Rennik Questions Manut
Subject: Re: Cries in the night; a halflings tale
"I agree. We can't take him with us," Farron adds. "How far are we now from his village? Can he make it back by himself?
"Rennik, can the boy tell us where is the building where he was held captive? If not, can you track his path backward to find it?"
From: Ty
Subject: hey! can i get an amen! Uh huh! Good god!
Just hoping we can get everyone to check in. :)
From: Matt
Subject: Re: Cries in the night; a halflings tale
"The Logi live far from this place, on the other side of Mt. Kessel. Two days journey at least through the jungle, if you survived. Four days or more to go around through the forest."
Rennik turns to the boy and asks about the place where he was held, trying to ascertain whether it was indeed Gully's inn (I'd imagine the Winter Wolves would give it away). He would question Marut regarding Elise and Anileth, too, and then try to gain more about Fayten.
"Did you notice Fayten wearing a metal scroll box around his neck, like a metal stick on a chain? Or any of the others of your tribe?" He'd press to see what he can find out regarding these trinkets and anyone who may have been responsible for bringing them to the Logi. He'd also ask about this Soul Drinker, whether he'd heard the name bandied about... or any reference to some dark master.
From: Ty
Subject: Re: Cries in the night; a halflings tale
"It was an old tower, like the guard towers humans have around their cities. Made of stone blocks, and very tall. But it was mostly broken down. There were still some rooms inside it, but lots of the rooms were wrecked. It was right on the edge of the jungle, and the jungle was taking it back." He gives additional description of the place, and Rennik thinks he could find this place from the boy's directions.
"I never saw any metal thing, but Fayten was not there. It was one of Fayten's hunters, one of the group that left with him. I never saw Fayten himself."
When Rennik describes Elise, the boy starts nodding his head vigorously. "Yes, yes! The red headed woman! I saw her. She was the one that said I wasn't one of them. She was very scary. She makes you want to kiss her and run away from her at the same time. Fayten's friend was supposed to take them all, and Kulik, somewhere. I didn't hear where. They were going to take me there, too. Kulik was going to give me to someone. Like a slave, maybe."
The boy gets a fierce look on his face. "As if any of the Logi would accept slavery rather than death!"
His face gets sheepish, "So that's why I ran away."
Sa'id is translating all of this for the rest of the party. The boy suddenly turns to Cadfael, and down on his knees, drops his head to the ground and says, "Mielikki kura non oha, dura naihi."
Sa'id smiles and says to Cadfael, "The boy said, 'The blessings of Mielikki flow through you, holy man.' It appears your healing magic has made you a friend."
From: Raja
Subject: Re: Cries in the night; a halflings tale
Sa'id nods approvingly at Rennik's choice of questions. He has nothing to add, but observes the conversation so intently you'd think he was memorizing every word.
From: Mike
Subject: Re: Cries in the night; a halflings tale
Garyth listens intently. When the boy is done telling his tale, he says, "We can ill afford to look after a child, but do we have a choice? If this jungle is half as treacherous as it's claimed to be, leaving a child alone in it would amount to murder."
From: Scott
Subject: Re: Cries in the night; a halflings tale
Mission holds his tongue for a moment as he calms himself. There is another child out there, he wants to say to Garyth. A child in a much more dangerous situation that this halfling boy. Why is it right to abandon him to the dangers of Anileth's womb, and . . .
Be still. Garyth is correct. "It is only a day's trek to Gully's," Mission says, and hopes that the bitter taste in his mouth does not come out in his voice. He takes a breath to cleanse his thoughts before speaking. "The boy could lodge there. Gully is a good man-- surely he could take him in. And if not, I will pay for the boy to lodge there."
His mind was racing. A day. A full day that Anileth would have to distance herself from him.
OOC: How long would it take for Mission to run all the way (20 miles) back to the lodge, carrying the boy, and then back to the present campsite?
Would such a thing even be possible? Do any of the mages posess some type of mega-endurance strengthening spells?
Just curious. . .