The next day the group is brought to a small area inside part of the noble's corner. The princess is waiting with a guard, and when she sees the group arrive, she waves him away.
She tells the group she believes the key to preventing the wolf cult from returning to strength is to find that city once again, and use whatever power lies within to destroy it once and for all. The problem, is finding the city, since no record of it exists. She believes she has a way of locating it though. She knows of a Verrawayan object known to be a Magical Compass, capable of leading whomever owns it to great sources of magical power. She also knows it is in the possession of a rather nasty wizard, currently living in The Forum named Baltham, but that he won't part with it willingly. They'll need to steal it.
Upon hearing they would be stealing something, Arradel's ears perk up, and she decides to join in the conversation, having recused herself from it originally on the grounds that she doesn't like Wandaella. Her mind was quickly changing, however.
To help them, she offers them a potion of invisibility, and gives them some gold. She can't give them to much, for the royal treasurers are keeping an eye on the family's gold reserves, in an attempt to ward off any bribery that may arise due to the political climate in Dahldrum. When they ask if they can have some horses for their journey, she agrees to give them two. They thank her for her help, and head off to the stables to prepare for their journey back to The Forum.
Leading their horses across the pillar, Arradel stops by a local jewellery stall, and tries to plant the seed that they are heroes, on a quest to save the kingdom. Bueller, the jeweller is amazed that they would risk themselves for the kingdom, and watches in awe as they make their way down the pillar.
The group rides out across the plains, passing by the farmhouse they burned to the ground after battling necromancers. They take in the beautiful scenery of the rolling hills, but they stop when they see something strange.
A very small forest seems to have sprung up in the middle of the plains almost overnight. They certainly didn't see this the first time they passed through the plains. Deciding to investigate they ride over. They tie the horses up to one of the trees, and cautiously make their way to the central area from the eastern corner. Remaining hidden, the group spies the body of a human lying face down in the dirt, and sitting right next to him, a Kobold.
The kobold appears to be whimpering, and crying out in pain. Liaathvain senses evil nearby, but they inch their way closer to investigate, ready for action. Liaathvain and Bogor head in first to try and see what has happened to the Kobold, who now seeing the two approach continues to whimper and cry out, but makes no move to try and run away.
Once they ask it if it's alright though, it lets out a loud cry, and many kobolds step out from behind the opposite treeline, including three new, tall lizards they've never seen before called Troglodytes. The trap is sprung.
A long fight ensues, but the group manages to fight them off, even when they went after their horses. One poor kobold in particular had a rough go in the fight, and he was spared after the fight so he could be questioned.
Arradel threatens him with her dagger, and asks who that human was. He tells them he doesn't know, but that he was tortured and used to make Feather Tokens so they could make this forest. When asked why they would go to all this trouble, he responded by telling them because they hate their group, and wanted revenge for killing their brothers and sisters in their battle in the forest on their way to the goblin cave.
When they ask him how they knew about them, he responds with "All Kobolds in this region know of you!" This causes the group to cheer, and be quite pleased with themselves. When they realize that the kobold just wants to kill them, they see no further use for him. Arradel finishes him off, and they tend to their horses.
With the help of their horses, they are able to make excellent time, and arrive at Boro's house late that night. They make their way inside, and hope to find Boro home. However he isn't anywhere to be found. They decide they would spend the night there, and explain their situation to him should he come home.
They rest up, knowing that they have a mission to accomplish the next day.
To Be Continued...
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