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-----The man turns more toward Raven and a mouth featuring yellowed and rotting teeth can be seen. His breath puffs out with a slight steaminess from the cold. "Ah reckon ah waz jest makin' fer da hills o' Greystone."
-----In a low voice Raven says, "Sorry, but I have to search you. We're looking for some men that are killing good people. If I don't find anything linking you to this evil group, we'll let you go. I'm not stealing your goods. If I wanted to rob you, I would have killed you and just took what I wanted. Right?" Raven motions for the group to advance and then gets off the man. Raven to the man, "Stay where you are, this will all be over in a minute. Just relax and think happy thoughts." Raven moves the sword and presses the point into the man's back as he takes the man's weapons. "I'll just set these aside." Raven then starts to look through the man's pouches and equipment.
-----The man begins to tense up as Raven mentions searching him. "NOW, JEST WAIT A DURN MINUTE!" the man suddenly yells and his voice echoes down into the blackness before them. "IF'N YORE GRABBIN' ME GOODS, YORE ROBBIN' ME!"
-----As Raven moves his sword against the man's back, he quiets down. Raven pulls the blanket off the man and then draws a short sword from a scabbard at the man's side. There also is a pouch at the man's belt and Raven empties some items from it onto the blanket.
-----Sol winces as the man yells. Moving forward with care and ease, he holds his blade towards the man, point to the ground, not in a gesture of threat, but just as an indication of what he holds.
-----Raven lets the man up and helps him gather up his coins into the man's pouch. The man looks slightly surprised when Raven hands him a couple of coins and says something quietly to him.
-----Suddenly the quiet is disturbed by a loud slamming noise heard farther down the dark passage. This is followed by the sound of many footsteps approaching.
-----Sol swings his blade up in an arc into a ready position, and launches himself so that he is standing next to Raven.
-----Thalog backs off so that he is behind the party. "We must hide and the best place for that is outside," he whispers quietly and quickly before doing so. The others see the thought of fighting a stronger force on their own territory weighs his mind behind his eyes.
-----Rand calmly stands still and stares down the dark passage trying to discern whom or what may be approaching.
-----Thalog, while exiting the underground sees the side corridor, which leads off to the right and is located about ten feet behind everyone's present position. He then turns and hides just around the corner of the corridor listening to what is going on.
-----Within a few seconds, dark forms can be seen entering the edge of the torchlight. At first, ghostly pale features are seen floating and bobbing at head level as they advance. "Smoky" breath seems to billow out from them. The flickering flames of the torch reflect off dully shining steel. Finally the party recognizes at least a half-dozen surly looking men dressed in black leather armor much like the "sleeping man" they came across. At least the first few men can be seen holding short swords out in front of them.
-----The man with the rotting teeth standing next to Raven looks at the party with a sneer on his weathered face. "Ah'd be droppin' them weapons if'n ah waz you!" he says with a heavy drawl.
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