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Grumblejack follows the others down the stairs, you can tell the giant is ready to leave this place. He looks extremely bored and irritated at this point.

Not going to update the maps unless it becomes necessary. Also there was the entire alchemy lab in the warden's footlocker that everyone forgot about. Might want to at least address it. The doctor is going to need it if he is going to make any chemicals other than what he already has. Just got to figure out how to carry it since it is not the light portable one.

"Grumblejack vote, we smash all the guards. Dead men don't talk or blow loud wistle thngies."

Grumblejack will again swing into the spot trying to avoid hitting the others as best he can. But once again Grumblejack's club just sails through the air striking nothing. "Stop moving damn it!" he exclaims. Then looking at the others "Are you sure he even here?"

Grumblejack spots the warden and yells to everyone his position. Smiling Grumblejack shifts south and swings with his boneclub. The boneclub makes an evil hiss through the air but strikes nothing. "Where is he!!!" Grumblejack yells in anger.

Grumblejack smiles a toothy smile, picks up his club and moves into the room trying to get as close to the warden as possible to smash. "Grumblejack want to play with lil' un. Come out, come out wherever you are." he says in a mocking tone as he enters the room.

Just waiting on the good doctor to post up and I will complete the round.

Grumblejack sits the chest down and removes his club from the top of it and then moves over to the spiral staircase next to his pretty lady.

"Smash Em, that be no problem. Grumblejack smash anything for Tkaara."

Grumblejack returns to the mess area and collects the strongbox sitting his club back on the top and brings it into the kitchen and sits it down on the table. "So now what? Grumblejack ready to go, belly full."

Grumblejack makes his way into the room and sits down at the kitchen table and begins to eat. "Why everything got to be dead when you eat it. Meat cooked so long it no longer even red."

Noticing that no one else is stepping up to check the door at the pretty lady's request, Grumblejack leaves the strongbox on one of the tables, removes his club from the top of it and steps to the southern door, motioning for Tkaara to move aside, he grabs the handle "Grumblejack take care of this."

He opens the door.

Grumblejack picks back up the strongbox and moves into the room just back from Felrin and Erevan as not to disturb them sneaking around the door. He sets the strongbox down on one of the tables with a thud and removes his club from the top of the box.

"Grumblejack ready now."

Grumblejack will set down the strongbox in the hall and finish strapping the shield to his back so it will be out of the way. He will then follow Tkaara like a puppy back into the other room and help her get the chainmail on. While he is helping he looks at Tkaara and says "So what you do when you free? You highwayman like Grumblejack? Why put you here? You sick? Have all that black smoke come from insde." he says as he points to Tkaara's chest.

Helping her don the chainmail will cut the time from 4 minutes to 2.

Grumblejack will follow the others carrying the strongbox.

"You know Grumblejack not pack mule you know." he says under his breath.

Grumblejack looks at Erevan confused at his words. He frowns, scratches his head and then puts the stopper back on the bottle of whiskey and puts it back in its place within the strongbox. Then he closes the lid on the strongbox sets down his boneclub on top of the box and tries to lift it.

"Box not heavy, Grumblejack got this."

Finding the door locked, Grumblejack is again frustrated, but when he sees the strongbox get opened he turns his attention to the table forgetting about the door entirely.

"Can Grumblejack have gold?"

He then picks up a bottle out of the strongbox and sniffs it and then smiles "Oh yeah" as he cracks the top open.

Yes Grumblejack now has only one thing on his mind. Gold and Booze, I think it is what got him caught in the first place.

Coming back into the office the coins jingling in his pockets Grumblejack casually walks over to the door in the north wall and opens it if he can.

Grumblejack looks at Tkaara when she makes her sausage comment and then looks down at the fallen sergeant.

"Grumblejack no like scaly snake."

Grumblejack moves into the room with the sergeants deceased body and roughly begins to search it.

Grumblejack will move to behind the doctor and take a swing at the sergeant if possible. If not available due to space he will double move into the room to get right up on the sergeant to box him in and prepare for the next round.

"Time to go night night little man."

He will provoke if he has to double move to get into position because of squeezing through the doorway but he don't care.

When the doctor tells Grumblejack to follow he gives his normal toothy smile "Grumblejack not like guarding stupid old door anyway." as he moves behind the doctor taking up a place behind Hecate in the room.

Upon seeing her shaking and trembling and speaking in a infernal tongue and then seeing Felrin on the ground bleeding out he then looks up at Blackerly.

"You make little girl shake and be scared. You kill the bony finger man. Now Grumblejack smash you like insect!"

Grumblejack raises his bone club and his shield.

Not sure of what to do since he was told to stay and guard the door he yells at the doctor as he moves down the hall toward the sound of combat.

"Grumblejack stay? or Grumblejack follow?"

He will pass this turn waiting on a response as he is unsure of what he should do.

Seeing Tkaara stagger and seeing the injury on her, Grumblejack hurries over to her and kneels down beside her, ripping some material from a guards uniform and wrapping it around her roughly. "Grumblejack not break. Grumblejack fix."

Everyone can't help but laugh when they look on at the haphazard makeshift bandage that Grumblejack has made. The cloth strips run more around her breast than her stomach and they are loose in places and tight in others, the bandage continues around her chest and across her shoulder.

"Sorry, Grumblejack not good fixer." he says as he looks to the others as he sees their snickers.

"HELP HER OR GRUMBLEJACK GET MAD" he growls angrily.

With that he sits beside Tkaara and holds her small hand in his and softens his tone.. "It be alright, they help, I think"

Grumblejack smiles through his toothy grin and takes a step forward toward the guard and says "Lil 'un hurt Grumblejack's ears. Grumblejack make you quiet now." as he brings the bone club down toward the guard, unfortunately Grumblejack misses completely striking the ground next to the guard with a loud thud as a piece of bone flies off the club.

As long as no one gets in his way Grumblejack will charge in a straight line to the closest guard and swing his new bone club in one hand while blocking with his shield with the other. If someone gets in his way he will just double move to get into an attack position.

"Grumblejack smash little 'uns! Grumblejack kill little 'uns that hurt the pretty lady!"

Grumblejack smashes the boneclub into the head of the guard! A loud cracking sound can be heard as the club makes the impact.

Grumblejack shifts into position behind Felrin.

"Grumblejack ready to charge when word made."

he then looks strangely at the small doorway...

"Grumblejack may not be able to rush through doorway. Look small?"

Correct I will roll those checks in secret. That way you don't have a clue how good your disguise is until it is time.

Grumblejack makes his way down the stairs staying close to Tkaara. When she starts sniffing the air he does the same copying her movements and nuances.

"Grumblejack not smell food in here. If lil uns need dealt with then just give me a direction and I will smash them. Grumblejack fast. Grumblejack fast as lighting. Make guards make water. Grumblejack move like great bear through forest."
he says with a grin at Tkaara.

Grumblejack smiles at the pretty lady. Noticing the silver on her lips.

Grumblejack puts a arm around Tkaara squeezing tightly.

"No worry. Grumblejack not let lil uns hurt pretty lady. Grumblejack like you best. You prettiest human Grumblejack ever see."

Grumblejack turns as a hand is placed on his shoulder. After hearing Tkaara's words Grumblejack places a finger to his lips to copy Tkaara.

"Grumblejack know, must be Shhhhhh. Grumblejack quiet as mouse."

Then on his toes he creeps back up the stairs as if to show the woman of his ability and for this once he doesn't walk like a big looming ogre as his footsteps are almost silent.

Grumblejack then laughs loudly "See I am stealthy too! Just make feet hurt to walk like that."

Grumblejack was for once in his life at a loss for what to do. The one side of him wanted to run down the stairs as fast as he could and find the nearest exit but the other side of him wanted to just go smash things and kill as many lil 'uns as he could find until he was to tired to swing anymore.

His new found comrades he wasn't sure about. Never had he had humans for partners, although some of these new people he was almost sure wasn't all humans. Although one of the females did have tiny horns on her head just like his. Although his was covered by his rough mop of hair. Maybe she knew the meaning of them. But this was not the time to discuss it. Anyway having a food source that moved with you wasn't a bad idea. Although he did promise not to eat them? Or did he?

Still weak from the poison and still with injuries he would at least need to stick with this group until they were clear of this place and then he could make a decision about what to do.

Grumblejack again looked around the room waiting for the others to take action. So he walks over to the fireplace and sticks his head down the hole, for that is all that would fit. He pulls his head back out and looks at the rest.

"Grumblejack smell 'lil 'uns down there. Grumblejack smell food. Grumblejack say small hole lead to room with food cooking. But no fit Grumblejack. Find another way. See Grumblejack smart too."

And with that Grumblejack moves and takes one of the heavy steel shields from the table and then moves toward the stairs taking up the closest position behind the others that he can fit in. New makeshift bone club in one hand and holding the shield in the other.

Grumblejack finishes his meal rather quickly. Literally it is like one minute the guards body is there and the next he is gone. After finishing his food Grumblejack begins to add a femur bone as a handle for his new club when Hecate starts asking questions. Through a bloody grin he looks up at the girl.

"Guards beat Grumblejack and drug him. His strength be drained, try make him weak. Grumblejack was surviving in local moor make living as highwayman when he caught, dragged here and beaten and branded. Grumblejack mystified he still alive." he says before letting out a huge very smelly belch.

"Grumblejack sorry! Grumblejack hungry and all they feed Grumblejack is yucky bread and meat dead so long it not even bleed.”

"Grumblejack have no family, Grumblejack alone, Grumblejack never seen another like him. Grumblejack raise self."[/b}

He is in conversation with Hecate when Tkaara comes close and the shadowy haze passes over him. This startles Grumblejack and he swats at the flashing lights and moves away quickly from Tkaara [b]"Evil Witchcraft, Not Hurt Grumblejack" the ogre says as he continues trying to swat the shadowy flickering lights away. As they sink into his skin and heal him Grumblejack stops fighting and embraces the remaining lights.

Afterwords he turn to Tkaara "Pretty lady heal Grumblejack. Grumblejack knew you were special. Grumblejack has favorite lil 'un now."

Looking around the guardroom now Grumblejack seems confused at first All the lil 'uns are down already. Grumblejack make promise, Grumblejack keep promise.

"Grumblejack hurt. Not feel so good."

He looks down at one of the unconscious guards. "Grumblejack make guard promise. Grumblejack now keep promise."

He reaches down and picks up the arm of the guard and places his foot against the guards armpit and with a couple tugs rips the arm from the unconscious guard. He then rather quickly rips the flesh from the bone with his teeth and devours the meat in under a minute.

Having cleaned the flesh from the bone, Grumblejack snaps off the hand bones and snaps the other two bones in half and begins to band them together with pieces of the guards uniform.

"Grumblejack make promise to eat lil'uns for keeping Grumblejack in cage. Now Grumblejack make club from bones."

Smiling in a bloody toothy mess now Grumblejack sits down by the now deceased guard and continues his meal. It is amazing how fast he rips their flesh and devours his prey in huge chunks.

He looks up at Tkaara and offers her a piece of the meal with a gesture as she looks on. "Grumblejack share with pretty lady."

Pretty lady look like she need to eat. Grumblejack feed her.

Only one unconscious guard remains.

Grumblejack now have fun! Grumblejack now smash!

Grumblejack hurries along into the guard room as fast as he can go.

Once he enters he looks around for a weapon.

Eyeing the skinny woman leaving her cell he immediately reacts when he is called, ripping his powerful legs free of his ankle shackles and heading clumsily for the cell door. Opening it and trailing after the pretty lady as fast as his feet can carry him.

Puny human woman, too skinny, but have pretty face. Grumblejack thinks to himself just for a moment before mouthing a toothy grin.

"GRUMBLEJACK SMASH!!!!!"

Grumblejack hears the words that are coming from the other cell, how them lil 'uns know my name, Grumblejack not tell em. They speak of red hair but I see no red hair. Speak of revenge against the other lil 'uns. Maybe Grumblejack not eat them maybe only eat other lil 'uns. Grumblejack hungry Grumblejack watches what is going on intently but does not respond and is silent.

The activity in the cell next to Grumblejack had the Ogre confused, while the captured lil 'uns were just at the edge of his black and white vision, Grumblejack swore their was now a goblin in there with them and it looked as if he was free.

"Grumblejack see tiny goblin, no hide in dark. How you enter here? Not see lil pinkys bring you." Grumblejack says from his cell.

The increased noise activity causes one of the guards to peer into the cellblock from the doorway. After spotting the torches burning down he tells one of the others to go get their next set of torches from the supply room because it was almost time.

After the instructions to his fellow guards the one goes back to peering in the cellblock. Obviously he sees little in the dimly lit room but it is not from a lack of trying.

The guard is on alert.

Grumblejack sluggishly moves around in the dark, the little 'uns poison is not as effective as they were led to believe. Oh me aching head. Lil 'uns darts zap Grumblejack's strength, make me weak, they will pay. Grumblejack will eat them and be strong Grumblejack again.

"Grumblejack weak, Grumblejack sleepy, Grumblejack be quiet, for now." he says in a low grunt.