"I'm Keth", the other half-orc shared with Orchid. "Been here for a few months. Not seen you around before. New or something?" This one swallowed less of his letters than the older one he'd been talking with had done, hinting at a background different from either of the other two half-orcs. But whatever it was that Orchid had in mind for them, the new guy did seem receptive to hearing. And for the time being, they would move about with him. And with someone in the cult cloak on their shoulders next to them, Orchid found himself the target of the glaring eyes of other cult members a fair bit less often.

Those glares would be more common around Kyra though. Not exactly at her, no. After all, who would complain when somebody offered to do laundry for them? No, these glares were directed at other cult members, namely those who considered giving their cloaks away to a mere mercenary. She even heard some mention this out loud, the Dragonclaws with the ornaments on their clasps and heavier armaments by their side being the especially vocal opposition. And for those who wore purple she couldn't even get close to. After all, this was only the leadership figures, Cyanwrath and Morndath. Maybe more? But perhaps asking them would not have led to the best results.

She didn't completely waste her efforts though, as she did manage to get to know a 'fellow' mercenary as she ended up washing what she had next to a dwarf man carrying a nasty two handed crossbow with her. "Them cult boys and girls think themselves better than us, so don't let that get to yar head", he mentioned in passing before excusing himself, having almost finished his task by the time Kyra arrived to the designated laundry point. "They won't give those cloaks to anyone not in their little inside ring. Well, their loss!" A true statement, in a way. But this time the cult's hubris worked to aid them.

Parum would find that the fastest way out would unfortunately led pretty much straight through the camp. Since that would not be an option most likely, she had to seek a backup plan to that. And with all the little nooks and crannies, as well as little caves pointed out by acolyte Davis, the other option quickly formed to be taking the Southern side of the camp and trying to keep out of view. In the best case, they might even get to disturb the horses upon taking that path. Not bad at all. Problem was, that would definitely take more time. Might need a distraction to utilise to full.

By the time everyone began wrapping up their tasks, the sun had descended below the walls surrounding them, though it still painted the sky in a beautiful shade of red. Cult members, mercenaries and kobolds alike were preparing torches and lanterns, guards were changing their shifts, the food tents began seeing more traffic. People were preparing to rest for the night. Even Brannor and Torus would find themselves in the company of more prisoners as those the cult made do their dirty work for them were finally corralled back to their tent, though they were encouraged to stay away from the big guy. Or perhaps they simply chose to do so of their own volition?

Within the next half an hour darkness was likely to claim the camp. The plan of rescuing Leosin would be kicked in gear, assuming no wrenches would fly into the gears prior to that. And to Parum's luck, she would see a familiar figure walk up to her. And this figure was not Dragonclaw Stern or Investigator Krets. No, it was Acolyte Davis, as she had requested of him.
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Orchid fails to discern anything beyond what was previously mentioned about Krets. He does learn a bit about the other half-orc though, and thus far they've stayed on friendly terms.

Kyra cannot get her hands on cult cloaks, unfortunately. She does pick up a piece of knowledge that suggests not all mercenaries might be very loyal to the cause.

Parum has found two routes the party might take in their escape, that fit in her restrictions at the very least.

The night will claim the camp soon. Time for preparation is more or less over.
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