<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">I love Valen's methods of handling these situations so far. He's very good at creating the "evil wizard" image, which is made better by the fact that he's out villaining the villains...</div></div><br/>The man's face turns about as green as your hand, and he visibly recoils in his chair... between the almost gleeful look on your face as the acid begins to warp and digest the wood, and the fear practically emanating from the little goblin priestess, he certainly seems sold on your ability to follow through on your threats.<br/><br/>And at this precise moment, Sharille strides back through the door, carrying a simple brass kettle in her hands and whistling a jaunty little tune.<br/><br/>"Oh... Good, you got the fire started..." She says, almost as if she has no idea what you were up to while she was away. "I'm going to brew some tea. Would our guests like some tea?"<br/><br/>She turns her attention to the two of them, and only now seems to "realize" that they seem terrified.<br/><br/>"Oh my... Val, I hope you haven't been rude to our guests." The halfling woman smiles at you, and then back to them. "Don't mind my friend... he's just had a rough time of it lately. You know, what with the goblin raids and all that... Which reminds me."<br/><br/>The halfling woman grins and walks over toward where her knives sit, still stuck in the ground. With one deft motion, she actually<em>kicks</em>one up into the air, letting it spin head-over-heels for a moment before catching it.<br/><br/>"If there's anything you'd like to tell us about your plans, now's the time to do so."<br/><br/>From there, it's not long before the guard is verifying everything you've heard from the goblin priestess... the nobleman, his plot, and the goblins' roles as a "chosen people" of the would-be Blood Lord. Each word matches up perfectly... meaning you have more than enough evidence at this point to warrant a direct investigation of the noble's manor.<br/><br/>"Well, now..." Sharille says, slamming her blade back into the dirt. "That wasn't so bad, was it? Val, you have any more questions for our friends here?"