Upon hearing the revelation from Jub, the macaw squawks, "Well! There's nowhere to go but up on that regard! Ya gotta try!"
Thanks to the combined efforts of Jub, with the assistance of the macaw and Brutrumukk, they are just barely able to navigate the massive library! At first, the library's organization was confusing to Jub and the group got lost.
But as they continue on down the various paths, he comes to realize that the words on the first books he spies are the clues he needed! Eventually the books bore titles such as the "A Summer's Day in the Southern Garden," or "A Winter's Eve in the Treasury,"
"The Treasury! That's where those cats are headed!" The macaw cries out to Jub.
And so, from there, it was just a matter of finding similarly titled books and they were able to find the Treasury. A large vault door was opened, and a couple of large paw prints lead into the room. The macaw speaks to the two, "They're definitely in there! If ya wanna prepare for the fight, now's the time to do it. We won't be able to once we head inside!"
Zavakri glances back at Sshizna confused when she stated that she was in a better position to answer the question than Sshizna is. All she gives in response is a confused "Hm?" while holding the stag skull in her hands.
Meanwhile, Gabriel looks to the bronze frog statue, and he asks befuddled, "In there?" He shrugs and he speaks to Sshizna, "Well, I might as well check. Thank you!" before he moves to the bronze frog. He immediately plunges his hand in, before following up with his entire arm. A look of disgust crosses Gabriel's face.
"Ugh! Gross! How in the world can anyone find anything in this thing?! Oh Corellon, that was an eel! Where the hells is my dice--"
Before he finishes that statement, his eyes widen. He pulls his arm out of the frog, and holds a small cloth sack. Both his arm and the sack in question are dripping with swamp mud and muck. He moves to open the sack, and he pulls out one singular die. The die has different styles and fonts for numbers on each face. Gabriel looks at the die in disbelief, surprise, and it slowly morphs to joy.
"This...This is it. All of my dice may have been combined into one, but...this is definitely it!" He breathes out.
He laughs happily, "I got my dice back! I finally have them back!!!"
He looks at Aurora, Sshizna, and Zavakri, "By the Gods! Thank you! Thank you so much! I am indebted to you!"
Gabriel has found his lost item! He can now gain Inspiration from the DM!
Upon hearing Miss Light's answer about walking and talking, the Kenku rapidly shakes their head as though pleading not to drag her to the pair. However, Morgran was not swayed by this silent plea. So, the kenku raised a wing, and caused a teal cloud of gas to appear around the dwarf.
Whatever her plan was, it clearly failed. Morgran was still awake, and he was still holding onto the kenku. He smirked and spoke to Miss Light, "Oi, Lass! This one just tried to put me to sleep," He laughs at the kenku, "Nice try, birdie! You're not escaping that easily,"
Kettlesteam tried to put Morgran to sleep with Twilight Sleep, but he succeeded with a 17.
Stargaze could only stare for a good moment upon hearing Skobeloff's plan to try and get Garrock and Rudrick to speak with each other. She supposed she could see why Skobeloff wanted the two dragons to talk, but...with Fellwing getting caught up in this too, and other factors coming into play. What if they run into another shadow dragon like being, like they did at home?
She then turns her attention to Tamba as she answers her question of how Plexeem was being weird. She listens intently and carefully to the explanation. Before she could give her initial thoughts, Skobeloff immediately spoke and determined a path to follow. Stargaze was a little befuddled at his request, but she simply nods. As he starts to lead the way, she sighs and speaks to Tamba with a hesitant chuckle, "We better follow him, otherwise we'll end up lost,"
And so, she follows after Skobeloff. Assuming Tamba follows, she speaks to her after thinking over the two situations, "You know, Skobeloff had a whole plan to get Garrock and Rudrick to talk to each other. Garrock's been avoiding Rudrick for some reason as well,"
She leans closer to Tamba and she whispers, "I think he might have overcomplicated the solution a little bit,"
She then leans away to be a normal distance, and she suggests, "You and Plexeem have been close up until this point. So, why not try and talk to them? Just ask if you can talk with them, and be honest. Maybe if the air is clearer, then things will go back to normal?"
She then realizes something and she speaks, "I...don't have siblings, so I wouldn't know. But, if Skobeloff thinks getting a pair of distant siblings to talk to each other is a good idea, then it's a good idea. Right?"
Eleanor stared at the ceiling for a good moment stoically. She had been attacked on the road, and she put up quite a fight, if the bruises on her person were of any indication. Of course, all of her belongings were taken, except for something important she hid away on her person. Every bit of nature that hid her appearance is now gone.
A small smile breaks onto her face.
The plan worked.
Now...it's all a matter of whether her faith is misplaced or not.
She moves to the armoire, filled with clothes suited to the owner's opulent taste. After inspecting the clothes carefully, she decided to wear a refined dress. Not only did it show her bruises from her fight, but it also could be adjusted for better survival, considering what is to come.
She exits the room to see her soon-to-be compatriots. Just seeing them...her goals clearly became just a little more difficult. But she'll have to manage. She listens as the goblin, the aquatic looking woman, and an impatient man, clearly referring to the servants as food, speak. Indeed...her goals just became drastically difficult.
She sighs quietly. Well, there was no use in putting off her entrance any longer. Especially after seeing that glint in Mortimer's eyes. While she did get a little schadenfreude in knowing that he's realized the underlings' massive screwup, she knew better. Knowing Mortimer's nature, she needs to be careful here...
For now, she will have to be as pleasant as possible...
She then clears her throat, and she speaks up with a practiced and polite smile on her face, "While I do not appreciate how...roughly I was handled while I was on my way home, your hospitality is greatly appreciated,"
She moves deliberately to sit across a figure wearing the bear mask.
She knows it's too late to turn back. But she wanted to be seen before everything takes place. She wanted the horror to sink in.
Pepper immediately stops, almost falling over from her momentum that was carrying her forwards. She looks up at the Tree Frog Ribbet, noting that she was a guard. Pepper's sense of urgency and concern for others outweighed any potential embarrassment she felt for rushing towards the gates like that. She answers back, "Are all of the hunting party accounted for? If anyone was left behind, I can provide healing!"
Now, granted, she had no idea if the guard knew or not. But still, she figured it was good to ask while she still had the chance. The odds of this guard seeing who was in the Hunting Party to begin with are pretty good, mathematically speaking, unless she was on a different shift.