[IC] Grayfall Guild: Now Hiring!

[Thistle]

Clover looked up at the man with confusion.

"I have lived in the forest my entire life. Bears and wolves are my friends, and only dangerous if angered. Humans are the true danger. They are erratic, emotional, and egotistical. I am impressed with myself that I have yet to be killed by any of you. Bears and wolves are no issue. Neither are rats."

[llama513]

*Sarrai'a chuckles at Drek's attempt to scare a nymph with threat of natural creatures*

[LissaLu]

Lilith swallowed hard. She didn't exactly feel comfortable taking a child on a potentially dangerous trip, especially since she really couldn't handle any more deaths. She went cold just thinking of the word and tried not to let her PTSD get a hold of her.

"Now sweetie," Lilith sighed, bending down a little to Clover's height, "I don't know how safe it's going to be. How experienced are you in combat"

[Thistle]

Clover cocked her head.

"Combat? Oh, no, I think you misunderstand, we do not need to combat these creatures. We can merely speak with them, calm them, and ask them to kindly leave the woodsman alone!"

She gave an innocent smile.

"Though, to answer your question, I have had a few experiences with combat, with humans."

[Boodles]

Drek grins widely at Clover's response.

"I don't know Lilith she seems pretty gutsy to me. Not bad spirit for a kid."

[llama513]

"If the wild life is not wolves will need a nymph to actually ask them to leave, wolves I can handle."

[lil10000]

Sky looks up at him gratefully and chooses to ignore Sarrai'a's comment. Fitting in wasn't the issue. Rather, Sky still fears the humans she once was with would come after her once again. She couldn't yet trust that no one in this group was a bounty hunter.

[LissaLu]

Lilith bit her lip. She had a feeling that a woodsman who had lived in this area for a while now wold be able to handle himself if it were a mere pack of wolves or a bear. It was more than likely a beast of some sort. The forest had seemed uneasy since a couple days ago, so she assumed something big was making a territory push.

"Well..." she looked to Drek, then to Clover, "If you say so. But if I deem it too dangerous for you, I want you to run and hide, okay? I don't want you getting hurt."

[Thistle]

Clover smiled excitedly. They wanted her around! She didn't know the smug man, but she knew the woman!

"Okay! Thank you, Lilith! Thank you, wolf-kin!"

She did not yet know any of their names besides Lilith, she realized again. She hoped the woman would not mind being called this term. She was so wolf-like, at least to Clover.

(She still hasn't seen Sarri'a's wolf form lmao)

[Boodles]

Well we should be on our merry way then. We won't be compensated very well if we never show up to help the fellow will we?"

[llama513]

"You are quite right Drek, how fast can you all move through a forest cause we should probably move quickly if we want to make up for lost time, and I don't want to leave anyone behind."

[Thistle]

"I can move really fast!"

[LissaLu]

Lilith then led the group through the rest of the trail, over fallen trees, and around some over grown plants. Unlike her broom flight, the walk took a good half hour before they reached the bridge. It had been raining a lot lately (to Lilith and Artorius' dismay since that caused the roof to leak and the holes to rot larger) so the water level was high enough where there was a thin stream of water rushed over the planks, causing a few planks to wash away.

"Yep." Lilith huffed, "under closer inspection, it's not safe to cross. We're going to need a log bridge."

[Boodles]

"Allow me."

Drek approached a tree of appropriate size near the riverbed. Sizing up the trunk, he made a rough mark in it with his axe to mark his swing. He readied his axe and a surge of pulsating purple energy began to infuse the blade. He takes a mighty hack, and a rip of energy bursts forth from the blade when it contacts the tree's bark, violently blasting through the trunk and sending a cloud of debris flying back into Drek's face. The tree totters on what's left of its stump, before falling forward with a little guidance from Drek and making a slightly splintery bridge across the river.

[Thistle]

With a sharp gasp, Clover watched in horror as the warlock blasted through the tree. She ran forward, and put her hands tentatively on the stump.

"Oh no, oh no...!! A-are you okay?"

She was breathing heavily, but was silent for a long moment, as if she were actually listening to the tree. Soon she managed to calm herself down.

"Goddess be praised, you are alright...I am so sorry..."

[LissaLu]

Lilith winced, seeing the poor nymph's expression. This was half the reason she didn't want Clover to come. She tentatively wrapped her arm around the small girl's shoulder.

"It's alright, the stump is still there. There is still life in the tree. If you'd like, I can take you across by broom so you don't have to walk on it."

[lil10000]

Sky watches the tree being brought down, a bit impressed. Hearing Clover, she watches her reaction and frowns, feeling bad.

[Boodles]

"I'm sorry clover, I didn't mean for that to be so violent. The magic on that one get away from me."

[Thistle]

Clover spent a moment longer with the tree stump before standing. She didn't look at any of them. She didn't know what would happen if she did.

"I would appreciate going across on the broom, if it is not any trouble." She said quietly.

[llama513]

*Hearing this Sarrai'a began to carefully cross the log*