“Start da cookpot, we’re eatin good tah’night” the ogre carrying the two hostages said to the two youngster ogres outside waiting before it disappeared into the mouth of the cave.  Not far behind him the second ogre carrying goods from Deborah’s family’s store appeared from the woods and tossed the dress it had stolen to one of the young ogres.  Why the ogre had asked for a dress was beyond the thought abilities of it’s parent ogre, but nonetheless, a dress had been found and taken for the youngster.<br/><br/>The last two ogres, one with Ardin and the other with the goat and bag of onions arrived and without a word disappeared into the cave.  Inside, the ogre carrying Ardin joined with the first ogre to arrive and locked the three hostages up in a cell with a few more, malnourished and well-tortured hostages.<br/><br/>“Eeny meeny mineey moe!”  One of the ogres began to point at each of the captives locked in the cell.  “Which one is dinner tonight!? HA!” It’s big wart crusted finger pointed at the farmer’s son when it finished.  “Mmmm young and tender I bet”<br/><br/>While Maeve’s father helped her don the armor, he spoke to her.  “Maeve, I have adventured before.  It is something for the young to do.  I have spent my last bit of fortune from my quests to provide this suit of armor for you.  May you wear it well and may it protect you so that you may return to me unharmed.”  He hugged his daughter and then let her go.  His smile was bittersweet, proud at his daughter’s courage, but sad that she was going away to face danger.<br/><br/>Overhead, a silver lined cloud floated eerily beside the crescent moon…<br/><br/>(the nest time Berash and Kestrel check their quivers, they each find a dozen silver fletched arrows with silver arrowheads.  How they got there, they have no idea, but they’re there.)<br/><br/>Just before Deborah leaves the woods, glistening in the moonlight at her feet she notices a plant.  A Nightflower in full bloom, the petals covered in thick sticky dew.  A very rare find...  (OlsSchool: roll Deborah’s herbalism proficiency to find out what you can do with this flower)<br/>