The Dwarf Flagdon had come forward to accept Lotharn's challange. He looked to be a young dwarf, his beard was not as long or full. The acceptance of the two women had shocked the others it seemed. If two women would go on the quest it would be more embarasing and demeaning if the men did not. Since the Elves were represented by Lotharn, Pegawen and Allassiel it was not up to the humans for voluenteers. One came forward from the ranks behind one of the Human Kings. "I am Thorgan, and I will go." He was young as well in human terms. Perhaps in his early twenties. The king whose party he had come from half rose and looked at the young man, eyes filled with fear. Thorgan looked quite alike the king and Lotharn knew that he was the King's son. Timberlane raised his staff and moved forward to Lotharn, Pegawen and Allassiel and stood with them. "And I will go to keep watch over them." he smiled.<br/><br/>"The Seekers of The Keys." he called them and motioned for Flagdon and Thorgan to join them. "No matter what everyone here feels is right, we must do what we can to prevent The Evil One from every threatening the lands of the East ever again." Timberlane said. "The prophesy foretells of a way to destroy the Evil One, but not how. So somewhere there is a means to do this and we must find it as well."<br/><br/>Of course the other kings of the humans and dwarfs scoffed at such a thing and said that they would be the ruin of every kingdom. They still bickered back and forth and it seemed that even if they found the other keys and the means to defeat the Evil One that they might not get any support except from the Elves. Lotharn turned and said to Timberlane. "Everyone is divided, much like it sounds they were long ago before the Farmer brought them together."<br/><br/>"Then we must find the means to bring them together. The Elves already are behind you. The Dwarfs and Humans will be harder to sway."<br/><br/>"What of that Ax, the Dwarven Ax.?" Lotharn asked, "What happened to it?"<br/><br/>"No one really knows I think. Perhaps burried in some book somewhere might be a clue, but after the Valley of the Undead was sealed. The Dwarf King that held it disapeared and with the Ax. It was said it was originally made to bring the Dwarfs together in times of dire times when they were all threatened. Perhaps there is something about the Ax that once such a threat is over it makes the one that carries it hide it again till the next time it is needed. But come we must make preperations for our quest. There is one here that might be able to help tell us where we should start to look."