The stonefloor is slick and small streams of sewage cross your path. You follow him through the moist darkness. I will not go searching for anyone stupid enough to go roaming on his own." The road should be clear, but stay alert nevertheless. "Here's the plan: We bring the supplies to the outpost. He lightens his lantern and waits until all are present. These things are expensive." Gerbrax motions you to follow him down to the basement and through a trapdoor into the sewers. lamps and petrol, torches, blankets, crossbow bolts, rations and beer, rope and small but heavy barrels with the rune of the mechanic's guild painted of the side. He grabs a big backpack and a barrel from a cart next to the backdoor and moves inside. You got there without any trouble, but you feel the anxiety disappear as the last young man stept inside. Kurgen: You meet one of Thorin's delvers in the backyard of a seemingly normal building only a few steets away from where you met the squires. Either way, these boys are under my protection and not yours." "Now," I say turning back to Mat, "you can either take your chances with us or you can rot in the King's dungeons. The other boys still look scared and confused but they do take note of their compatriot's nearly instantaneous change of mood. He's gruff and hard to get along with but if anyone can make sure we survive down there, it's that grizzled old bastard. Thorin is renowned for his unfailing toughness and his undying loyalty. Thorin will be leading us." I can see realization dawn in the young squire's eyes. We appreciate your help in keeping these boys safe from harm and I can personally assure you that you will be handsomely compensated for your troubles." I know some of them," I jerk a thumb back at the boys, "and some of them know me but you are new to this situation. I decide, in ages old Dwarven fashion, to go for the direct approach instead. I just don't know him well enough to gauge his motives. But just looking at him isn't giving me the information I need to manipulate him. Mat looks a little worried but I can tell he's never going to go for it without some major convincing. As far as I can determine, not attempting this action is tantamount to turning yourself in." I pause to let that sink in. But I have been topside for some while now, in contact with Nebul, the embassy, and wandering all the streets between. "I agree, Mat, it is not an ideal situation. The boys are intimidated and seem obviously lost. There has to be another way." Mat looks at the squires for support. I have better chances to survive if I go straight to the palace and surrender myself. And you not only want us to run through there as fast as possible, No, you want us to stay down there for days and even actively look for trouble. Yes, the city guard will not look for us there. After a warm welcome you tell them you plan to bring them to the ambassy through the lower levels and at the same time help Thorin with his task. Kurgen: The squires are all accounted for. The dwarf notices and smiles approvingly. It gets a bit harder but, but it's still fairly easy. You try make the coin move in patterns, make it slow down and accelerate again. After a few more minutes you get so bored that you try to put some variation to the task. There has to be more to this if Grimbold is so focused on it. Nebul: The spell is so easy, after some further minutes you think you could do it in your sleep.
And I thought, maybe by giving you this little riddle you have something to do while we wait for the story to reach the point where you can participate actively again. Roleplay can be fun even without purpose. It's not always about moving the story forward. IVhorseman wrote:I'm not really sure what actions I can do at this point to move the story forward, but let's just assume I keep practicing until I rendezvous with Kurgen.
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