[center][h1][color=bc8dbf]Ofnir[/color][/h1][/center]

[color=0072bc]”Do not worry, your animals will not suffer any harm; I'll contact the stables, make sure they tend to them well. As I have said, we [i]are[/i] in haste.”[/color] He rose and the fires flickered behind him. Having glanced through the window and drawn the curtains darkening the room, he gestured for all of them to get closer, and spoke.

[color=0072bc]”Before all else, I must tell you that you are free to decline this invitation at any time. It is not my intention to force you to do it; that would be catastrophic for both you and me. It will be perilous, terrifying, and tiring. A long journey up north, where only the wind now lives. You might starve, get torn apart by wolves the size of a horse, slip and fall into the chasms of those mountains peaks of which you can scarcely see from here. Or, worst of all...”[/color] he said with a deathly face, and as if to highlight the terror of his words turned with some subtle spell the room around them into a cube of swirling black flames and tormented screams, an illusion of some cruel sort, [color=0072bc]”...be caught by [i]Him[/i]!” The room turned back to normal after he ceased talking. [/color]

Turning his back on them, he went on. [color=0072bc]”The birds that still dare fly there are whispering of a sorcerer, an unnatural creature corrupted by the Shadow, up there in the frozen wilderness. A man of great power. He has build a fort, guarded by orcs and goblins, and who knows what else. Not to waste any more time, we are to go there and put his efforts to an end. That is all you need to know to decide what you want to do.”[/color]

He turned back towards them and looked at each one. [color=0072bc]”I've chosen you because I've seen you do things that I can relate to nothing by positive madness and favors of something far above us. We leave at dawn, so you have time to think about it. Now you must leave me, for I have to prepare.”[/color] The wizard reached for the pipe with a smug on his face, but before doing anything with it, he raised his finger in the air. [color=0072bc]”I almost forgot! I booked you a place to stay tonight.”[/color]  He then reached inside his robes and pulled out a set of coins, each marked with a room number, and tossed them to Turambar.[color=0072bc] ”But unfortunately, as you can see, there were not enough beds for everyone, one is lacking... Two of you will have to share!”[/color]