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Zhu

She smiles softly at the boy. "It is too dangerous for you, Rory. Honestly, it is very dangerous for us. I'd not put you at risk. I will tell you what, though. I will send word to the Spellguard in Silverymoon. When you come of age, if you are still interested in magic, come to Silverymoon and ask for me. I will see that you are tested."

She smiles again, then tilts her head. "Tell me, Rory, you seem a quite observant young man, is there anything unusual you've seen lately you'd like to share with us?"

Rory

The boy makes an over-exaggerated pout, although he's certainly unsurprised at the answer.

But the follow-up question brings a smile to his face. "Uh huh," he nods, but then furrows his brow. "I'll trade it to ya for a souvenir from a troll. Like a claw or something. Fair deal?" He offers a hand out to shake.

Zhu

She nods. "Seems fair." She shakes his hand solemnly.

(OOC - She will hand over some small Troll bit if she has it or retrieve something from the yard if necessary.)

Rory

The boy tilts his head as Zhu offers an existing bit. "Uh, no, I mean.... something from the troll hunt you're all going on now. If I can't go, I want you to bring me back something."

He wrinkles his nose. "I'll tell you what I know now, and when you come back, I'll show you, 'kay?"

He motions Zhu to lean closer, stands up on his tiptoes, and whispers very quietly in her ear.

After Zhu whispers something back to him, Rory holds his knuckles up to his chin, with an index finger of each hand pointed downward, as if mimicking a beard.

Well, a beard with two fingers....

Davroar

"A troll hunt!"

He shakes his head at that, and says good morning to everyone assembled seeing himself as being the slug amongst them all for being late to the conversation. Getting some food on to a plate he sits down and says, "Thought we had enough of them last night. Why we need to go after them?"

Davroar is not really excited to fight them again since they are quite tough and it took an all out effort just to kill four of them. Davroar would rather to just round up some cattle or other livestock, and setup an outdoor feast as a trap to whittle down their numbers than to actually stumble into a whole cavern full of them. Wherever that might be.

Rory

The boy's quiet interchange with Zhu continues, including back-and-forth whispers, a head-shake from Rory, and a conclusion involving the boy giving a wide smile and wink before heading off to another table.

Clearly something transpired here, and perhaps Zhu will share the substance of the conversation in a less public setting....

DM

Final meals are eaten, any necessary supplies or weapon reloads procured, and other errands about town, including whatever mysterious arrangement Rory made with Zhu, deferred until eventime. The party finally assembles for their quest and heads for the still-unrepaired eastern gate, where the heavily increased guard wishes them luck on their quest.