Will and Jayne found the ebony-skinned woman staring at them warily, listening to the two of them talking. Sachi's familiar did not seem to sense any presence beyond the group at the time being, despite its patrolling, and Sheva got to start her rest on a peaceful note. Two of the soldiers were watching the orcs, but at Horo's smile they seemed a bit distracted from the orcs, their eyes turning to follow her movement, seeming to be admiring her figure a bit, although one of the two occasionally kept looking at the prisoners as well.<br/><br/>"You are invading here, you are planning to destroy all that has been built here and kill him aren't you?" Snarling, the black-skinned woman spoke. She was human-sized, not a dark elf it seemed, but the women of the desert were built with a more dark chocolate skin while hers was truely black, dark in an unnatural manner. The words from Jayne made her warily look at the other woman and listen to her, before finally sighing.<br/><br/>((OOC: I think Diplomacy or Bluff would be better skills for the situation, at least unless the skill itself has changed last I looked Gather Information is more about extracting information from crowds, rumors and similar things being pulled up from a while spent in town buying drinks and so forth. I checked the roll and your character a bit though, and posting accordingly. Also, don't mean to be a rules-lawyer even as a DM, just hoping to help along in the future))<br/><br/>"I'm not going to turn against him, but I think its no harm if you know this much. He's gathered the orcs here, he's given them a purpose. They're building their defence, stopping adventurers from pushing ashore and hunting them and other beings here for sport. He's taken up residence among them, and leads them now, fortifying this place. Soon, the orcs will be able to fend off any invaders, whether they are adventurers or soldiers from another island that would rather not have orcs rise to have anything beyond a tribal civilization." She practically snarled. "There's already been one attempt at his life, and though one died and two got caged, the last one escaped. Imagine my shock of running into all of you! Now, I was hoping to tear you all apart with that little ambush but I forgot the orcs are short-tempered. Blasted things still dont respect anything but strength." She muttered. "We are doing what is right, he has told us of the dream, when those<em>earthborn</em>that live here dont have to fear the<em>civilized</em>anymore. He's brought order. He's brought peace among tribes. He's brought a unified goal, and the orcs all walk under his banner, and the goblins, hobgoblins and the few bugbears around here are siding with him already. The talks are still going on with the ogres, but I think there's going to be an actual order here in time, a rivalling strength that the nearby towns and cities dont want to the sea."<br/><br/>Though the Paladins eyes could tell she was evil, she sounded convinced of what she said.<br/><br/>In the meanwhile, one of the guards abandoned his post near the orcs, moving over to Horo and speaking in a whisper, to not draw attention from the rest of the camp. "Say, how come do you walk around wrapped around in a cloak and nothing more? Are you trying to get people to drag you to the bushes? That works probably a lot better when there's more people around, then again you know better than I do I guess."<br/><br/>As they were speaking, Sachi's familiar could spot something in the forest. A torch, a single source of light. Coming towards their camp, from a distance.