Robert grins and then pulls himself up. "So, you must be Gruntil." "What's it to you?" snapped the goblin, giving Robert a twitchy , suspicious eye. "Okay Gruntil, it's about time you apologized to Robert here. He's a good friend of mine, as you know." Robert nods his head and then stretchers out his arm for Gruntil to shake his hand. Gruntil twitchy eye looked slowly down at Robert's hand. With a sharp noise he slaps the man's hand before scuttling up the tree to sulk, mumbling something about it not being fair and how did Robert know he had been creeping up behind him all the way.
Ranwell and Robert both look up at Gruntil sitting upon the highest branch in the tree. Ranwell slowly turns his head towards the bramble covered path "Well it's about time we moved on!"
Out of the corner of his eye he sees Gruntil watching them walk down the path.
As they carry on down the path, silently Gruntil drops down and reluctantly follows on from about ten yards off.
They soon reach a barn which looks to be abandoned.
Ranwell and Robert both look up at Gruntil sitting upon the highest branch in the tree. Ranwell slowly turns his head towards the bramble covered path "Well it's about time we moved on!"
Out of the corner of his eye he sees Gruntil watching them walk down the path.
As they carry on down the path, silently Gruntil drops down and reluctantly follows on from about ten yards off.
They soon reach a barn which looks to be abandoned.
Ranwell goes over to the barn, pulls a panel from the broken door and breaks away some ivy strands to make an entrance.
"Come! This will do for our hide."
Robert pulls the quiver down from his back and follows Ranwell into the barn.
*Tasha stands awkwardly in the corner of the room.*
Several minutes pass before they hear a knock on the door. It opens and Randel, Aldith, and Tall Wymond enter. Tall Wymond sighs. "We're sorry for worryin' you like this. It's time we tell you the truth."
"Anders is not 'is real name," says Aldith, "Randel 'ad 'im change it to fit in more, but 'is name is Azad. Up until a year ago, 'e was a soldier for the Xain Empire. That's why the Hand arrested 'im. They must've recognized 'is accent."
Randel steps forward. "But b'fore y'start thankin' th' Hand, thinking they was right t' arrest 'im an' we was wrong t' keep 'im 'ere, remember th' Anders y'knew. Azad's a good man, wha'ever 'e did in 'is past, an' don' y'ferget it."
As they carry on down the path, silently Gruntil drops down and reluctantly follows on from about ten yards off.
They soon reach a barn which looks to be abandoned.
Ranwell goes over to the barn, pulls a panel from the broken door and breaks away some ivy strands to make an entrance.
"Come! This will do for our hide."
Robert pulls the quiver down from his back and follows Ranwell into the barn.
Gruntil swaggers moodily in, kicking up dust. The goblin glares at Robert and crosses his eyes, before walking up to his boss and straightening himself up proudly, showing that he is important.
