Cyrus stays at the mill pond and takes a short rest while watching over the pond.
"Yomi! Apologies are worthless in this case, but please know that you were not entirely abandoned. There's a portal in the mill pond."
"Oh, that was nothing. When we have time, let me tell you about one of the cases I handled awhile back. I call it the 'Affair of the Lascivious Ghost.'" Replies Yomi cheerfully. "I am still on this earth by the grace of my goddess."
"Well, that's decided then..." Elias says ironically, "Wait... satyr corpses!? I personally think we should just take this opportunity whilst its offered. If the girls and Yomi miss this chance, then that is better than all of us."
"I'll not go down there without our entire force, Elias. The fey are incredibly dangerous enemies."
Bren's expression then turns dark.
"Of course, you weren't with us to find out."
"Oh, that was nothing. When we have time, let me tell you about one of the cases I handled awhile back. I call it the 'Affair of the Lascivious Ghost.'" Replies Yomi cheerfully. "I am still on this earth by the grace of my goddess."
Eglantine grins back. "Glad you feel like that about it. And that story has got to be worth hearing. We should go. I've no idea how long the portal will stay open, even with something as big as that bear going through it. It wasn't his fault," she adds. "He was willing to leave us alone if we'd been willing to leave him alone. Some creatures are like that - they lash out and then can't stop themselves. I should know, I'm a bit that way myself."
"Let's go then. Who knows what trouble you guys would get yourselves into without me?" Yomi limps forward. "You coming?"
"I'll not go down there without our entire force, Elias. The fey are incredibly dangerous enemies."
Bren's expression then turns dark.
"Of course, you weren't with us to find out."
Elias immediately picks up on Bren's tone and says calmly, "No, I wasn't. I was here, investigating the pool and looking for any clues that might have helped us. I had no idea that a fight had broken out. I'm sorry I wasn't there to aid you, but we must approach the River King and any other denizens of the Feywild with caution and respect. It may well be that if they are so dangerous, we must be diplomatic in our dealings."
And then Catriana meets Eglantine and Yomi on the trail, wanting to go back to town.
"What's back there in town that we have to delay our commission?"
Although Eglantine hangs back from the negotiations, she is desperately anxious to get to the portal before it closes.
"Froderick has only limited time. We should use it." is her only comment.
Catriana answers firmly : "First of all, how do you know the portal would close so soon ? For all we know it can already be closed or always open. Second, we caused a lot of mess over there. I think we should help the villagers, at least with cleaning up part of the mess we've made. In addition, we could check the satyr corpses for clues. They could even have a key to the portal which should prove very helpful for us. We should also talk with both the Reeve and Froderick, as the situation has changed dramatically - fey have attacked humans in the middle of the village. Lastly, we should rest, for at least a while. None of us is ready to fight more, as we're all wounded.
That being said, Catriana keeps on walking back to the village.
Elias says "I fear we can wait no longer, I'm sorry my friends. The time has come for action. Come, brother!" he cries as he leaps into the pond.
The cat eagerly follows him in.
"Catriana, you may be right, and if you are you can tell me later." Eglantine runs swiftly back to the mill.
Not knowing that one of her comerades has already jumped in the lake, Catriana proceeds to the village.
"Elias, wait!" cries Bren. When the ranger and his panther disappear beneath the rippling waters of the pool, Bren turns to Cyrus and says, "I'm going after the damn fool. You stay here and tell the others what happened."
The fighter then dives in.
I'm staying topside of the pond, for now. Waiting for anyone to return from the village.
"This all so very tiring," Yomi mutters as he follows Catriana and Eglandine back.
"This all so very tiring," Yomi mutters as he follows Catriana and Eglandine back.
Hurtling back to the millpond for the second time in a few minutes, Eglantine looks wildly around her.
"Cyrus - where did they ... oh no, don't tell me they've gone already?"
Pat
For Eglantine and Yomi / Beside the Pond
By the pond
"She went back to town to talk to the Reeve. Something about not leaving a mess behind us. She sounded like my mother. If Bren and Elias are down there, we really need to follow them."
Eglantine hops about, torn about where to go.
"Oh, this is so stupid. Come as soon as you can Cyrus."
She swan-dives gracefully into the pond.
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Pond-divers:
Yomi:
Beside the pond:
In town:
Pond-divers:
In the village:
"Friends ! Do you need help ? Did these beasts have anything unusual ? They could hold a key or clue which would be very important for me and my friends to help your village.
Diplomacy (1d20+15=29)
Elias and Scathath
Exchanging glances with Elias, Eglantine shrugs slightly and holds out her hand to the elf suggesting that at least part of this group tries to stay together, before nodding questioningly at the stone.
Pond divers
Elias and Scathath
Holding onto Elias with one hand, she does so.
For Pat
Perception 1d20+7=16
beside the pond:
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Eglantine, Elias:
Bren:
Yomi:
Cyrus:
Catriana:
For Pat
In the village:
Catriana takes the circlet from the peasant: "Thank you friend. I'll find some use for it". Catriana leaves the peasants to their work and goes on to meet the Reeve.
In the village:
In the village:
"Reeve ! I've been sent to represent my companions. I believe our valiant defence of the village should prevent any similar events on part of the fae during the next few days. Anyway, my companions and I will travel to the realm of the fey and stop the hostilities by them by whatever means necessary. As you can see, the mission you've given us appears to be difficult, but we will prevail.
Our investigations have discovered there is some kind of magical portal in the pond near the mill. The huge bear who we fought here disappeared in there. That is evidence against Froderick's guilt. In addition, due to the unknown length of the mission, We'd like to ask you to release Froderick, or at least give us some more time."