The Group Closes in on the Hapless wounded fellow, Diani and Myra are the first two to reach him and shut him up...Rolf  moves  on past and steps inside the Cave Mouth to see if  any heard the  alarm

  <DarkGreen>Move  the scum into the Brush..make  cetain they cannot be seen easily...</DarkGreen

 Yhen he   sheaths his blade  and readies his bow once  more, Ivy stands  near the   spot where one of the guards were, Looking out over the  area.

..............

 from the Cave Mouth, they can barely see  the winding  path ..in daylight, it  must command a grand View..

...............

 Inside  Rolk and Kree see  a few Crates  stacked up like a table  with  a pair of  chairs near it..some papers  rest on the carte , held  down with a rock...a Bottle of  wine and a pair  of  clay mugs. going downward a good  50 yards is a tunnel  with torches  set every 25 yards.

In reply to quiet! (msg # 976):

Reaching the cave Justin acknowledges Diana's and Myranda's speed and effectiveness with a nod. Quickly scanning the cave mouth and spotting the papers, crossing to them he glances at the top sheet.

Lucy draws her blade and slowly moves down the tunnel, doing her best to stay in whatever shadows she can.  She moves slowly, but steadily.  She does her best to be as quiet as she can be.

Myranda gives Kree a sympathetic smile at his embarrassment, of missing an easy target, exchanges some hand signals with Ivy, of a similar nature; then draws her bow and moves forward to provide Lucy support. Slipping into what shadows are available she takes up a position along the cave wall following the Half Elf further into the den of iniquity

  Kree Motions everyone into the Cave Mouth  Ivy   sliups  up the  the CAve Mouth  and stand watch over the outside.

 His voice  is soft, but sternMove down the  tunnel..slowly..if you see some one, retreat..if they see you Kill them right away...

 Looking at IsraIs this where you think they brought her?

 the woman nods her head,it has to be...it did not take long for them to vanish...

 Justin and Luthien are inside as well...

In reply to Cave (msg # 980):

Justin motions to the sheets he'd been reading Yon paper hath a list its last entries notes 4 Human slaves; 2 females of good worth. he quietly informs
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Luthien grumbled.

"'Good worth.' I don't like to think about what that implies...let's get them out of there before somebody decides to 'reduce their worth.'"

His guess is 'good worth' means virgin, among other things.

Hearing the comment about Women, that was on the manifest, Myranda bristled at the practice these savages were employing. Cousin Dear wouldn't it be much easier to just kill any we come across. With one or two exceptions, who we can question. she suggests then adds That's if you want to find out where they are holding the women and the next one we chance upon would be subject to a command.
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  His  eyes narrow  at the sound of the Letter, but..after all..it could be  any lady. Lucy , Myra..take the Point..one on each side of the tunnel, saty out of the Middle......Rolf and Justin to the  left wall...Luthien and Isra to the Right...Ivy and I will bring up the rear, Unless we have some locks thatv need picked...

 Ivy  frowns,gods...do we have to go into the  damned  tunnels....

 Kree chuckles,Aye, that we do...just pretend you are in the  tunnels under the Sage Quarter, and you are seekign Lady Fiola...

 wait?..how did you know about....

 Kree  gives him a half smile and shakes his head, then they each move to one side of the Tunnel to watch for  returning patrols...

In reply to Kree Quickshadow (msg # 984):

Myranda grinned like a cat that had just finished a bowl of cream Thank you Cousin Dear I'll try and nab the first single bandit we spot. Giving Lucy a wink Shall we move with lethal efficiency or quiet repose She asked before taking up position on the right wall;  pausing to examine the passage ahead before quickly advancing, to a point she determined provided a semblance of cover, assuming overwatch to cover Lucy's advance.

ooc Lucy should we leap frog or work in parrallel
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In reply to Kree Quickshadow (msg # 984):

Justin nods at Krees directions,
he motions for Rolf to proceed down the tunnel; allowing the barbarian to move three paces before following.
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Rolf gives a nod and moves towards the left wall.  He feels a bit uncomfortable with Justin moving in behind him.  He never liked have anyone at his back.

Hugging the right wall Myranda gives a quick prayer to the Sisters of Fate then cautiously advances. Her bow knocked and drawn she moves from shadow to shadow, ready to loose a shaft into any slaver that may spots them. Moving ahead she keeps thirty feet between herself and the clanking noisemakers, who are following Lucy and herself, as the lethally quiet duo scout ahead; pausing only if she reaches a intersection, side-passage or door, and signalling Lucy her intention to waits for the others to catch up.

ooc Guys shall we use a follow the right wall search methodology?
When locating a door shall we check for traps, then search the room if so is there an Arrows Locksmith with us?
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  The  group spreads out..the torchlit  opening   behind them. The  floor of the CAve is well worn, and quite clean. It would appear to have been in use  for a while...refinements made through the years. Kree  and Ivy hang back...they  let the  rest of the group  get some  50 feet ahead, then  they follow, keeping an eye behind them  for any returning patrols.

The  PAth goes  down for  100 yards or  so..torches  are set every 25  yards...when they get to the 100 yards. THey can see a 2 way beak...One  goes  east, on  goes  west..the east break Goes up hill the west...down.

Myranda signals Up or Down towards Lucy, who being familiar with the techniques used by the Arrows is better qualified to chose which way to head. Once made she to signal the others of their decision.
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Lucy paused at the fork.  She sniffed the air, trying to get a smell location on anyone who might be down either fork.  She also listened intently for any sounds that would tell her how many and / or where the enemy was located.

  from where they stood, it was hard to  pick out sounds  or smells...smile  cooking smells  drifted  from either  direction...smoke  hung in the air , close to the roof.

 ..there were sounds...some  times  a faint sound of  laughter, or a loud  voice...now and they a cry...vague sounds of  Metal.

In reply to tunnels (msg # 992):

Picking up the sound of metal Myranda cocks her head in its direction. Signalling to Lucy and the others she suggests they head in that direction.

Diana paused with the others.  She had her sword drawn, and was ready for whatever was to come.  Or at least she hoped so.  She said two quiet, silent prayers, then listened to the noises in the distance.

In reply to Myranda of the Glenn (msg # 993):


Lucy concentrated on the sounds of laughter and metal.  She tried to distinguish each one, as best that she could.  The sounds echoed in the tunnel, making things very difficult to focus on.

The smell of food was also hiding things.  While she did have a heightened sense of smell, it wasn't as strong as a "pure bred".  But it was good enough.

She signaled to Kree, asking which way to go.

 Making his way forward to the Intersection. He listens  a bit.Would have been nice to have the whole  company here....but we shall have to make do with out little unit.

 He points to the  east and up..they have a Princess?...they are going to try to keep her  warm and dry.....the metal sounds to the  west and down?...must be  the slaver area....we shall see if we can hit and run...grab the  Princess and go....if we are successful, we shall come back to lay waste to the place.

Luthien frowned.

"How'd they get hold of royalty? Well, can't have them continuing on that line."

Justin noddedn, in response to Krees decision, then glanced around taking in the immediate area as he waited for the scouts to lead off.

Cousin Dear; that's a reasonable deduction. Upward it shall be then. she declares giving Kree a encouraging and supportive pat on his shoulder. Turning she moves into the passage slipping ahead and leading the arrows forward.

 As the group Moves 'up hill' Kree stands in the Middle  and says,This  is why we  were sent here... A Princess of  The Emperor  was on a mission...of sorts...her  ship was attacked  , but they made it to land...thier group was taken, Most killed...we need to get her, so they cannot use  her for leverage against Ironmound.

 He Looks to Isra,not that it would  work. Ironmound will not  give into  the Dark forces, for the sake  of  one person...

 Isra looked shocked,But...But he sent you and yor people out here to find...her...

 Indeed...it was the only choice he would have....short of writting....the Princess....off as dead.