Indeed they looked in upon the tomb of the King of the Plains. It was not lavishly filled with gold and other prescious items like most Rulers would have. There were however a couple of horses that looked in perfect condition, other then they were not alive, weapons, that must have been the King when he was alive, and then there was the large throne of stone on which the King sat. He did not look as if he had been dead for a thousand years, but as if he had died just perhaps moments before. On either side of the throne stood two stone statues of four armed men with swords in each hand. It seemed the man had not thought a great deal about wealth. Then again neither did the clansmen it seemed. Yes they would raid caravans and the like, steal things from them, but looking at them it did not seem they flaunted wealth.<br/><br/>Merry and Pippen looked about them and as they heard the sounds from below, Merry said, "Well we had best get a move on then." Him and Pippen moved forward towards the King. They wanted to get the pendent for Ellawynne and the Key stone and be gone. As they entered the chamber the two stone statues came to life.<br/><br/>"Who dares disturb the eternal sleep of the King of the Plains?" one of them asked in a deep voice.<br/><br/>Merry and Pippen stopped, their hands on their swords. "I am Merry, and this be Pippen sir. We have come to retrieve the Key Stone and for Ellawynne the Leader of one of the Clans a pendent of her ancestor. We mean no disrespect sir, but they are needed."<br/><br/>The one that spoke looked down at Merry and Pippen. "Gentle folk from the west, armed and armored, but with great courage and respect." the four armed man smiled. He then looked at the others at the door of the tomb. "And what have we here? A noble Prince of the lands not far to to the west of here.........and at his side an Elf from the far west." the man tilted his head a bit. "A bond between the two." he chuckled, "A strong love." Then he turned to Lotharn and Pegawan. "Two more elves from the West, but one that has the blood of the elves of these lands and the other ....... the offspring of one of the other two elves. The one that is one with nature, and has made friends with the animals she has brought. You sir elf," he addressed Hadir, "should tell her of your feelings." then he looked at Flagdon. "A dwarf prince from the mountains of the East. Traveling in the company of so many elves, and would die for them. Then finally the Wizard. Great Power bestowed upon a human and has not used it unwiesely " The four armed man seemed to read right through all of them.<br/><br/>The other looked at the group and then turned his head as if listening. "More below, but a think they are not as these."<br/><br/>"Orcs and wrights sir." Pippen spoke up. "They have come also wanting the Key Stone so they can release the one called the Evil One."<br/><br/>The first one raised a brow. "And you are here for the stone, why?"<br/><br/>It was Lotharn that answered. "I am of the blood of the elves from these lands. My grandfather was entrusted with one of the Key Stones and went west. He placed it in the a hollow space in his bow which was passed down to me. I came here not knowing I had such a thing. It is a part of some prophecy, that when one is returned the others must be found. We are here to retireve the one The King of the Plains was given, so we can find the others and end the undead and the Evil one once and for all."