"Okay." Sādhanā replies, waiting for the others to move a bit away. Drawing Oblivion, she moves to the first of the shards embedded in a standing stone.
As they head back to the area that the others battled the cultists, or whoever they were, Tesia thinks about the things that had recently transpired.
When they get to the place with the strange stone/shard things, Tesia stands back with thed others and makes sure everyone is a safe distance away. Turning to Ruedo as Sadhanna begins her assault on the strange looking things she asks, "So, is there anything else back at your base camp...like underground, that might be dangerous if the wrong people get ahold of it, or was that all that was there...that you know of anyways? Does my question make sense, or do I sound like I'm talking nonsense?"
Ruedo shakes his head. "We did not find anything of importance during our time there, so there's not really anything to worry about."
Sadhana destroys the shards embedded in the standing stones which causes them to collapse. The shards prove too small to produce the usual effect, though the magus feels a passing dread.
Watching Sadhana she nods, "Well, that's good at least then. As soon as she's done here, I call some help and we'll get the hells outta here and get you folks somewhere safe."
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"I'll have a look around and make sure we got them all." Cyna says before scouting the two camps for tracks and signs they may have missed.
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Cyna sees the trail of the humans that had fled earlier leading north. There are no returning tracks. Searching the hut yields nothing besides meager food supplies, some pickaxes and a handful of shovels. The ranger does not sense anything from the camp that is supposedly to the west.
"Alright, those won't be of use to anyone anymore." Sādhanā says, walking back to the others. "Let's get them to safety."
Sienna looks to Cyna. "Find anything else we need to worry about?"
"All clear." Cyna responds happily.
Tesia nods and lets out a loud shrill whistle. A couple of minutes later, large shapes can be seen approaching and her call is answered with a couple shrill cries as two large golden eagles come in and land near the party.
Walking over to the eagles, Tesia raises her hands and allows them to smell her. Rubbing their neck feathers she turns to the others and smiles, "Well, I guess that means we're ready to go then right? There's enough room for us to all divide up between myself and the eagles, or just divide between myself and one of them and keep the other as a back up....just in case." She says, remembering what happened the last time they were in the air.
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Nolletta approaches Mirrin. "Would you mind if I rode with you?"
Tesia thinks for a moment, smiling as she hears Nolletta asking Mirrin if she could ride with her. Clearing her head she suggests "Well, we have about an hour left of flight time before reaching Lysse. So...how bout this, Cyna and Sienna take one of the eagles with Ruedo and his son and fly over us and a little ahead...like maybe a hundred feet above us, and about twenty feet in front so that you can be look out and alert us of possible attacks before they get to us? Then maybe you Sadhana on another eagle with Noletta, Mirrin, and Celia? You can stay near my right where we can have visual of each other, and I will take Rhy, Magestriea, Garf, Yenna, and Bodge, with me. How does that sound? We'll have Cyna and Sienna above who can take things out at long range, and I can still use my stuff while in my other form as well. It's just an hour left, so hopefully there shouldn't be too much trouble. Does that sound okay to everyone though? Is there anything we need to do to prepare, like communal protection from the elements, or anything like that? I've got extra blankets they can wrap themselves in...but I'm only gonna be at about five hundred feet up, so hopefully not too cold?" She explains, while thinking through the plan out loud to see what everyone thought.
"Sounds like a solid plan." Sādhanā says with a nod.
Nodding at Tesia's suggestion, Celia speaks a prayer to Aroden, going to each person and touching them, in turn, to impart her god's blessing for the ride.
Unused to the positive attention, Mirrin shrugs and smiles at Nolletta. "Sure."
Your trip to Lysse is uneventful. Aside from spotting a few dilapitated buildings along the way, you spy nothing of note. As you land in Lysse, you are approached by a courier, a young lad without a single whisker on his chin. He walks up to Sadhana. "I have a message for you."
She looks from Sadhana to the messenger after everyone has climbed down from her and asks, "Is there any way you could tell us who gave it to you?"
"It is from Zaudejis, the antiques collector," the courier answers.
Getting a look of remembrance on her face she nods, "Aahhh...yes, we'll make sure to stop by and see him. Unless he was just wanting to speak to Sadhana?"
"I just have a note for her," the courier says.
She shrugs, "Oh, okay." Tesia says as she waits for Sadhana to find out what he wants.
"Impatient, much?" Mirrin says. "I think we should sleep in town for the night, get a good breakfast and set out in the morning...to wherever we're going now."
Ruedo approaches the group. "Thank you for all of your help. I think we should head on to the Archaeologist's Guild and report our findings."
He turns to Yenna and Bodge. "And so you can get your pay and report to your superiors."
The man then smiles at Madero. "I'm sure your mother would be happy to see us as well after all this time."
Garf looks at Ruedo, his head down. "Garf not go. Garf happier in kitchen. Gark want seek master and be apprentice chef. Sorry, Ruedo."
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Ruedo puts a hand on Garf's shoulder and smiles. "Then chase your dreams, my friend. Even if we don't travel the same roads, you will always be like a brother to me. I want you to be happy...and safe."
Tesia gets a pouty look on her face, "I'm not being impatient, just curious. Staying here tonight is probably a good idea. I still need to get in a few hours of reading anyways." She says looking down at the ground. Looking over at Ruedo and the others, "Glad we were there to help. We wish you all the best."
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Nolletta stands near Mirrin. "If you don't mind, I'd like to spend some time with our heroes."
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Magestreia notices Nolletta's familiar body language and smirks. She goes over to Celia. "Is it normal for people to become amorous over being rescued?"
Ruedo nods at Nolletta. "As you wish. You know where to find me if you need me."
He then heads off with Madero, Yenna and Bodge.
"I think maybe we should go see Baron Trepphorn and let him know what happened, then maybe find somewhere to stay the night?" Tesia suggests as they stand around talking.
"The Baron is out of town," the courier says. "Pallos and Luther are currently taking care of matters here."
"Huh? Really? Well...I guess we had just better report to whoever is currently in charge then. At least let them know what happened." She would have gone and seen her father and Esia, but she knew they had other things to do and didn't want to disrupt them again.
"Thank you." Sadhana says accepting the note and handing the boy a silver piece.
Magestreia notices Nolletta's familiar body language and smirks. She goes over to Celia. "Is it normal for people to become amorous over being rescued?"
"It definitely is one of the things some people find exciting, heroes can be very attractive to someone that wants to feel safe or protected." Celia replies quietly, "For some people, it may just be their way of showing gratitude."
"I hope Nolletta doesn't plan to tag along," Magestreia whispers.
Sadhana opens the note to see a simple message, though it appears it was written in haste.
-Z"
"Well we'll be spending the night here so there's that. I think the danger level of what we're heading into might be a deterrent there, besides....it might be good for Mirrin to celebrate being alive." Celia replies.
Magestreia chuckles, despite the seriousness of what they had just been through.
Reading the note, Sādhanā nods, turning to her companions. "I'll need to meet Zaudejis."
"Just you or all of us?" Sienna asks.
"Not really sure, It wasn't that specific." she says showing Sienna te note. "Not sure if sending the note to me specifically indicates his intention."
Cyna shrugs. "Then I don't think it matters either way."
"So, then we can either all go see him, or Rhy and I can go find whoever is in charge right now and let them know what happened while you guys are taking care of that and meet up later? What do you want to do? Split up, or stick together?" She asks, not sure if Sadhanna would want them to separate or not after what happened the last time.
"I think we're pretty safe as far as splitting up goes, we can get more done at once and get everything out of the way before we settle in for the night." the magus replies.
Tesia nods, "Alright, we'll go report to Luther and Pallos then, and let them know what happened. Where would you like for us to meet you at when we're done?"
"I'll pass on seeing Zaudejis again," Mirrin says. "If you don't mind some more tagalongs, Tesia."