Raising an amused eyebrow at the farmers reactions Ewald follows Amrunel into the barn
"Finding a rat in a haybarn should n't be too dificult...but finding the right rat..now that will take patience..and a great deal of luck
methinks"
Amunrel passes Arnhault some food mostly bread and cheese.
"This might help, oh and keep an eye out I wouldn't be surprise if the cat's here too," Amunrel mutters to the Ranger.
A glance at her uncle-- she knew he could be sneaky, but he was not trying to hide from her-- and she shook her head, knowing full well that she could not even attempt to sneak off like that. Not only would she be getting a serious dressing-down from her father if she tried, but knowing him, she would be doing penance for the attempt by helping the farmer out. No thank you.
Instead, she moves over to stand by Sir Oribar, giving a bright smile to the farmer, as she removed her gloves, tucking them in her belt. Halsanna let her father do the talking, taking the opportunity to get some air, though she did give Uncle Am a look. The very faintest of frowns was on her forehead as she looked at her him, silently warning him about going off on any tangents while he was searching for the rat. It was a reminder he likely did not need, with her father standing there, but 'Vae took after him, and she needed reminding on occasion as well. A little reinforcement probably would not hurt.
Amunrel always wondered why Halsanna trained as a fighter rather than a ranger but then reflected it must be the influence of her father's side of the family.
Still she had good instincts he noted as he returned to the task at hand.
The farmer looks briefly at the gold piece and then says :
'Listen , sir , it's not a question of money . I just want to understand what's going on there and what would the consequences be for my farm ? 'Ewald and Amunrel
You are currently standing in a barn full of hay ( I did say that the harvest has just been done , didn't I ? 'evil chuckle' ) . There are bales and bales of hay stacked everywhere. And yes you distinctly hear small feet going on and on somewhere in the mass of bales ahead of you ....
"How good are you at befriending animals?" Amunrel asks Arnhault.
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Sir Oribar looks genuinely shocked, as if accused of offering a bribe. "Good farmer, we are simply searching for a missing rat, property of a merchant for delivery into town, which was set free by some type of nature-lover nearby here. We tracked it to your farm and need to recover it. I speak plainly, and if you wish to deny us permission to search your farm without trouble, then do so quickly and we shall be on our way with no further delay for there are more of these animals to find."
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Sir Oribar looks genuinely shocked, as if accused of offering a bribe. "Good farmer, we are simply searching for a missing rat, property of a merchant for delivery into town, which was set free by some type of nature-lover nearby here. We tracked it to your farm and need to recover it. I speak plainly, and if you wish to deny us permission to search your farm without trouble, then do so quickly and we shall be on our way with no further delay for there are more of these animals to find."
"Just a moment Sir Oribar," Adjunta says as he stares very intently at the farmer, "Something isn't quite right."
Adjunta looks back to the road, then scans the farmhouse, Adjunta then kneels down to look at the farmer's feet.
"Is there something you're not telling me sir?" Adjunta says, looking up at the farmer, "and before you answer consider this, I'm not a vindictive man, but I don't like being lied too. If you know something I'd suggest you tell me now."
"Well I have to be able to see the animal to influence it...and I'm not as good as a druid would be in this situation. But I am faily confident that I can get it to come to me once we find it"
Ewald hears the raised voice of the farmer outside
"It would appear that we are not welcome here so I suggest that we finish this business as quickly as possible"
"Well I have to be able to see the animal to influence it...and I'm not as good as a druid would be in this situation. But I am faily confident that I can get it to come to me once we find it"
Ewald hears the raised voice of the farmer outside
"It would appear that we are not welcome here so I suggest that we finish this business as quickly as possible"
"Agreed," Amunrel nods back.
Moving stealthily forward he starts hunting for the rat hoping to catch sight of that tell tale cloth tied around its neck.[ooc} Stealth check rolled a 7+7 for 14, Perception rolled a 5 for a total of 14 if sight and sound applies or 12 if neither do and a Survival check rolled a 14+2 for a total of 16 to hunt down the rat, I think thats it[/ooc]
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What the hell ! You are coming into my farm ! You are sprouting nonsense about a magic rat ! And now you are telling me I am a liar !Sense motive DC 12
** spoiler omitted **
"I didn't call you a liar," Adjunta says standing, "but a few moments ago you used the exact words the sheriff used to describe the attack. Now seeing as we just came from town, ahead of any rumors, and you seemed to have knowledge of the attack, you can understand my suspicion. I get the feeling that you either saw or heard something, had part or were privy to the planing, or took part in some way."
"Looks like the little tykes are hiding in the bales somewhere, perhaps we ought to change tack and coax them out," Amunrel asks Arnhault.
If we had a druid it would make things do much the easier...but we don't and needs must when the devil drives"
Arnhalt tries to coax the rats out with the food adding what few remnants he has of his own
IC is down
Home rolled dice
Knowledge nature 19+5=24
Survival 20+5=25
((crikey))
"That did not go well. Amunrel we must have a plan in the future. If that had been a nobleman we would have our heads on a block. But no matter, we have his angered permission. I shall watch the barn from here, in case trouble comes."
"Hopefully we'll not be long enough to make matters any worse," Amunrel nods back in reply.
"Halsanna, Vi, has our guard seen any new cats today?" Amunrel asks his nieces being careful to not specify one over the other.
Vivaeri shrugged at her uncle's question. She honestly didn't hold out much hope for finding something so small in so wide an area. Then again, the woodsy types seemed to know what they were doing.
She leaned over near her crouching sister to help her deal with Jimmy. "Well, aren't you quite the dedicated little soldier?" she exclaimed with a wink. "You must have to handle a bunch of responsibilities, don't ya?"
Yes , madam , I get to keep one eye on you !
"Do you get plenty of visitors these days?" Amunrel asks the farmer's boy.
Ewald grins as the lad shows his disinterest in girls...he remembers what he was like at that age.
Eyeing the inside of the barn and seeing just how much hay they could possibly have to search through, Vivaeri chewed the corner of her mouth in thought. She then whispered to the others one by one, "If it's in here, I can just scare it out. I think. The rest of you can catch it, right?"
She then walked over to the young guard. "Heeeeey, Jimmy?" She bowed down until she was at eye level with him, her hands behind her back. Want to see some magic?"
"What kind of Magic Miss Halsanna..we don't want anything that might damage the barn...do we"
"Ned, this rat...was it bred as a familiar or captured"
"And you young Man" adressing Jimmy "How do you think we should catch a rat..a tame one mind" Ewald smiles at the lad and gives him an 'all girls are crazy aren't they' look
"What kind of Magic Miss Halsanna..we don't want anything that might damage the barn...do we"
"Oh, no!" Vivaeri reassured him. "It's nothing dangerous. I was just going to 'throw my voice' a bit. I can make it sound like there's something in the hay. Hopefully that would be enough to scare anything hiding in there out where we can catch it."
Ewald nods..."Aye I have seen such spells used on the frontier to distract Quadiri patrols before we strike..and against us in the same way. What were you planning... a small but vicious dog..or a large cat..something like that?"
"A wild rat? Surely you'd have to tame the little beggar if you wanted it to become some wizard's familiar?" Amunrel asks after hearing Ned's comment.
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"Now step back a bit, we need to sort out our little friend from his accomplices so we can proceed to find the other missing pets we're looking for," Amunrel suggests motioning to the others to step back as he tries to coax them out so he can look for that one specific rat allowing them to get to the food without interference and hopefully Ned's rat will make an appearance...
Ewald nods..."Aye I have seen such spells used on the frontier to distract Quadiri patrols before we strike..and against us in the same way. What were you planning... a small but vicious dog..or a large cat..something like that?"
Vivaeri smiled, "Oh yes, just a cat. Maybe a large one, possibly several. Whatever sounds most convincing." She instantly mentally kicked herself for falling into the routine of gauging the audience. It's a [b]rat for Shelyn's sake.[/i]
She coughed lightly before continuing. "If it works, it will likely take off as quickly as it can, so we should probably be ready..."
Amunrel patiently waits.. and waits... after all he is an elf and elves are good at patience...
He does hear what Vi wants to do but remains where he is keeping an eye out so if she does cast her spell he has the best chance of spotting the rat they're looking for and alert the one nearest to it.
Vivaeri waited as well for her father's approval. Where normally she would have simply done it, his approval was something she wanted after his expression of hurt over his daughters' treatment of him.
"I mean, whichever way you think is best...we could wait too..." Just spending time with him wouldn't be so bad either, but actively doing something meant spending time with him without awkwardly avoiding the issues that had come between them.
"I agree..we should try passive measures before active ones"
Ewald moves towards the barn door remaining just outside the building
Vivaeri followed the others out, taking a place near Halsanna. She kept her wry, idle smile up, but she was still a bit disappointed. She had hoped to at least prove useful to her father.
Vivaeri followed the others out, taking a place near Halsanna. She kept her wry, idle smile up, but she was still a bit disappointed. She had hoped to at least prove useful to her father.
"Sometimes a little reverse psychology is in order, perhaps instead of being like the cat you should be more like the mouse whose found a veritable feast?" Amunrel mutters to Vivaeri holding out a hand to point at the small ring of bread and cheese he's laid out for the rats.
So Ewald and Amunrel are the only ones who take position in the barn
Can I have stealth check from them ?
Amunrel continues to patiently wait keeping watch whether for an errant pet rat or some hoodlum in green wielding a club...
Stealth 1d20+6 =17