Of all the unexpected faces and people to have encountered as Brannor worked it was the half blood orc, Orchid. From time to time he had seen the savage fighter, the madman who attempted to leap on to a dragon, throughout the camp but this was the first interaction they had since the paladin aspirant was handed off to the work detail of slaves. Initially the question arose as to why the man was here, but it seemed to answer itself the more the eyes of the hunter looked him over; Orchid wouldn't have been here if he had no reason to be. He was not the most intellectual, but he was cunning and prone to unusual plans, in addition to well knowing what detection threatened them with. With a slight nod and snort, the wilder drove the mucking tool into the muddy earth.

"I do not think I have much choice." Brannor's characteristic gruffness answered, loud enough to be heard but not enough to make a scene. Failing to be defiant to some extent, while still playing along, would have aroused suspicion. He would prefer if he did not need speak at all truthfully, yet now was not the time to emphasize his personal wants.

They had a mission, a need rather, one greater than any one of them or even the totality of their collective whole. This infiltration effort, to sneak right beneath the enemy's nose, was not just for the monk they needed to rescue or to gain information about the dragon-cult, neither was it about avenging Greenest by spying, no, it was about creating momentum for the grand hunt to come. So when it came to the warrior playing slave it was everything to preserve the illusion that was being weaved before the enemy's eyes. No less, the outlander kept in mind what he had witnessed and what he knew; that the cultists and their army wished to prevent their departure... all now he needed was an opportunity to pass that on.

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Brannor sets down the tool at the stables and will follow Orchid's direction, trusting him in the process and willing to carry out the task.
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