2. Swift moves as quickly and quietly as a Fox… there aren’t many good places to hide, but with so much going on, and Swift looking for the “long way around” it seems no one is paying attention to one fox. The best concealed route goes through the cabin on the east side… assuming she can get through the cabin on the east side. She runs up, and find that the Trolls aren’t too careful to shut and lock doors- she can get in.
A soft radiant light shines from her paw- the work of the “prismatic sprites”. She can see… this must be the Trolls treasure trove. There are boxes on tables, and weapons hanging on the walls. A pair of finely made Elven swords, the hilts too small for the clumsy hands of Trolls to handle.
On the other flank, Salen, followed by Karel, try to cover as much ground as possible, but they find their way blocked by one of the trolls. This is a Rock Troll- it looks like some half-finished, half carved work, that someone was too lazy to complete, and called it a troll. It has sharp, angular stone claws, and sharp protrusions of stone at random points along its body.
Aelasuria casts a “Summon Monster” sending a Celestial Giant Eagle into the fray to do what it can to harass the trolls and possibly rescue the nymph.
Theoderic and Liloo, followed by Spica the Unicorn, take the center path through the water garden.
”The paths do not connect,” Liloo observes. “Can you swim?”
”I can jump,” Theoderic replies.
"I will be right behind you," Spica says.
The Troll female shoves the nymph into the claws of the tree-troll, and tells the troll to “make sure she causes no trouble”. She sees the attackers, but is most concerned about the flying Elf. As Aelasuria summons her eagle, the She-Troll raises her hairy arms and calls down the Plague Rain, a very small rain cloud. The rain reaches Aelasuria, and Liloo too, and they both feel the dark magic of the Plague Rain- it brings sickness.
Liloo is mildy sickened, and feels weakened and a little off. The water sprite coughs a few times. Aelasuria feels much sicker- weak and nauseous and a little dizzy. She still manages her Silence Spell, but she has the bad feeling it didn't "take" on the troll. She still hears them.