Maqan nodded in agreement with Urdrsk. "Once I'm done eating I'll go over what there is and make sure it is packed up properly. I am sure they'll be able to use it well."
"I has 4 spells to call." Scram answers when she understands the question.
She does enjoy the breakfast as it's different from berries, insects and random small animals previously.
"Where we go next?" she stares as she watches for the answer.
He is glad there is piles of food and eats two large helpings. Once most of the group is slowing down he asks if anyone wants more eggs, then bacon, then to whatever is left. He won't eat off others plates but is more than willing to collect and take the dishes to the kitchen to be cleaned.
Once all of the dishes are cleaned, that's right all of the dishes he checks out the pantry and closes the door behind him.
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He traps Maqan in the pantry alone with him. If someone else is there he grabs an apple and leaves. Otherwise he moves on her with a few quick steps and holds her from behind going for two handfuls of books. As his mouth kisses your neck.
"We're going to start gathering things." Maqan said when she knew Scram was looking at her. "Go to the other survivors"
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Maqan was a bit surprised to see Saronis cornering her, but the moment his lips met her neck she melted in his arms. "What a wonderful surprise." She said softly.
As breakfast winds down, Ursdrsk looks to the medium-sized fey as he gathers dirty dishes to be cleaned before packed away.
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Whispering he said, "I thought you might say that." His hands quickly lowering to her hips and he asked, "I thought you wanted my hands here all day?"
Likely a bit later than just after breakfast Saronis comes out with bags of food and begins to load up the horses.
Kat points out to her dwarf, "Come lets have a walk, I am sure the elf can handle the dishes on his own."
"Whàt dò yóu wànt thìs tò bé?"
"There other survivors!" Scram looks happy.
"We go. We go bring them here too."
Maqan looked between Kat and Urdrsk as they went for a walk. 'Didn't he not like the fairy?' She wondered, however right now there was much that needed to be done. Questions could be asked while on the road.
She looked to Scram. "We're actually going to them. Bringing what we can from here to them." She explained.
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"Actually I said I wanted it to feel like your hands where there all day." Maqan said with a slight blush. "But I like this too." She told him as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
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He let's you settle down and crawls up beside you. Giving you kisses on the way up. Finding your lips he can't get enough of them and continues to kiss you. Eventually he moves around and a mischievous smile spreads on his lips even as he is kissing you. Then you feel his searching cock lightly slap your inner thigh and it gets pushed slowly towards its intended target. He then says loving every moment, "Only if you think you can handle it."
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He smiles at you just holding you there close to him. He sighed and pointed out, "I would love to be here with you all day but we need to get moving. Is there anything I can do to help?"
Urdrsk continues to load the wagon once he returns, keeping things moving.
Soon enough the horses are packed with the food from the pantry. Saronis is holding the reigns of his main horse. Amris looks much better and is holding the reigns of Saronis' other horse. The third horse is being held by Kreig unless someone else gets there first.
Most of them will stay at the inn. Only Peter, Scram, Kreig, the guide, and Andrei join the group on the quick journey to the dwarf mining colony.
On the way there you find several dead bandits.
Then the small caravan easily gets to the colony without any problems. You do notice a lot of lizards and snakes are moving around in the debris and terrain.
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"I know." Maqan said with a nod before she kissed him. When their lips parted she answered him, "We have responsibilities. Those sacks over there are filled with flour. And those smaller barrels are filled with salted pork. I'll still trying to properly bag everything else."
Maqan ensure to clean out the whole pantry so that they could use it for as long as possible. It would take years to get everything back up for a tavern to work anyways.
While on the way, Maqan paused and noticed something on one of the dead bandits. "Hey, hold on. This one has a magical ring." She said as she got off her horse and move to get the ring. "Anyone have an idea what it does?" She asked.
The small caravan easily gets to the colony without any problems. You do notice a lot of lizards and snakes are moving around in the debris and terrain.
"Dámn", Urdrsk laments. "Mòre wìèrd hàppènìngs."
Urdrsk's father had returned and is glad to see his son, but is sad about his own father losing his life. His news isn't easy to tell the community as half of the search party died to a dragon who spat acid. They took down the beast but its body seemed to decompose quickly and sicken the ground and plants nearby.
That night a boar is roasted that was recently found and hunted. Boars were never in the area before. The ale starts running well before the dinner starts and lots of cheers are had. Many mourn the dead with a good pint in one hand and the other wrapped around a loved one.
The mining colony was about 300 strong before the stone went missing and now a fourth of them were dead, some of their strongest warriors.
"No clue but magical items is not my department!" He states as he stops to let Maqan investigate.
Back in her fairy form she comes over to the bodies and looks. Then flies up into the air to plummet down towards Maqan. She slows herself with her wings and flops on her shoulder.
He casts a spell making his eyes turn blue, then casts another one and looks at the ring... "I believe it is a ring of feather falling."
"Hey look at these weapons they seem to be made of pretty good stock." He offers picking up a nice looking javelin with a razor sharp head.
"Kát. Ì'm sòrry fòr hòw Ì àctèd èàrlìèr. Fìrst Ì hàd nò èxpèctàtìòns, thèn tòò màny; ànd thàt's nòt fàìr tò yòu, ànd Ì jùst èndèd èmbàràssìng mysèlf. Fòr whàt ìt's wòrth, Ì wànt tò thànk yòù fòr thè tìmè wè spènt tògèthèr."
Maqan nodded. "Well I'll see if we can give it a look over later." She said as she put the ring away. She looked to Kat. "Small again I see" She said. "Or is it travel size for our convenience?"
The dwarf leads the medium fairy to a unoccupied bench, and both sit down. Urdrsk places his arm around Kat, drawing her close, and offering his shoulder to lean on.
Talking with Maqan, "Yes I am pouting, why does that dwarf half to be so one thing then another. I thought the men in your race had balls! Oh no offense." of course she is speaking quietly into Maqan's ear.
"Ì've bèèn mèàning tò àsk: Whàt ìs Sárónìs tò yòù? À mástér? À léádér? Gòòd frìénd? Ì knòw yòù bòth sháré á bónd. Cán yòu tèll mè mòre àbòùt ìt?"
"Kat, I'm not a dwarf." Maqan pointed out. "I'm human. However I do know a bit about dwarves. As well as their language. If you'd like I could teach you." Maqan offered. "Wait, so what the what?"
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He shows you a simple key and says, "We have a room well away from everyone. Let's go check it out. We can come here after our feast." He grabs you and slams you forcefully against the wall but hopefully not hurting you and begins kissing you in the alcove. Once we get to the door he unlocks it and opens the door. The room is a bit musty but slamming the door shut he grabs the top blanket from the bed and tosses it to the side revealing a clean bed.
He shrugs and nods at Maqan's words.
Once he makes sure Peter, Scram and Andrei are in the drinking hall to heal the wounded, he takes the guide to a cell and locks him by himself just in case. He tells Kreig to take it easy and stick around even introducing him to Jade. With everyone occupied he talks with a few dwarves about rooms and asks to have one away from everyone. Then he tracks down Maqan and whisks her away.
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Maqan blushed when he slammed her against the wall, and their lips met in a flurry of heat and passion. She only paused long enough to look at their room. "Did last night and this morning awaken something?" She asked playfully.
Maqan was mostly talking to people and helping them get settled before Saronis came and carried her off.
The little halfling was bored. It showed. For one used to life without sound, it seemed like there wasn't a change despite being surrounded with more people. At least Maqan the fire girlie told her what they intended to do.
Like the others, her keen dragon senses picks up the prescense of Treasure.
It was a magical ring but Scram couldn't tell what it was. The weapons though didn't interest Scram enough. She was a dragon. what need of weapons would she need?
Best she stays out of sight then.
Amris checks in on Amelia and Jade. Then he wanders around a bit, then goes and asks Urdrsk, "Do you know of any special spots that I could mine for special rock or metal?"
Then if Urdrsk doesn't know he would ask around with a few of the miners. Finally deciding to do more mining with direction or not, he lets Jade, Amelia and the head miner that he is heading out to mine.
Urdrsk excuses himself fro Kat, and walks Amris to a centralized office. Inside, hanging on a wall is a map of the mine and notations on what types of metal, ore, or gem was found and at what time.
"Às yòu càn sèè,", Urdrsk says, referring to the map, "thè mìnè ìs ìn à cóppér ànd tìn-héávy áréá, bùt thè déépér wè gò, thè mòrè várìèd thè fìnds bècòmè." " Tràdìtìònàlly, thè mìnè gèts à cùt òf whàt yòù fìnd."
"Ìs thèrè ànythìng ìn pártìcùlár yòu àre lóókiìng fòr?"
She smiles at you and sighs happily as your arm goes around her. She shifts her size so your arm wraps around her better and so she can look up at you. She looks at you in thought and with a bit of confusion she states, "You know I don't know. He and Gavin freed me. I owe him that. We really haven't spoken on it. He also isn't bothered by my fluttering around him so that is nice. I mean it seems more like he is my leader but really he is just the one who freed me and poor poor Gavin, dying in a pool of water. Tsk tsk tsk. Oh! Perhaps I should say Saronis and I haven't had sex, or anything like that. Even though I have been in the mood for days!!!"
"Any special kinds of rock with magical properties or such would be great! I could go back to the one spot but I think I got it all already. Maybe any locations with a lot of growth? There are indicators like that which could lead to a ley line or something." He asks.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Oh! Perhaps I should say Saronis and I haven't had sex, or anything like that. Even though I have been in the mood for days!!!"
"Só, dòès thàt mèàn yòùr crávìngs hàvè bèèn sátéd?" Urdrsk said, looking deep into the fairy's eyes, with an eyebrow raise.
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"You know it did, we only have the present!" he states helping to strip you and himself.
The time Saronis had passed faster than he expected. The next morning he was ready to go. Collecting the group one member at a time. Soon we were all set outside the mining colony ready to go, unless there were any objections.
The next morning, Urdrsk stands outside the Clan Stoneward holdings. The backpack is freshly packed, waraxe sharped, and a gleam in Urdrsk's eye.
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Maqan gave a small chuckle as she helped him get them both undressed, then embraced him and their lips met is a heated kiss. Step by step , she walked them back to the bed and pulled him down to it with her. "I love you" She breathed out as their lips parted
Maqan has a smile on her face the next day, and was ready to go when everyone else was. Even saying a pleasant good morning to each of them, making sure to be facing Scram when she did say good morning to her.
The little strange masked halfling returns the greeting to Maqan her own packs ready for the day though she's not sure what to expect.
With three horses and eight in the group you likely walk back to the inn.
Luckily nothing threatens you there and find it the way you left it. With a turn of the key and a push on the door you find it barricaded. Though with a few words the door opens for you to find the others you left behind. They usher you in. The wizard of the group excitedly tells the group in all, "I found something amazing. The pantry was empty when you left and look!"
Looking inside you see that the pantry is bare but not empty. She also draws your attention to some of the barrels and pours out a pint for everyone before it runs out. "We emptied that after you left." she announces and then continues, "The fire wood outside still needs to be split but there are nine logs now as opposed to the two that were left. I wonder what other things are magical here! I have used detect magic and the walls are magical."
As he followed Maqan he also said good morning to everyone one at a time. He watched Maqan's antics with Scram and asked, "Is she deaf?" Then looking at her he asked, "Can you read lips?" Once he has those answers he face palms and says, "I am sorry I didn't notice before. You need to tell those you travel with so we know we need to be facing you so you can understand." He had been deafened enough times to know vaguely what she had to live with.
He let Maqan and Scram ride on his horse as the group walked to the inn. He would have pulled his sword and dealt with any snake that got too close., within 15 feet of his horse.
At the wonder of the inn he was amazed and looked to Maqan to see if she knew.
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He worked on your clothes as you did on his. The kissing was passionate and vigorous enough to be in the way, but we both enjoyed the challenge. He gladly let you slowly maneuver him back to the bed. "I love you too, I am never losing you again! To the here and now, and forever." Then he began to wrestle with you on the bed going for a pin and a light bite on your neck.
She was buzzing around Urdrsk obviously much happier than the previous day.
As the fairy buzzes around the dwarf, Urdrsk asks Kat some questions. "Kat, as we travel, if come across any fruit trees or bushes, let me know? My knowledge of safe surface foods to eat is very little. And, if you are willing, do you mind teaching me your language? Sylvia, I think it's called?"
"What's deaf?" Scram all but confirms Sardonis's question as her intent gaze falls upon him.
"Scram always like this." she points to herself, clearly not understanding what was wrong so far as she screeches her answer.
Maqan nodded to Saronis's question.
Then she looked to Scram and explained. "Deaf is the meaning of one who can't hear. Most can." Maqan told Scram. "Where as you can only read our lips."
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"Now and forever" She breathed out before he pinned her down, biting on her neck bringing soft moan from her lips. "Saronis"
She nods vigorously and then responds with, "Okay will do and the language is Sylvan. S-Y-L-V-A-N."
Maqan looked as surprised at the magical aspects of her inn as the others did. "I never knew." She said as she looked around. "I always though we got everything from the locals..." She added before she moved to go look at the logs outback, looked around to see if there was many marking of someone or thing who could have dragged the logs there.