Orchid felt someone bump into her leg, and initially she thought a child just tried to snatch her purse. But noticing that her coin pouch was firmly in place, the looked at the little girl and noticed she was actually a halfing, not a child. A psychic one at that, if her strange stance and comments about seeing the stranger's thoughts were any indication of her ability. Sure it could just be the whimsy of a strange Halfling, but the stranger seemed to have actually been affected, confirming Orchid's suspicions. Orchid didn't really like mind readers, but right now was not the time to get bent over about such minor details.

[color=green]"Aye! If any of ya are fool enough ta go without another thought, or brave enough ta face the fears of yer paranoia, let's go!"[/color] Orchid wasted no time waiting for the others to come to a decision or even offer advice. To the orc her goal was simple enough: to climb a mountain, find two caves. Skip the first and head into the second. Find a big gold pearl and try not to hold onto it for too long. This stranger ought to have camp set up next to the cave they need to get to, so if Orchid finds that camp than she knows she's heading in the right direction.

Orchid was so focused on heading towards the mountains however, her usually keen senses ignored the screeching of bats and the screams of guardsmen some distance away. She only gave it a passing thought. [color=green]"Seems like trouble has arrived! Better hurry! Gotta go fast!"[/color]