Zenna sits astride her horse having put up her lute and placing her backpack and cloak back in their respective positions. She nods at Corren. " I like this plan. Whatever hit these other farms has to come here as well. It only makes sense. " Her horse gets antsy and begins sidestepping. Zenna manages to rein him in. " when we come back are we staying together or splitting up?"
Edited: Kyrroeth on 16th Sep, 2016 - 4:50am
"If possible I'd prefer to stay here while you leave, if anything does happens I can protect these people at least for the time you're back"
Roland doesn't want to risk the life of this family.
"Even if the enemy is keeping an eye on us I'm quite sure that he doesn't know ours exact number, please let me stay"
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Sorry if I leave for so long, and sorry for my horrible English, but understand me, it's 6 am here.
Corren nods at Roland. "If they are willing to have you here, that is fine. I recommend you stay hidden in the barn. I am going to have us move off well-hidden from the house, then we will go a bit further and make sure we are not being followed. Then we will turn around and find one or two places from which to watch through the night. And while it would be nice to have two watch points, I want to make sure we all get enough rest. So I think one vantage point. And Carrick, as our hunter I will leave it to you to find our blind, and make sure no one else is currently watching the house from there."
Mradoric nods. "I will make sure the prisoners are secure and will gag them for the night. This will keep them from talking or alerting anyone in the night. We sure do not want them to give us away or lure their friends in to us."
Mradoric will double check the goblins bindings and find some rope to make sure the goblins are gagged.
Carrick speaks up so the group can hear him but out of earshot of any of the farmers, "Th' plan be a good one. An' me thinks there be somethin' a'ready scopin' out th' place."
Without pointing, Carrick motions in the direction that he saw the figure, "Ask'd 'round an' it don't appear to be a family memeber."
With the exception of Roland, the party heads away from the farm and travels for approximately a mile before doubling back under cover of darkness. Roland sets up in the barn positioning himself between stacks of hay. The night passes and the temperature drops.
Everyone struggles to keep vigilant during the night as they witness only a slight breeze and nothing more. The next day dawns, the ground again wet with dew, a slight haze and chilled air blankets the farm. Checking in with the family, everything appears to be in order and nothing has come in the night to snatch anyone away. The goblins do not appear to have made any attempt at escape during the night under Mradoric's watchful care.
Cormag invites the party to eat breakfast with his family and expresses his appreciation for keeping watch over the farm. "Perhaps your presence yesterday was enough to discourage any attack on my farm." He says "Maybe you should report back to the Reeve. I will send one of my boys to report in if we see anything unusual over the course of the next few days."
Corren thanks the family for the breakfast and agrees. "Aye, we'll head back to town and see if there is any news. Stay safe!" As the group heads back, he adds, "And let's still be watchful on our way back. Maybe we'll see something new, or something will be watching us."
Mradoric looks around. He is tired and wanting to get some sleep but keeping an eye on the prisoners is more important. He thinks he can stay awake some more as the group decides what to do next. He will walk around the wagon to stay awake as everyone eats breakfast. He does not want the prisoners to get free.