Orchid didn’t pay much mind to the whispering from the others, paying more focus on watching the area around him for more enemies. As he waited, he wondered what they were doing here. While he’s certainly heard of bandits who have roamed lands simply to slate their blood lust, those bandits were usually humans, orcs, or even wild elves. Kobolds, though Orchid didn’t know too much about them, didn’t come off as a warlike people. They were far too small and cowardly to raid settlements openly. Steal cattle sure, and maybe if they were in a big enough horde they’d siege a village or something. But Greenest seemed too well protected for such a small amount of kobolds to want to take it on.

Of course it wasn’t all kobolds. There was a mix of other races here too, but it only made Orchid even more curious. While they weren’t uniformed in any particular way, it seemed odd that bandits could get so many kobolds working with them. Orchid could see perhaps five or even ten in a sizable bandit clan, but when the fort was besieged Orchid swore he saw at least fifty of the scaley goblins. Kinda hard to tell, Orchid was also raging when that happened. Still all these bandits, plus a horde of kobolds? And then orchid vaguely remembered the mayor mentioning something about a hooded figure or some such. Sounded like a leader. A cult leader. Shady hoods, a bunch of kobolds, and even the adult dragon. Orchid was not a smart man, but even he could see that this was obviously some sort of dragon cult.

So perhaps they were doing these raids for that blue dragon. Robbing this village for riches and supplies to feed the dragon’s hunger for treasure and food. It certainly prosperous enough to have some wealth, while small enough that there wouldn’t be much serious opposition. Seemed like a good place to raid, if Orchid had to decide. Knowing this only made Orchid more restless however; they still haven’t found any real clue about these guys and what Orchid thought was just him guessing. Perhaps it wasn’t too late to find out more.

Soon the doors opened and everyone was rushed inside. The shady warriors from before continued to be shady for some reason, but Orchid didn’t think too much about it. He didn’t lower his guard until everyone was inside and the door behind them was closed. Only then did he take a sigh of relief, sheathed his blade, and quietly went off somewhere to rest. The first thing he did was look for more food, in which he got a potato, an onion, and half a loaf of bread. Good enough for him. Sharpening a stick Orchid roasted the vegetables over a fire while he munched on the bread. He looked through his backpack, finding that he still had some rations to eat, but instead went for his waterskin. He could use a drink.

Once Orchid finished eating he quickly started to get back to work on that drake hide. Stripping it off his shield, Orchid took out his tools and went into the lengthy process of treating it properly. The skin was still coarse and rubbery; he needed it to be firm and rigid. Stretching the hide out and applying some oils, Orchid got to work on the hide.

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Health: 14/14
Armor Class: 16
Rage: 0/2
Status: Relaxing in the Keep
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