Ilsen stays silent for a while, pensively munching on her berries. She smiles at the raven's quote, and then speaks slowly, as if she was carefully thinking about what she was saying. "No offense to you, Radvos, but the people of GreenRock only care about what happens between their own four walls. I don't care about them, but I do care about what happens in the woods. Orcs are brutal creatures, but I have not heard of them playing in the ways you described. Where is that wagon? Time has passed, and maybe there will be nothing to be found - but maybe my eyes will see things that yours did not."

"it's almost half day from here. We have time to go but it will get dark at the way back....." Amelia seems reluctant. "I don't know what you think but I don't like the idea of camping out there again... especially after what I've seen."

"Orcs, foul beasts followers of wicked gods" From outside comes the sounds of a commotion The dwarf opens the door and are surprised that is almost night. Can see that several residents have left their homes and they are watching with horror that a soldier brings an exhausted and battered dwarf. Quickly Radvos take a small barrel while says "Stay away from the mob will go to ask what happens, but appear to be bad news"

Updated 27 February 2013 (12:25)

The sorceres takes initiative... "Bring him in to the table." Says to the soldier....

Ilsen makes weird sound, in-between the sigh and the laughter. She knows that GreenRock guards don't like to take orders from strangers. She then whistles a long, high note, calling Gnawer, her dire rat. He may be useful to them now. "I'm calling a dire rat", she says to Amelia. "Please tell Shadow not to attack him." Before entering Radvos' house, she told Gnawer to wait around, so he should not be too long to come.

The soldier sees with disgust to Amelia "Mind your own business and leave this to those who know what they do" Radvos takes the word hiding a laugh "Amelia with everything that happens and your order to the guard the people of Greenrock will be discussing what happened for years and Ilsen please keep Gnawer out of sight, too many emotions to these people"

Gamil walks along the stinking streets one either side of him a guard walks briskly as they march him towards the tower. He sighs looking longingly at the hammer they took from him at the front gate he looks around at the people mumbling and shouts "Oi yeh cowards! Com 'elp meh!"

Radvos quickly approach the newcomer dwarf and tends him a small barrel "dwarven beer, are you injured?" Ilsen suddenly straightens, a rare sound captures her attention, looks up to the sky and to his horror sees hundreds of birds flying to the South... something has scared those birds

Gamil shrugs away from the guards grabbing his war hammer and taking a large swig of the beer. "Tank yeh" looks up and grins rolling his shoulders "Looks loike its teh be a foight!!!"

Radvos stares at the dwarf "why you say that?" The young guard looks at the dwarf and returned to Radvos, "is a joke, right?"

Amelia looks stunned "A fight??". Goes towards the door, opens it and says to Shadow "Scout outside the walls. Don't go far." and sends him away. -The soldier is asking Radvos if it's a joke? That sounded like fear.. Well it worth to try and scare him a bit more...- Amelia thinks as she goes next to Radvos. Looking at the soldier tries to smooth talk and says "Excuse me to interupt. But there is nothing to worry even if there is going to be a fight. The Fortress has soldiers to protect us all. Orks, I know that they are awful creatures, bloodthirsty monsters If you ask me, that actually managed to hurt a dwarf with a hammer, no man can do that... but we have you, how many are you?"

The soldier with eyes wide open weakly responds "six ... counting the captain of the guard" At the same time a cold wind from the north brings the sound of a horn

Updated 2 March 2013 (14:07)

Gamil takes a few swings with his hammer and watches the birds flight "Sumtin big ah t'ink." grins growling

Silently, a dire rat comes out of a dirty alley and reaches Ilsen. She kneels and gives him food. "You took your time, Gnawer." He rubs his head against her legs, looking as satisfied as a fed rat can be. She stands back up and takes a deep breath. "Amelia, Radvos, let us brace ourselve and prepare for the worst." She looks a bit worried, and truth be told, she is. They say the orcs took Vostan, and what do they have to hold this mudhole? Six guards, two dwarves and a sorceress? They won't hold long. Even if she does not care much about the people of GreenRock, it is now too late to go and hide in the woods. The sound of a horn confirms her fear. "Radvos, can the Tower of the Guard keep the civilians safe?" She turns to the dwarven warrior. "Master Dwarf, I am a ranger by the name of Ilsen. Let us fight together to try and defend what we can. Amelia, can you fight?"

Gamil's eyes narrow as he sees the rat but he responds "Aye ah can foight" grins maniacally and roars taking a long swig from a tankard "Lets gu get em!'

Amelia looks at the soldier "Poor thing you are caught in the middle of this. You better know how to swing a sword. Stick with us and try not to get killed..." Then turns to Ilsen "Oh I can perform a few tricks myself. Let's do this!" As they exit the house Amelia looks up, Shadow should be back soon.

Gamil grins and looks around at the people "Well lets gu foight! Fer teh ale, and teh moneh, and teh wenches!"

Radvos breathe deeply and adds: "Cristian go and gives the alarm to the captain of the guard" "The tower is the last defense Ilsen, better go with Amelia to the battlements perhaps you two can see something in this darkness" "and you newcomer" said the dwarf, "come with me must close the doors of the fortress"

With a nod to Radvos, Ilsen leaves for the tower, the dire rat on her tail.

Amelia follows her. At the same time Shadow appears...