Riku scampered up, slinging her drawn short bow around her torso and drawing her rapier as she did so.  The redheaded halfling lined up her stroke and then thrust the slender blade home into the body of the sleeping gnoll.  He stiffened and then let out a soft groan before going limp as they blade pierced his heart.  She withdrew it, wiping it on his body before starting to pat him down for anything worth taking.<strong>"That went well."</strong><br/><br/>Tulira's face was unhappy as she approached.  She didn't like killing a helpless foe like that.  But right now, being practical was more important than being honorable.  So many lives would be saved by the success of this mission.<strong>"Yes, well done, everyone.  But don't relax yet, that one called back that way.  There may be more coming."</strong>She moved up perhaps ten feet from where the gnolls had stood guard and paused.<strong>"We need to keep moving."</strong><br/><br/>The small, surprisingly curvy rogue snorted,<strong>"No reason not to.  These guys don't have anything worth taking."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"We're here to kill them and blow the mine,"</strong>Lilin reminded her.  They weren't orcs...but it had still felt good to kill those gnolls.  One little bit towards avenging her lover.  The sorceress' fingers rolled up her staff.<strong>"Same as before?"</strong><br/><br/>The half-elf paladin pursed her lips,<strong>"Almost.  I feel like Riku was pretty exposed being that far away.  So let's keep about...thirty feet back from her now, just in case."</strong>She looked back,<strong>"Sorine and I will walk abreast thirty feet behind Riku, with Lilin right behind us."</strong><br/><br/>The three other women nodded.  Sorine leaned down and once more laid a hand on Riku's shoulder,<strong>"Go softly and with Torm's blessing, Riku.  We'll be right behind you."</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Guidance</div><div class="spoiler_body">Guidance cantrip: Give an ally 1d4 which can be added to the roll of any ability check in the next 10 minutes</div></div><br/><strong>"I'm counting on it, tall, stacked, and holy,"</strong>the halfling quipped.  She patted Sorine's hand with hers and then started out, moving past Tulira and ahead, further down the tunnel.  Her eyes were carefully sweeping and she moved as cautiously as she could.  Her ears strained to hear any noise, as it was possible that enemies were ahead who had been alerted to their presence.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Perception</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2019-07-20 11:49:47, Armphid (uid: 65288) rolls: 1d20a3 Result: 15</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Stealth</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2019-07-20 11:51:04, Armphid (uid: 65288) rolls: 1d20a7 Result: 24</div></div>