-----The once enraged woman crosses her arm and slowly nods her head once.
-----Sarah is intrigued by the idea of exploring the keep, but doesn't want to push the point while a crazy woman is in their grasp. She looks at the towers and walls and wonders how recently it was repaired, or when it was built in the first place. She starts imagining battles fought and palace intrigues as the others start questioning Munra. A vacant smile spreads across her face as she imagines what she would do if she owned such a castle.
-----Deciding that he understood Murna's immediate reaction, Sol made no aggressive moves. Rinda's efforts did manage to startle the ex-farmer though; the now becalmed Murna providing Sol with the possibility of rational conversation.
-----He doesn't waste any time in his questioning, "Why did ye issue th' challenge fer single combat in th' first place?"
-----Letting out a fairly loud laugh and shaking his head, Raven says, "Damn, only thing I got right in my last statement was your name, Sol." Raven keeps his bow across his saddle as he sits atop his horse. He quiets down as Sol talks with Murna.
-----The hunter leans forward in his saddle, but remains quiet. It is clear that Raven is proud of how Rinda took control of the situation.
-----After Raven laughs, Rinda shoots him a grinning glance while placing her finger over her lips to shush him. She then balls her fist and shakes it at him quietly in a playful way.
-----Murna then begins to answer Sol's questions, speaking in a stern tone. "I live for battle. I welcome a fight."
-----Sol then asks, "Are ye a priestess o' th' Great Rager or a follower like myself?"
-----"I am of the Rager," Murna replies proudly thumping her chest, "I am what you would call a priestess."
-----"What are ye doing here in th' forest?"
-----"I claim this place as my own. No one else is here."
-----"What do ye know o' this castle an' how it is in such good repair?"
-----"My sisters and I have spent some time working on the walls."
-----"What do ye know o' other Storm priests in th' area?"
-----"I have two sisters who live in castles near here."
-----This last answer draws a sneer from Lovan. With a disgusted expression, he then mounts up on his own horse.
-----The Storm Priestess cocks her head and pauses as if awaiting another question from the young Gorian.
-----Sol seems to display little reaction from the replies, seeming to already know each answer as it is given. He continues to question, though it appears from his body language that he isn't going to be asking them for much longer, "Your two sisters...what are their names, what do you think of them and what are they both like?"
-----"Nirvean and Glorian are their names," Murna boldly says, "They are strong with the Rager. Nirvean is strong with the Rager's power. Glorian moves as silent as the wind."
-----"Where are both yer sisters' castles from here?" Sol asks, despite having met come across one of them already.
-----"Nirvean keeps her stronghold just to the north of here a short distance away. Glorian is farther to the southwest; close to a forest town."
-----"Are they yer sisters by blood?"
-----"They are."
-----"What contact, aside from yer sisters, have ye had wi' followers o' th' Great Rager?"
-----"There are more who dwell in these woods though we have not encountered them for a while."
-----His questioning finished, Sol takes out the warhammer and hands it back to her, saying in a firm, stern voice as he does, "If ye've come here o' all places t' live fer battle, fer a start perhaps ye should stop tryin' t'fight every living thing that comes yer way. Whether Lord Howrun decides t'let ye try an' keep th' castle or not, he at very least owns th' forest an' will likely kill ye."
-----Sol glances briefly up at the sky before looking back at Murna, "Ye want t'continue battling fer th' Rager, then pick yer fights wi' those who seek t'cause harm t'others, such as th' various foul humanoids that have come through th' area, instead o' making a mockery o' th' Rage by turning yerself int' a braggart calling down th' first sign o' life that passes by."
-----Murna surprisingly takes the hammer calmly and with a strange smile she says, "Humanoids? Why do you think we claim these abandoned places? Are you not aware of the great swamps that lie only a few miles to the south?"
-----Sweeping her hand in the direction of Lord Howrun's troops, she adds, "The Lord of these woods, does he know the storm that is coming?"
-----"I think he is, Murna." Sol replies just as calmly as he turns and mounts up on Thunder. As he prepares to head off, giving Sarah a playful nudge, he continues, "If not, I'll make sure he is. At very least, I intend t'be in th' thick of it."
-----As long as everyone else is ready, Sol begins to head back to Lord Howrun's troop, with a final wave to Murna.
-----As they depart, Rinda is heard saying to Murna, "Stay safe, Murna, and follow the way of the Rager as you wish." The Storm Priestess simply watches the adventurers with her stern expression until they descend the wooded hill and vanish from sight.