Ryan stood stock still for a moment. something wasn't right, and he wanted to get to the bottom of it. When he did speak, it was a rare and quiet anger. One of those "Even more deadly than if he was shouting" angers. "Never call me a Dark Elf again! I'm no traitor like you!"<br/><br/>With that said, he turned to the group. "I am inclined to trust this man for one reason and one reason only. he has no real intention of attack, nor is he afraid of us. I can rather regretfully... smell it on him. Not sure why, so don't ask me how I know. It's getting late. We should probably all make camp for the night."<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Rosalin answered Thykahm with a scared voice. "I- I don't know. If it is Shadow Legion then we are at risk of being found by the Empire. Seeming as how they burnt down our village I don't think they're taking prisoners!"<br/><br/>She began to shake from fear. Even though she had just been able to shoot an arrow through the only fatal vulnerable point on a fully armored soldier, she knew that facing Shadow Legionnaires was almost an instant death sentence. Ryan, who had gotten over his anger, walked over to his sister. "Don't worry, we'll get through this thing! I'm sure we'll be fine."<br/><br/>His voice was reassuring, but his thoughts were just the opposite.<span style="font-style: italic">~Why did they attack us?~</span>he thought.<span style="font-style: italic">~They must have a reason, but why? Nobody just burns a village for fun!~</span><br/><br/>About a second after he thought this, the group heard the sound of heavy footsteps. Orc footsteps, and they were closing in fast. Ryan whispered "Get down!"<br/><br/>Just as he and Rosalin hid in a cluster of bushes, a caravan surrounded by Orcs, who appeared to be in a panic flattened the nearby trees. soon after, arrows pierced their backs, which were already full of arrows to begin with. the Orcs fell forwards groggily as though the arrows were poisoned, and a goblin with a large axe ran from the caravan. In a panic, he noticed the travlers and weakly ran to them.<br/><br/>"No time for explain! Take weapon and leave area! Hurry!" he said before handing Thykahm the axe and running in the opposite direction the arrows had come from. Ryan and Rosalin just stared at the weapon. "Okay, I'll ask. Why would a<span style="font-style: italic">Goblin</span>give ANYTHING to a Dwarf?" Rosalin finally said.