[color=0072bc]"Light's dead,"[/color] Jolu chose to comment, even though they both could plainly see it. The torch and it's magic were used up, leaving just a plain stick in Ilsibin's hand. he sounds of a town and its people drifted to their ears, so at least they knew the torch had not led them astray. Neither was particularly thrilled to travel any further to reach it. But hunger and the comfort of a proper seat won out and they continued to trudge onward. 

As the treeline broke they were greeted with a quaint village thick with soldiers from a small army. A small part of Ilsibin railed against the fact that such a great number of people could make it through that forest easily. That part was drowned out by the need for food. The tavern itself wasn't hard to find, luckily for them. They stepped into... A heated discussion.

Jolu and Ilsibin shared a glance and stepped around the group and made way for a side table. While Ilsibin motioned to the owner that they wanted food and drink, Jolu got a chance to study the gathering before them.

[color=0072bc]"At least we;re not the only foreigners here,"[/color] she whispered.

[color=ed145b]"What do you mean?"[/color] Ilsibin whispered back.

[color=0072bc]"That girl with them. The dark-haired one. She looks a little out of place. If I'm right and that's the queen and possibly her sister; the blondes. If the raven-haired one gets a good deal for her services, then we'll know what to expect of our payout and whether this whole trip was in vain."[/color]

[color=ed145b]"That girl..."[/color] Ilsibin scratched at his stubble as a thought came to him. [color=ed145b]"She's Yeojin I think. A Yeo specifically, unless I'm wrong. What is a Yeo doing working for a queendom that stole her people's victory?"[/color]

[color=0072bc]"What are two of Caradia's finest doing here?"[/color] she joked with no small amount of irony, while completely missing what the loud thief announced, [color=0072bc]"And here comes Rand, strait from providence."[/color]

[color=ed145b]"He looks a little worse for wear,"[/color] Ilsibin noted as their stew and drinks arrived.