"Yes, a hunt of sorts," The priest replied after eagerly nodding in agreement to the confirmation of their task by Beaumont, having locked eyes with him briefly before almost preparing to address the elven woman before the giant came to in her own plain, determined words, "Only this is not a task for sport. The village claimed the land, I am sure likely with dear prices paid generations ago, long before I was even a boy or any of us stood in this sacred temple, so I cannot say that the creatures here own it anymore."

The man sighed, rubbing a few fingers over his forehead in thought before continuing thereafter, "If... if you can persuade them to go away and stay gone, by the will of Erithar please, do so. I would prefer you resolve it without violence if you can manage it but the Marches are harsh and well..."

His eyes scanned each of their figures for reaction or expression this time, only stopping upon Tracan, "Unforgiving, as you know. If anyone should know, that is."

All of the implications and implied content weighed squarely upon the young outcast's shoulders. It may well have been the priest knew more than he let on, seeing how he settled his attention upon her before folding his arms over his chest and leaning back slightly, his spine curved as he sized her up. Or, a man who lived his whole life in this forsaken countryside of human making likely knew well enough a lone, not immediately hostile elf was probably something well outside the norm - either a seemingly genuine forgery of the [i]true[/i] elves of the east or some sort of exile, willing or not. Considering she carried a bow as armament, it was quite likely it was not so willing. His emphasis on her pointed out to the other four fell away as he allowed his arms to go lax and returned to addressing them as a sum.

"I expect it will not be easy but you all are certainly more prepared than any of us to do so. The beasts and monsters in the wood around Reddenbarrow are more vicious than anything else you may have seen elsewhere."

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