vial. "Just open this up and pass it under her nose."
Anyka returns the smile. "Good thing to have." she says with a grin at the handsome proprietor.
"I think I might come back sometime....to look around."
Chris pulls out twenty-five gold and hands them to Ryota before they leave. "Thank you, Ryota."
Ryota smiles again. "I await your return."
Anyka flashes him a grin. "See you then." she says with a wink.
Gashka chuckles, but keeps her thoughts to herself. It would be nice to see her sister happy again after everything they wentg through.
Hadrinn's eyes widen as Gashka and the rest walk into the restaurant. "Quite a group tonight. Are you all eating?"
She nods, "Yes please. Could we maybe get a table somewhere out of the way, if that's possible? Some of us have been through quite the time and feeling a little nervous about being in a strange place." She says, ever so slightly indicating the one whose hand she holds. She thought that Kyoga at least seemed to be somewhat okay considering everything, but this poor little ratfolk...well, she wasn't even sure how old she was. The size made it a little difficult to tell, but she seemed absolutely terrified and she wanted to try and make her feel as comfortable as possible. Hopefully, after they ate and got some more information...well, she hoped that maybe Barclay could figure out a way to get them back home. She hated the idea of them being separated from people that might care about them, or be worried about them.
Hadrinn escorts the group to a quiet part of the restaurant. "I've got chicken dinners and I'll bring tea, lemonade, water and ale for you all."
He bows his head and goes to the kitchen.
She nods as they all find a seat.
Looking from Jexxa to Kyoga she says, "I'm really interested to hear your stories, but it's okay if we wait until after we eat. I know you must be pretty hungry after everything you went through. We just want you both to know that you're safe here with us and no one is going to hurt you. Okay?"
Vishanti pulls out Derika's chair for her, as the find spots at the table.
Looking up at her paramour she smiles before sitting in the seat, "Thank you love."
"Always." she says with a little smile, giving her a kiss on the forehead.
Derika just smiles as Vishanti sits next to her. Once her love is seated, she takes her hand and gives the back of it a kiss before just holding it lightly in hers.
"Tik tik tik, I'm used to other races, there are a few in my hometown," Kyoga says.
Jexxa simply sits at the table with her hands folded in her lap.
"Where is this hometown of yours?" Chris asks as they wait.
"Tik tik tik, beyond that collapsed rubble," Kyoga answers sadly.
Hadrinn returns with food and drinks for everyone. "Let me know if you need anything else."
Derika looks from Jexxa to Gashka before looking back up at Hadrinn, "Thank you Hadrinn, we will." Giving him a nod of her head she starts cutting up the meat before taking bites of meat with her vegetables.
Gashka sees the look from Derika and gives the most imperceptible nod of her head. It was obvious that what had happened to them had some very traumatic effects. Giving her food a moment to cool she looks over at Jexxa, who sits beside her. Giving herself a moment to figure out how to reach out to her she pours herself a tankard of ale. Putting the pitcher back on the table she looks at Jexxa kindly, "Jexxa, would you like something to drink?" She knew it wasn't the greatest openers, but she really wasn't the greatest at social interaction. They needed to get some more information before they could help though. At this point, she didn't even know if they would be able to help them get home or not. She didn't even know if they were from the same place.
"Just some water, thank you," Jexxa says softly.
Gashka thinks while pouring her a glass of water. Setting the water back down she says softly, "You know....I'm not from here either. My home was....lost. I was lucky and some of my family found me, so I'm not alone anymore. Is there...do you...I'm sorry I'm not very good at this but...is there someone we can try to contact somehow for you? I'm just....I'm sorry we couldn't find you and Kyoga sooner." Not knowing what else to say and hoping that she wasn't going to upset Jexxa she takes a couple of bites and waits to see how what she said to her goes over.
Jexxa drains the glass of water before speaking again. She shakes her head. "I don't know him."
She tilts her head toward Kyoga, who is engaged in conversation with Chris. "I entered those caves on my own."
She nods, "Ahhh...so...why would you go in there all alone?" She asks while pouring her another glass of water. She gives Chris a grateful smile for talking to Kyoga while she tried to figure out where Jexxa might be from.
"And where are you from?" Anyka asks taking a bite of her food. "Is there anyone that might have been looking for you after you disappeared?"