Caer-Dineval. Kythor committed that location to memory. He was certainly interested in tailing Avarice, but he was also well aware that his group had no real business traveling there on a whim anyways. Still, if they ever had nothing better to do, pitching the idea of traveling to Caer-Dineval to find Avarice might not be too bad of an idea.
The moment they stepped outside, Kythor immediately pulled his hood back up and wrapped his scarf around his face. Spitting a quiet curse in Infernal, he'd realized that what little daylight had been offered to them had been all but extinguished by this point. The darkness itself bothered him little - the fiendish blood running through his veins granted him several extraordinary effects, among them was the ability to see decently well in the darkness. The only issue there was that although he could see in the darkness, his vision was still significantly better in the light. That, and the fact that as the weather worsened and as darkness crept across the lands, most animals returned to their homes to rest, not only to avoid the harsh weather but to gather their strength for a hunt in the morning. People were much alike animals in this regard, and although Kythor wasn't exactly an expert in the field, he imagined that chwingas were hardly any different from either group.
His silent ruminations were put on hold as he listened to Jitter. He gave a quiet nod to Jitter, interested to note that the halfling hadn't, in fact, gotten himself tied to a burning pole. Although he was still dubious about the halfling's combat skills and capability to survive in the woods - a caution extended to all members of the group present - he couldn't deny that the information he gathered was of intrigue to them. All creatures had a natural habitat in which they thrived. It seemed that for Jitter, this habitat was none other than the world of villages and cities. It'd do him well to keep an eye on the halfling, should he need to stay in the cities for longer than he had anticipated.
"Another killer, hm?" The tiefling shook his head grimly.
"And a blood stained book? In the town library? No animals are as dangerous as that of the civilized world, it seems. Unpredictable, undetectable, and an unseen threat until it is too late... At least out in the world beyond cities and towns, one's enemies are a lot easier to see and identify." The tiefling pulled his cloak shut. Perhaps the elders were right. The rules of how the city operated on a natural level were still an enigma to him. Totally indecipherable.
"I agree that we should do our best to avoid splitting up, so we don't end up as fodder for the worms,"Kythor added. Another killer, and from the sounds of it one still active. Part of him wondered what to do with this new information. After some debating, he decided to turn this bad news into a good opportunity. Just as he'd finished that thought, Kendra had taken and finished analyzing the strange blood-stained book.
When he'd initially heard that the book held little but terrible poetry, his interest had faded almost immediately, but as he heard there was some sort of magic affecting it, his attention was recaptured.
"A spell cast on the book to hide something?" Kythor said, crossing his arms.
"For what reason, I wonder. Well, at least we have it now. Not bad, Jitter." He chuckled briefly before continuing.
"We ought to bring this up to Imdra, no? She may be interested in this. Besides, if you don't have a spell to fix it," Kythor said, nodding to Kendra,
"we won't be able to see what it really says, right? Not much we can do with it as is... Or, perhaps we could try to track down that tiefling wizard, Avarice? She was an associate of Dzaan, and a member of the Arcane Brotherhood. Maybe she's got a spell to reveal the book's real text."While they talked, Kythor quietly began to look around the local area, keeping his eyes peeled for chwingas in the nearby area. They had been spotted in this area allegedly, but there were be many reasons why they weren't immediately evident. He'd have to focus hard to try and find one...
