Tree Lords V

[Breila]

Babushka rises up, shaking off the hay. Longtooth dagger drawn, but not in an offensive stance, she says in a firm voice, in Common:
"Stop searching, you have found me."

[Jenara]

"Indeed." Jerrard speaks for the first time.

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Locky holds on tight to Imani's hand she didn't like this at all.

[JadedDM]

Dungeon
Imani, Jerrard, Locky, Ulster, Thuskar and Fikod are returned to the dungeon, and locked back in with Malika.

"Well, that didn't go like I thought it would," Thuskar admits.

Hayloft
Babushka exposes her hiding place to the elves. The one up in the loft with her, who had been searching through the hay, steps back in surprise. She then pulls back her hood, revealing she is none other than Dara. "It's her," she says to the others.

Down below, Aleaha and Lareth likewise remove their hoods. "Seems you were right, Dara. She was hiding here after all," the mage states.

"The question is why, and where the others are," Aleaha says. The two join Dara and Babushka up in the hayloft, climbing up the ladder. "How did you even find this place, Babushka?"

[Breila]

Nonplussed, Babushka looks at each of the kirath in turn. Then, remembering Dara had asked her a question, she answers: "How I found this place? Wel,, I followed my captured friends." She sheathes her dagger, then crosses her arms, watiing for the kiraths' reaction.

[HorizonsDream]

"What did you expect?" Imani asks as she leans against the closed door. "It seems they are in need of males."

[JadedDM]

Dungeon
"Yeah, that elf queen gave me a creepy feeling," Ulster admits.

"Well, I assume you have a plan for getting us out of here, right?" Malika asks impatiently.

Hayloft
"Captured?" asks Aleaha. "By whom?"

"You're lucky Dara noticed your footprints outside," Lareth adds. "We never would have found you otherwise."

[Jenara]

"That elf queen was..." Locky looks around a little lost.. "I was going to see if they were evil, and I don't think I need to." She pouts. "How can we even hope to stop them."

[Jerrard]

"She wasn't exactly what I expected.. I don't like the idea of being treated like a piece of meat, yet.." the mage pauses, "That feels like the way women are treated in Khur."

[HorizonsDream]

"Women in Khur are treated worse," Imani says matter of factly to Jerrard before she looks to Malika. "I'm not the only one that can come up with a plan here. If you have any ideas, then I'll be glad to listen to them," she points out. "Magic is most likely our best option to open this door. Once we get out, we need to get our gear, and then exit this whole town without being seen."

[Breila]

Babushka states flatly, closely watching the elves' reaction: "A few days away from here, my friends and I were ambushed by a group of draconian magic users. Baaz, I think Jerrard and Imani called them. I was the only one to escape their spells, and so I could follow them. All their tracks lead into this village. I suppose they are able to magically disguise themselves as elves, as we have seen other draconians do.
I came over the wall to find out where my friends are kept last night, but so far I haven't found it out."

[Jerrard]

"My spells are limited, until I get my spell book." Jerrard says with a frown, "Malika, we will need your help, somehow."

"I do agree, spells are our best option, perhaps I should discuss with Locky and see what we can do."

[Jenara]

"I wish we didn't keep running into these places where people are treated horribly.. it makes me sad." Locky shrinks into the corner, "I can do what I can with spells."

[JadedDM]

Hayloft
"Magic using Baaz?" asks Lareth skeptically.

"She probably means Bozaks," Aleaha says.

They listen to her story with growing concern. "So your friends only arrived last night?" asks Dara. "Then they are probably still alive."

Lareth nods. "Yes, the draconians' masters will want to question them first, before anything else. Still, time is against us. I say we wait for nightfall, then make our move."

[HorizonsDream]

"All right, so what spells do we have on hand at the moment then?" Imani asks. "Do we have anything that will unlock this door?"

[Breila]

"Yes, bozaks was what they said. I confused the names." Babushka agrees. "They brought my friends in here yesterday around midday. I watched the village all day and evening, there was quiet village life, no sign of an execution being staged, or of anything sensational happening. At night, I came over the fence and continued my exploration, but wasn't succesful. How did you get in here?"