Robert
As they broke the clouds they could see crisp skies. Some snow covered the rock at this altitude but the terrain had no real obstacles other than finding good footing. From here, hundreds of yards away, as they finished climbing the stone mountain peak the silhouette of a woman could be easily made out. Her green robe would flutter around a bit at times but so high up the peace of the world could be felt. She had short hair and nice large ears as if a deer. She simply stood there Bo Staff in hand looking down for a moment and then she would take a nice long look all around her as if searching for something. 

It was obvious she saw the small party coming up as he lifted her Bo and waved at them. While they finish making their way up she would continue looking out to all of the horizons around the mountain and again, occasionally down. As the team neared they could see a long tail, as if that of a monkey, from under the robe as she would turn around keeping her eyes on that horizon at all times. It was this close they could truly appreciate her almost 16-foot stature. Yet She would be ready to greet the team warmly once close to her. 

"Welcome Krono, and you too friends!" She would say her greeting louder for all of them to hear. "Now Krono, why have you brought me a little bother? Don't you know they prefer the inside of the mountains over the top of them." She would giggle as she finished and then she would bow to her little brother" A bow that seemed as if she could simply blow them all away if she stood too fast. 

"I am Zyldove Mistbreath, the Reeve of the Southern Mountains. How may I help you all?"
Margaret
*As the mountaineers finish their upward hike and spot the giant, Fey gapes,* "Whoa." *She'll step up next to Rawn, and, well, can't help but ask,* "... What's a Reeve?" *She'll ask in a low voice, not wishing to offend the jolly giant.*

*Sally will speak up, just as low, also trying to remember manners,* "Didn't you listen to that lesson either?"

*Fey eyes the flute* "Ok, then, tell me."

*Sally ... Gives a long silence ...* "Ok, you got me. I slept through that one, too. Ok, yes, so we're back to asking the High Lord."

*Fey looks to Rawn, and awaits his tutelage!*
Angelique
As the woman came into view from this distance Jeri slowed slightly being unsure of the alignment of this individual. He wasnt prepared to fight a powerful foe in these elements. But he recalled that kro mentioned someone waiting just beyond the clouds for them.

Seeing no others have concern he concluded their safety. Once standing in front of the giant he slid back having been greeted as a friend of kro he figured his time leading the group was over with for now. He hovered around the other group members and joined in on the conversation Mari fey sparked up looking to get more information. 

"I'm curious as well..." The man stated as he used a bit of mana to dry his clothes.
Andres
Upon Hearing the silly conversation and noticing how unfamiliar her title seems to be she smiles. "Well, Reeve is just another word for a local official like a magistrate." As she finishes she takes a couple of seconds to look around in the sky and down the mountainsides. "All it really means" She starts talking as she continues to look around here and there "Is that if something goes wrong in Southern Mountains region I'm the one responsible to fix it." She lets out a sigh.

Looked at them for a second. "Well, you have to be the most adorable hiking team I've ever seen. We have here my little brother, a silly but cute blond and her sassy companion, a bit of a quiet type, that cute fluff of pink, and little Kro."
Robert
"I'm not 'lil" He grumbles to himself and pouts as he snugs himself in his cold leather jacket. Then he remembers "OH Zyldove I have a gift for you. Uhm. Miss Mari, could you hand the gem Keladan worked on to Reeve Zyldove, please?" As he shivers from now feeling colder that they are not moving. 
"Hey Jeriscal help me make a fire circle with some of these stones. I have firewood in my pack. I really would like to avoid us catching a cold." Looking up at Zyldove "Unfortunately we don't have the resistance of giants" He smiles and realizes his teeth are starting to chatter from the cold.

Teeth had been chattering, and fingers had been going numb. Keladan took the opportunity to create himself a small fire quartz of warmth while the others had stopped for *Bread.* Once they moved on and broke the clouds, there she was. From here on, Kel had honestly not asked or thought about what would be happening. He scoffed at the *Whimsy* Of it smiling at the fact that he had no clue why he was atop this beastly cold mountain range in the first place. Zyldove must be ancient and wiser than the stones themselves he thought. He couldn't believe he was in such a place. He waved his greetings, and stood toward the back of the group shyly and quietly as he was just an observer in these matters.

 His astonishment towards the Reeve though was completely overshadowed by his horror at the waste of mana and of a gemstone when the others began to construct a fire. He blinked, and fought down perplexing mixed emotions. He would not be acting unseemly in front of a big shot upon the mountaintops of the giants. But my oh my.. He chided himself.
Margaret
*Fey shuffles around under her hooded red cloak, which she'd started huddling under once they stopped moving,* "Sure, I've got it in here somewhere... Ah! There it is." *She steps forward, approaching the giant Reeve carefully — not because she was afraid, as the giant was coming across as friendly enough — but because if she stumbled or slipped up here, it was a looooong way down.*
"I present this to you, Your Reeveship, on behalf of the High Lord Rawntha." *She holds it up to the Reeve with both hands.*
Angelique
Jeri smiled as he took the moment in. This was turning out to be quiet the adventure indeed. 

Waking over to kro he nodded and helped assemble the firewood into an appropriate position. Taking a moment he ran his hands the pieces and channeled for a second causing the wood to slowly begin to light up in flames. 

The magical fire would not consume the fuel rather it consumed a miniscule amount Jeriscals energy as he channeled and the fuel was just the spot for it to go. Any attempt to remove the fire from the channeled position was fail. While the flame burned hot it could not cause direct fire damage when touched. 

It's as if the flames themselves didn't exist but were just a coloring around the fuel which showed the location for a heat source. 

While Jeri was more social in his unified state he still needed to have a minor focus on the channel so his interactions were minimal as he stood around watching the show. 



"Come to the fire friend. It will warm you up."
Robert
"Now that is something I should learn how to do." As he nears the fire he can feel the warmth of it yet, after looking it, being that he was as close to it as he could get, he realized that his firewood was not blackening "Jeriscal? I think your fire is broken... Its not burning the wood..."
Andres
"Goodness me, a gift! All the way up here too?" She extends her hand to accept it. The pink topaz that was a large enough sone in their hands seemed like a pebble in her's. "And it's an enchanted gift too!!! Thank you blonde cutie." She leans and whispers, as a giant would, to Mari "What does it do?" 

Thou now on a knee and trying to have a whispering conversation with Mari her eyes still darted around looking at the sky and towards the skirt of the mountain.
Angelique
"Yes the fire or flames rather is more of an illusion. Really I'm focusing and burning my energy to warm the air around it. Unfortunately I'm not very good at it so I need an object and if it moves it usually disrupts the spell. I can do multiple instances too... But the more I do the more I focus... I don't remember learning it truthfully... It's one of those things that just kinda has been with me since I remember..."

As he spoke the flames flickered and the fire cooled a bit as he was focusing on the answer and social interaction. Still it was enough to supply heat to the group However whenever he focused the current was stronger and warmer.
Robert
Panics! "Wow well don't use it too long life force, your mana is very important up here. We don't want you passing out."

Keladan had begun to sweat and stew with the combined temperatures of his enchanted fire quartz and the fire itself. He stubbornly unpocketed the stone and deposited it into his pouch of enchanters trinkets. 
He listened to the other elf while he himself was getting below half his own life energies store. 
 He tapped a fellow on his (their, whoever wants to respond can!) shoulder and asked him a question. 
"So.. Do you know why we came up here to meet this giant? I seem to have forgotten.. Or maybe never known.."

"We just came to say hello." He smiles

"My lady I know you are whispering but we can still hear you. The Topaz and been enchanted by Sir Keladan here to be able and cast a paladin's or cleric's spell called zone of truth. When you flow mana into its people will know they can not lie but some maybe, shady, about their answers."
Andres
"Well that's an interesting toy." He paces her right hand below her right wrist, her left hand still holding her bow staff, and her bracelet made of wood seems to absorb and set the stone in it. "Thank you all very much."

"So. Why are you here, besides bringing me gifts."
Regina
Rawn would return Zyldove's bow, in a fashion that only a dwarf could.
He had started to whisper an answer to Fey, that would have been close to the one given by Zyldove, but stopped when the giantess answered.

He definitely took advantage of Jeriscal's gift of dried clothes.


Rawn smirked when Kel tapped his shoulder. "I do believe we are about to get to that part mister Keladan." 
He gave the elf a wink.
Angelique
Once everyone was dry, warm and toasty Jeri would discontinue his channeled ability. He had a big smile on his face as he felt useful and was happy to serve While he was curious about what the mission was the truth is the purpose didn't matter it was the journey and servant ship that excited him. 

As he listened on the conversation he sat down to rest and enjoyed the view. He would respond if needed or wanted but mostly saw his role as off duty for the time being while the others partook in... Whatever this was.
Robert
Krono preceded to light the actual fire to help all keep warm.

"Reeve, Master Rawntha here of Swifthammer clan is looking for a mine that is said to be somewhere in the  and was abandoned due to an air elemental infestation. I thought that being one of the Reeves you may have knowledge of this mine or could tell us how to find the Khalvir Reeve and give us something so he knew we could be trusted? Master Rawntha wants to get it cleared out and active again if that is fine." He was able to speak much better now being so close to the fire.
Andres
"My little brother here seems to like his mining work then. That is quite some story little Kro." She thinks for a moment. "Strange however that the Reeve of the Khalvir Range hasn't done anything about it, or reached out for help. Perhaps, hmm.." She took a moment to think as she keep looking around the mountain. 

"Well Brother Rawntha, The Khalvir range is much taller than the Southerns. Due to that and by coincidence I guess, at times rifts between the Plane of Air and our physical plane just pop open. Because these portals are almost invisible on their side elementals, beast, and even Jinn may just find themselves here. Now stronger creatures will handle the Plane Walk much much better than others so they will simply Plane Walk right back. Most of them despise being here plus, the longer they remain the weaker and, with all due respect to them, the dumber they get. Plus being confused from the Plane Walk well they get disoriented and so stuck here." As she tells these facts to the team she continues to take her time to keep looking around the mountain.
Robert
"Sorry to interrupt but, why do you keep looking around?"
Andres
" "Why!? You ask, well in case any dragons come by, ice dragons tend to love these heights, but I'm sure we are fine."
Regina
Rawn chuckled and nodded at the comment about liking his mine work. He followed along but was definitely distracted by the dragon comment.
He assumed it was well known that dwarves had no love for dragons, and were infact, the worlds formost hunters of dragons.
Margaret
*Fey was glad someone else remembered what this particular enchanted gem did, as she'd gotten sidetracked by remembering Kel's lightining-in-a-bottle effect. Heh. Once the Reeve takes the gem from her and the gen's enchantment is explained to her, she'll grab a seat on the nearest rock near that nice, lit fire and idly start playing her flute, softly enough so that she can listen carefully to all the talking.*
Regina
Rawntha took a step forward.
"Elder Sister, are you implying that there are indeed ice dragons about? I was under the impression they had been wiped out in the southern mountains."