Chapter 6: Aftermath

[Nekron99]

After the townsfolk have left and the inn is quiet Brother Arven will search out the "lady" Irena and try to quietly speak to her.
"M'Lady, How are you holding up after such a fright?" "Were you able to tell what the creatures wanted? I mean other than offering you to whatever was down in that hellish dark hole they were going to drop you into headfirst all trussed up like a pig."

OOC: Considering that we slept a good solid eight hours just before the last decent he should not be too tired, heck all Arven did was walk along behind everyone. The most strenuous exercise he had was holding a torch and that rope (which he let Harald take most of the weight anyhow, I mean really, that rope was all dirty and slimy, and lizards carry salmonella, yuck!) Arven has led a bit of a sheltered monastic life up til now.

[Hywaywolf]

Shybolt will look to Arven and ask, "When your able, do you think I can get another one of those happy touches from you? These woulds still ache me."

[Solomoriah]

Brother Arven found Irena in the kitchen. It was cleaner than he had yet seen it, but she was still cleaning it obsessively. At his words, she turned to him, burst into tears and flung her arms around his neck. "Oh, good Brother, it was horrible!" she said, and then began to cry on his robe.

Shybolt stuck his head into the kitchen to speak to Brother Arven, but seeing Irena embracing the godly brother, he hesitated to speak up.

[Nekron99]

Um....er,"face color"M'lady, there, there. He pats her hair trying to comfort the poor lamb. Hearing Shybolts question through the kitchen door, he realizes that he is out of spells to heal and will need to rest and meditate to regain them. M'lady, I understand the scare you have had, but surely there is someplace for you to rest tonight, other than here? I must meditate and recover my prayers so that I can assist my friends if trouble comes calling again tonight. I must be off to my sleeping chamber, but. I will stay with you until someone comes to escort you to a safer dwelling for the night.

[Sir Bedivere]

Timorel turns to Harald. "How did those creatures take the two of you? That must have been terrifying."

[Solomoriah]

Um....er,"face color"M'lady, there, there. He pats her hair trying to comfort the poor lamb. Hearing Shybolts question through the kitchen door, he realizes that he is out of spells to heal and will need to rest and meditate to regain them. M'lady, I understand the scare you have had, but surely there is someplace for you to rest tonight, other than here? I must meditate and recover my prayers so that I can assist my friends if trouble comes calling again tonight. I must be off to my sleeping chamber, but. I will stay with you until someone comes to escort you to a safer dwelling for the night.

"I... I live here," she replied, confused. "In the back." She blew her nose daintily on a rag, then said, "Good friar, please, I'll be alright. Go, do what you must."

Timorel turns to Harald. "How did those creatures take the two of you? That must have been terrifying."

"It's nothing I'd like to do again," replied the injured man. "They snuck up on us, they did, and I was down before I knew they were there."

[jstater]

Grumm listens to Shybolt for a while and then wanders into the kitchen and sees Irena and Arven talking.

He speaks up, "You should stay in my cabin tonight. It ain't fancy, but it's safer than this place. I have things to do tonight - you won't be disturbed."

[Sir Bedivere]

"It's nothing I'd like to do again," replied the injured man. "They snuck up on us, they did, and I was down before I knew they were there."

"They were certainly quiet. We didn't know you were gone until we woke up and found the inn empty. I hope the casualties we gave them deter them from coming back up."

Timorel begins cleaning his gear and sharpening his sword if it needs it.

What time of day is it?

[Nekron99]

Brother Arven will excuse himself "M'lady, I would suggest you take Master Grumm's offer and sleep where it will be safe. We will be able to fend for ourselves for the day i imagine.'and leave Irena in the loving hands of Grumm and head for a quiet secluded corner room to pray and meditate. He will ask for two healing spells again. After prayer, he will use his stone to blunt the sharp edges of his mace, and then try to get some rest before....well before anything happens.

[Solomoriah]

It's apparently just past noon.

Irena said, "Alright... thank you, Grumm. But it's early yet, and we've already missed lunchtime. With Harald injured, I guess I'd better start cooking something." Looking Brother Arven in the eye, she said, "Thank you too, good friar."

Sorry for the long delay. Tough week, and then we had an all-day game yesterday (well, 1:00pm to 9:00pm or so) which was cool but took some prep work.