-----"My thanks again," he says to the girl while offering her a nod and a smile.
-----Quade and Kantar then excitedly look at Sol and Quade asks, "You mentioned hobgoblins! Was that the battle we heard?"
-----At the same time, Kantar states, "That's the biggest reptile I've seen! Was it a pet of the hobgoblins?"
-----Sarah smiles happily as the new group introduces itself. Seeing a friendly face in the wilderness was such a rare thing it seemed, and the young magess was very grateful for it. After Garrison had been healed, she decided to introduce herself.
-----"Nice meeting all of you, I'm Sarah Night, from Hearthorn." She wishes her group had a cool name like theirs does, and makes a mental note to get everybody to decide on one; 'Golden Smashers of Evil' or maybe 'Glorious Renders of Death' or something intimidating like that. Sarah walks over to what seems to be her counterpart, the other blonde woman named Ursulena.
-----"I couldn't help but hear you say you were magicians? I umm....dabble in magic myself as you could probably tell from my lack of armor, you wouldn't want to maybe compare notes?" She asks.
-----Sol eyes Quade and Kantar with an odd smile. As quickly as he can, the young Gorian answers both questions, "I don't know if they're pets, differing types of guards, or simply both residents. An' yes, that was probably th' 'battle' ye heard."
-----Once then, Sol turns to address all the newcomers as a group again, "It's good t'meet ye all. My friends an' I are likely t'continue our search o' this place...we believe something isn't right about it. If yer intent was t'head ont' Rushfen, yer in luck. Th' Lord o' Silvergard makes his way there now, an' is resting not far from here in that direction. We hope t'rejoin th' same group upon our completion o' our search." The warrior then points in the direction he last saw them going, when he was in the watchtower.
-----"My word!" Ursulena exclaims excitedly at seeing Sarah and hearing her offer, "Of course, it would be a pleasure!" The girl simply beams with excitement and her eyes open wide. She then takes in all of Sarah's appearance.
-----"Also," she adds, "you must tell me how you keep your hair so beautiful!"
-----Excitement and concern flash across Quade's and Kantar's faces. "Something not right about this place?" Quade asks Sol. He then offers, "Our troop could remain with you and help you with your exploration of this ruin."
-----Kantar then asks, "Were you thinking something dwells below these ruins?" He then turns as his eyes scan the courtyard and the ruined structure. "Perhaps something controlling the hobgoblins and the reptiles?" he continues, "Maybe some undead creature or perhaps a dragon?"
-----Raven at first kept silent as the others spoke. His eyes could be seen scanning the troop in front of him. At last Raven speaks up. Raven says to Sol and Sarah, "I'm alright with Quade and the others helping us clean out these ruins. It will be good to have a few extra swords with us."
-----Raven's demeanor is a bit distant and business like. To those that know him, they can tell Raven doesn't wholly trust the new group yet.
-----Sarah completely fails to repress a giggle at Ursulena's remarks. "Well, I'll make you a deal. Tell me how to get frog slime off this dress and I'll tell you how to keep your hair shiny in dungeons." She laughs. For a second she was going to ask Ursulena if she had a dress she could borrow, but she didn't want to wear the robes of any god or goddess other than Destine.
-----Sol appears momentarily surprised by Raven's words, but nods easily enough. Again he glances at Kantar as he replies to the robed-one's question, "I do believe something is organizing these creatures, but what it is, I have no idea. Won't know till I see fer my own eyes. But whatever it is we'll deal with it."
-----"Let's get on with this. Thanks fer the offer o' yer troop, an' th' three o' ye may as well come along too. Safer than leaving this place alone." Sol then turns and heads back through the vines, obviously sure of where he's going.
-----"I think I can do that!" Ursulena says excitedly to Sarah glancing at the young mage's golden attire.
-----"Ssss!" Quade says to his female companion as Sol turns toward the interior of the stronghold.
-----"Sol!" Kantar calls to the young warrior, "What is your marching order?"
-----Quade's eyes scan the ruin's exterior. "Do you know what part of the ruins we want to search first? Do you have a certain protocol for us to follow?" the chubby mage asks.
-----"Order...protocol? Right." Sol says with only a slight trace of resignation in his voice. He turns around and begins to speak, everything obviously off the top of his mind, "Raven an' I will go in first, followed by Garrison an' Rinda. Sarah an' ye three priests can form th' center, wi' yer troop protecting th' rear. As there are active patrols, as well as wandering creatures, ye'll need t'keep yer eyes peeled back there. Make sure one o' ye at th' back there has a torch, it gets dark in many places."