Evert nods. "Best of luck to you. Maybe the threads of fate will intertwine and we'll meet again."
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"I'll be fine," Evert says. "Aletta wants to come along. Duncan might give her some work and the dwarves will keep things quiet back there."
"I'm fine, I suppose," Evert says. "I think we'll part ways here, though. I want to check on Duncan and then probably head south to Daedran. I think of all these Kharans prowling around are part of something bigger than just goblins."
Evert sits near the fire with a cup of wine and some fried fish.
"Kharans are from Kharas. You know, that country to the west of the valley, where they all worship devils and put people who aren't them in chains," Evert says as they walk. "It's no secret that they want to take over the valley, but their involvement seems rather odd. I'd wager that what's going on isn't exactly official."
"That's magic we don't have," Evert responds. "Even if we could, those Kharan rats would dig a new tunnel to crawl out of."
"Eh, it's a sore subject," Evert remarks as they make their way back through the caves.
Evert shakes slightly at the mention of slave trading.
Evert administers a potion to Kelda and then to Lysithia.
With Kelda and Lysithia down, Evert prioritizes getting them back on their feet. He runs towards the dwarf, shaking a fist at the goblin escaping on the boat.
Evert targets the robed figure once more. ;
Evert moves up and goes after the larger target. ;
Evert fires his crossbow at the robed figure, hoping to end this battle quickly. ;
During Lysithia's sprint, Evert narrows his eyes as he fires a bolt at the robed figure. ;
Evert loads a bolt into his crossbow, ready as he'll ever be to face what's next.
Evert listens to see how far away the voices are.
"If he's not here, then we should move on," Evert says, looking around.
Evert fires off another shot.
Evert trains his eye on the next enemy, hoping he could land a decent shot. ;
Evert takes a step forward, keenly studies the wounded enemy and fires his crossbow. ;
"We could let him come back to us...I'm sure he'll be mad enough when Astoria's spell wears off," the halfling says, catching up to Lysithia. He looks back at Astoria. "It does wear off, right?"
Evert follows after Kelda.
Eldan fires off a shot from his crossbow. "I'll lose him at some point. He's faster than me." ;
Evert looks around for any clues.
Once the group reaches enough dry land for everyone, Evert requests to be put down.
"If...you're certain," the halfling responds, climbing onto Kelda's back. "Let's just make this quick."
"Someone mind taking my things so they don't get drenched?" Evert asks, his expression still grim.
"That better be shallow," Evert says with a grimace.
"It'd be a better place to start looking for clues," Evert replies.
"Sure."
"I'll be inside," Evert says. "I'll let Duncan know what's going on."
"Right..." Evert says, taking the lead back to Duncan's.
Evert fishes a healing potion from his backpack. "Give this to Astoria. If there are Kharan lords about, then we need to get out of here."
Evert stands up and glances at the unconscious Astoria. "What happened?"
Evert watches as the fighting stops and lays low until he figures out what's going on.
Evert takes aim at the hobgoblin in the back, hoping to save the rest of the hostages. ;
Evert nods at Kelda and gets into position.
Evert sighs. "On second thought, I'll just stay with the others."
"Let me find a spot where I can provide some cover fire," Evert whispers before addressing Astoria. "Just put yourself where you can get back to Lysithia and Kelda quickly, if they decide to rush you." The halfling looks around for a suitable spot.
Evert retreats back to the group and informs them of his discovery. "We might need to draw them away from the prisoners."
Evert crouches down and approaches the barn quietly.
Evert nods in agreement with Astoria. "Once we get there, I can take a look, quiet-like, and see what's going on."
Evert points out the barn. "That's the likeliest place they'd be."
Evert scans the area to see where to head next.
Evert takes a look at Lysithia's findings and sees if he can follow them.
Evert starts over by where the cart went down the slope and looks for any tracks.
Evert ties his rope to the wagon and hands it to Kelda after clambering back up the slope.
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