Tree Lords V

[HorizonsDream]

Imani rushes out of the cell to grab her stuff. "Thank you for the rescue," she says.

[JadedDM]

"I suggest you reacquire your gear quickly," Lareth warns. "It won't be long before we are discovered."

"Once you have done so, I believe you will find your animals in the stables directly east of this building," Aleaha adds. "Each gate of this village has guards, but they are looking outward, not inward. If you ride past fast enough, you will be beyond their reach before they realize what has happened. We would go with you, but as kirath, we have a duty to remain here and destroy the dragons and draconians that have enslaved these elves."

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Locky casts Cure Light Wounds on Babushka twice, restoring (2d8): 12 HP.

[Jenara]

"Dragons?" Locky asks with a curious glance, grabbing her gear she pats her pouches giving a sigh of contentment. "We can't really leave you alone to deal with them, after all you saved us so many times." Standing up to her full height she lifts her head. "I am going with you, and besides I know Babuskha too well to know she isn't going to sit by and do nothing."

"So, when do we attack them?" She asks resolutely, "I'm going to help."

[Jerrard]

"You give us two Choices." Jerrard sighs, "Flee... or be Heroes.." He shrugs, "I will help."

"Thuskar, Malika.. I will not ask you to join us. But perhaps this is your chance to get even Malika? Nothing can change what happened, but.." He trails off.... "Lareth, when do we start? My spells are not at full strength, but I will do all I can."

[HorizonsDream]

"You want to fight dragons...again," Imani says, looking to Locky and Jerrard. "Actually, if I remember the process correctly, I fought the dragon and you two stayed in the back where it was safe," she added thoughtfully.

[Breila]

"Imani, we should not discuss that here and now" Babushka says rather forcefully. "Do we have anything to bind the guards? They will be five people less to fight" she asks, looking around. "And then we need to move on quickly. Everybody can make up theif mind and go or stay independently."

She then turns to the kirath."I will stay and fight with you. Do you know where the dragons are? Are they more vulnerable in elf form? We should at least try to get our first attacks in before they transform."

[JadedDM]

"This is not a game," Lareth states. "Even if we are successful, it is unlikely all of us will survive this. Do not make this decision lightly."

"Let's throw the bozaks into their own cells before they wake up," Fikod suggests. "That should keep them out of trouble for awhile."

"If you are going into battle, it is our duty to accompany you," Thuskar points out. "Ulster and I swore an oath, after all."

[Jerrard]

"Agreed, put them in the cells." Jerrard agrees, he says nothing about Imani's word, he knew they were at least partially true. "Then can we group out of the village, and make a choice?"

"I know Thuskar, you have stuck by your Oath. And I thank you for it." Collecting his equipment he aids to move the Draconians.

[Breila]

"Good idea, Fikod" Babushka says and walks over to the nearest Bozak, waiting for someone to join her carrying him off.

[Jenara]

"Well.." Locky starts to say to Imani, then decides its not worth the time. "I'm helping, Paladine helped last time, and he will again." She rushes over to Babuskha to aid her to move the creature.

[HorizonsDream]

"This is really the perfect time to discuss it," Imani points out. "Mostly because there is no one to hear us at the moment, except for a bunch of unconscious draconians," she says as she starts dragging one into the cell. "Babushka wasn't even there for the last time we fought a dragon," she adds. "And now, without even asking what the others think at this point, you've decided you want to fight two dragons?" This was something that had been obviously been bothering her for awhile now.

"This is extremely dangerous. Not only are two green dragons involved, but there are also a bunch of draconians as well, which we all know how a tendency to blow up, turn to stone, or leave a puddle of acid behind when they die," she explains. "All of these things are also highly resistant to magic. With the last dragon battle, we didn't have anything standing in our way to get to the dragon, so we could use our full strength against it. In this battle, we won't be up to our full strength with draconians in our way. They are going to soften us up before we even get to the dragons, and those two dragons are going to do damage on their own before we even get to them," she points out. "While my heart goes out to the kirath, this is not our fight. I'm sorry, but I'm not doing this again."

[Breila]

"You must have misunderstood me, I was not saying you should come with me and fight the dragons" Babushka says, taken aback a little. "What I thought is, it's not the time to discuss who did or didn't do what last time. I wasn't there, so I can't talk about it.
For myself, I am sworn to Habbakuk as the kirath are, so I have to fight. The rest of you probably better leave. Ulster, I expressively relieve you of any oath to fight with me. If Habbakuk hadn't made me his phoenix, I would probably leave with you. Take Dekker with you when you go."

[JadedDM]

The party quickly re-equips their gear and places the unconscious bozaks in one of the cells, before locking it up.

"Whatever you decide to do, time is of the essence," Lareth states.

"We three will keep an eye out upstairs. Whether you join us or not, we'll push on to the throne room soon," Aleaha adds. The three kirath then ascend the stairs, weapons at the ready, should any more draconians approach.

[Breila]

Babushka turns to Locky, Jerrard and Imani. "When you go, take Dekker with you, and take good care of him. I can follow your tracks. If Habbakuk decides I will live, I will join you soon." Then she follows the kirath.

[HorizonsDream]

Imani shakes her head at the gnome, but doesn't move to stop her. This was her choice, in the end. "If anyone is coming with me, let's go now," she said.