It didn't take long for the pirate to make the piratess remember him from previous encounters.  Unfortunately for him though, she was young and naieve enough to be seen as just that by the captain.  He offered them passage on their way out of port, but at a steeper price than he'd offer any 'real' friends.  The pirate did at least, secure safe passage.  With the weather cooperating, the ship carried the adventurers to the island where the maze palace was located quite quickly.  The expeditious trip got them there just after dawn, giving them the maximum amount of daylight to explore....<br/><br/>The two lumberjacks were easy to find, as the noise of their wood sawing drew them to the rugged men among the forest's more natural sounds.  After a few quick exchanges of pleasentries, they explained that the trick to navigating to the palace was to do so during daylight, and that there was a large group of moblins that had brute forced their way through the maze, though with many sad casualties along the way...<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>