A Quest For Answers

[Dantrel Rayne]

"You had better take what you can carry first. I will be transporting my share via a portal."

[Zzyxx]

"Makes sence then, i will be too, but i don't need much money. I live off the land. I'll just atke a few bobbles for remebrance sake."

Zzyxx begins examining the horde of the draong and chooses to take some rune carved braces of armor for Variah and he takes the rune saber for himself. Other than that he just takes a few pieces of gold and a saphire because of the blue coloration.

"Ok Rayne, the rest is yours. SAy this has been a pretty good trip for you. You got the heart crystal of a dragon, and all this loot and we haven't even made near Norwind yet."

[Dantrel Rayne]

Even with their ability to see in the dark, the shadowy portal was barely visible to both of them. It formed under the entire horde and everything Zzyxx had left slowly sunk into the portal. At this point, Rayne didn't have to concentrate at all.

"Heh, yes, it almost makes finding the old man worthless. I may have to go back to headquarters."

The treasure disappears and Rayne closes the portal. It had been transported directly to his room in the castle.

[Zzyxx]

Zzyxx shrugs and sheethes his new sword.

"Ok, time to get otta this cave."

Zzyxx moves toward the exit and cracks his neck.

"It'll be good to get out, i was starting to get closraphobic!"

[Dantrel Rayne]

"I do not mind it."

Rayne was walking backwards as he spoke, turned, and walked towards the exit.

[Zzyxx]

"No, i suppose you wouldn't."

The troop reached the cave mouth, it was cold, snow was blowing into the mouth of the cave and Variah was growling loudly at what appeared to be a white floating cat thing, and a cloaked figure. Horse tracks could be seen leading away from that cave, presumeably the horse spooked when Variah came out of the cave.

"Whoa! Who are you wand what is that white fluffy thing?!"

[Shandriz]

Suki had perked immediately upon hearing the voices and footsteps. Shandriz had been nearly as attentive, and had whipped out her scimitars the moment she'd heard Rune's whinny of despair.

"I could ask you the same," she spat out, her Common strongly accented for all her years of speaking nothing but Drow,
"What are you doing here, invading my home? Speak quickly or you will meet your doom."

[Zzyxx]

Zzyxx raised his hands over his head. He noticed that there was an elven sound to her common, but not a kind of elvin he was familar with. He dismissed it and said to the cloaked figure with swords:

"Hey, i don't want any trouble. You just startled me is all. My name is Zzyxx of the Frozenblade clan of Frost Elves. I am an exile and if you deem me unsafe or hostile you may remove my weapons, and my wolf won't attack you. I can't same the same for Rayne, but i'm sure he doesn't want any trouble. Do you Rayne?"

Zzyxx continued to stand and appear nonagressive so that he did not provoke the jumpy lass with swords.

[Shandriz]

She peered at the two of them suspiciously,
"Faerie elf and a human?" her voice was incredulous, and she shook her head,
"Absolutely not. You are here to kill me. Leave immediately."

She flashed Elghinn Rikneuth menacingly. Best to be safe, really. Their kind did not appreciate the Drow, and would rather kill her than anything else. Matthias had said so, and he would not betray her.

"Your kind do not take well to mine. I know what you are planning."

[Dantrel Rayne]

"Mind your tongue, woman. You know nothing of me or who I take liking to."

Rayne met her eyes with a smirk on his face. He was planning a great many things for if she decided to let her paranoia decide her actions. He walked by her slowly, watching her swords. He could move out of the way, blast her out of the way or hold her with shadow; all of it was going through his head, but none of it would work if he didn't keep his eyes on those swords.

"The Drow keep to themselves, as I wish I could do; I am actually rather envious of your species."