((That post, Ragnar...xD Best thing I've read...XD Haha... Now I'm gonna have to make a werepig assassin for this game...it simply MUST be done. XD Oinkbane the Sneaky! ))<br/><br/>The smaller dragon-girl actually seems to smirk at Thygor's 'observation'. 'Cute' was not exactly what she preferred to be called. She WAS a dragon, after all...even if only half-blooded at best. Still, in this instance, it worked well enough - the more they relied on her outwards appearance to gauge ability, the better off she was. Crossing her arms over her chest, the dragon-woman idly gives Thygor a good once-over, then turns her attention to Johan for the same, allowing her eyes to linger just slightly on his eyes, as if looking for something. Perhaps some clue as to if he had others hiding nearby - others even her sensative eyes had not picked up. That was good, though..it meant, at least for the moment, Asara and Chysanthemum were undetected, and every advantage was sure to help.<br/><br/>Amusingly enough, Thygor also finds that his effort to use his own menacing size against his opponents works, to some small degree. The dragoness seems to be rather unimpressed, but both the catboy AND the wounded elvish girl begin to shift a little uneasily at his approach, and though they don't break the little protective semi-circle formed around the dragon-girl, they nonetheless exchange glances with the more sure members of the group, the wolf-man and battle-scarred human woman.<br/><br/>"Fairies?" Aniel said aloud, genuine confusion crossing her face. So, they were not leftover remnants of the little merc group who'd been in the house trying to claim the well a couple of days ago. That was good. Despite the numbers being clearly on their side, she had no real desire to tangle with them - two individuals so willingly approaching an occupied home, and so BOLDLY, were likely not to be trifled with. Of course, it could all be a bluff, too. Of that, she was well aware. Mention of 'her scout', though, quickly pushes the thoughts from her mind, her lips pulling back to reveal her very tiny but very sharp teeth "Grr...we don't have your damn fairies! I've not SEEN a fairy." Clearly, Johan had struck some sort of nerve in the mention of Dart, as the dragon-girl begins to lightly flutter her wings, tail swishing in quite clear aggrevation "Now, either you cough up Dart, or we're going to--"<br/><br/>"...A-actually, Aniel...um..." Lucan's eyes snap back and forth between Thygor and Johan. Something about the big dragon just...made him unhappy to be where he currently was, and there was just something about the human that pretty much said 'I'm keeping big guy on a leash, give me what I want' "There's two fairies. They came in a short while ago. Said they saw Litala, wanted to help heal her up. Looks like they did good on that promise." He observes, eyeing the partially-healed would covering the woman's shoulder, side, and belly.<br/><br/>There was just something about the way the dragon girl's tail twitch that screamed 'anger', just something about the subtle fluttering of her wings and the way her mouth sort of twitched at the corner, like she was just on the verge of blowing up at that moment. The fools! Letting two unchecked...ANYONES right into their base of operations. Oh, she'd not even seen the fae girls yet, and she could understand their train of thought - fae were not exactly the most fearsome-looking individuals. However, they could have been scouts, escaped slaves (as seemed to be the case), or any other number of different things. Sighing in exasperation, Aniel takes a good, long look at Thygor and Johan. Two against their five - it was not something she was worried about. What she WAS worried about, though, was Dart...where they were keeping him, and what they'd do if the fairies were not returned. It would be so very simple to keep a blade at his throat from a distance away, see how the negotiations went down, and simply slit his throat if things went south. It's what she would have done - why should anyone else do it differently?<br/><br/>This was frustrating, and so close to their goal, too. Growling under her breath, Aniel gave Litala a little touch on the side - healed. Hrm, so they were at least telling the truth about that "...First, give the fae girls my thanks. Then, drag them out there by their hair if you have to. Mmm, on second thought...just bring one. We'll keep the other until Dart is returned, then we'll give her up too."<br/><br/>"Iz done, Aniel!" The elvish girl, actually looking quite THANKFUL to be out of there, even temporarily, cast one final glance towards Johan and Thygor, then turned and trotted back towards the entryway door, seemingly quite eager to be completeing her new task, rather than standing around waiting on a fight to go down.<br/><br/>Arms still crossed, Aniel says, a little more loudly so that Johan and Thygor would have no trouble hearing her "Fine, we'll trade. You get Dart, we'll give you the fairies. Then, I suggest you leave, or we'll have two fairies, a human, and a dragon as hostages." Tilting her head in thought, she focuses her attention completely on Johan, the edges of her mouth just barely upturning in a slight, wry little smirk "...Or dinner."<br/><br/><br/>((Their levels, Thygor? :3 What do you mean? They're only level 6-8, just think of all the EXP they'll be worth!<img alt=":D" src="./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif" title="Very Happy"/><br/><br/>Kidding, kidding. x3 It's my first time building an encounter with Pathfinder (Or pretty much any system, honestly.<img alt="&gt;.&gt;" src="./images/smilies/shifty.gif" title="Shifty eyes"/>), but yeah...I don't think I overdid it. x3 I did expect stealth to play a part, but look how easily you took Dart out!....<img alt=":D" src="./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif" title="Very Happy"/>))<br/><br/>((**Edit** I actually forgot to answer your 2nd question, Ragnar. It's assumed that the LEAST amount of time anyone has been near you, or anyone else, has been six weeks. So, everyone at least knows everyone else to some decent degree. How much beyond that is 100% up to player desires, and I encourage longer relationships of some sort, be it in different groups or the like! ^_^ ))