Letting out an annoyed breath, Kyra turned to look at Parum. Her tolerance for outsiders, cowards, and fools were at an all time low. However because Parum at least tried to convince the guards to let them through earlier, Kyra didn't immediately tell the halfling to leave. But she wasn't going to stand around to debate their course of action for long. Even Brannor, who arrived to help, seem to question or at least wonder what was going through their minds when they decided to leave the keep to hunt down more cultists. Kyra kept it simple. [color=pink]"Even if we're outnumbered, and even if this is a trap, I don't intend to leave these bandits free to destroy my village. It'll take years for us to rebuild. Longer to heal from everything we lost today. If you're scared or worried about your life you're free to stay in the keep. I'm going ahead."[/color] Kyra then looked to Brannor, who would probably be willing to fight if there was a good reason beyond killing as many bandits as they could. [color=pink]"And we still need to capture a prisoner. Chances are if they're going to attack the mill, they'll be lead by someone who may know more about this attack. Something about the dragon, or whoever their leader is. Or how long they intend to besiege my home."[/color]

After explaining her motives to the two, Kyra turned towards Torag who seemed to be doing some sort of magic ritual. Or just sending his bird out to scout, which may as well be magic to Kyra. She wasn't sure what Torus could see through the bird, if he could at all, but any information they had on the enemy was better than none. [color=pink]"If you're so worried that this might be a trap, Parum, then you should focus your efforts into figuring out their plan. The mill is a fair bit away from the keep with only one road leading to it. I suppose if the raiders intend to ambush us there, we'll be too far from the keep to try to make a run for it or to get backup."[/color] But if this was a trap, then all the better. It meant that their efforts were having some effect against the invaders. They'll have to be extra careful, but that wasn't going to stop Kyra.