<strong>Zanthus (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=188886.msg9128266#msg9128266)</strong><br/><br/>Zanthus spoke without turning his head toward the chattering man. He could not risk taking his eyes off of possible trouble ahead, nor was he certain he could control his expression. Elves were supposed to be implacable, after all. No sense spoiling that reputation unnecessarily.<br/><br/>"Horgus, though you may be unused to combat I am certain that you will continue to prove yourself an asset on this journey. Aravashnial is blind, after all, and Anevia cannot walk. I think that you sell yourself short."<em>Asset</em>,<em>sell short</em>-- Zanthus was soon to exhaust his limited financial vocabulary in an attempt to assuage the merchant. "It is generous of you to offer your estate as a base of operations, and I feel that it may make sense to take advantage of that resource. It does you credit to volunteer it as such."<em>Credit</em>. There was another one. Zanthus mentally patted himself on the back.<br/><br/>"However, our choice of destination once we reach the surface, Iomedae willing, will be dictated more by the turn of fortune than we might like. We have no way of knowing where in the city we will emerge, or what the situation will be once we do. It may very well be that the only route to your estate is through an army of demons, while a safer temple is close at hand. We shall have to see once we glimpse daylight again."<br/><br/>"That being said, it seems that your manse might serve as a critical bulwark against these demons. Pray, if you should become injured and we need to carry you to your home, how shall we gain access to it? We must consider the possibility that any one of us could become wounded to the point of becoming unresponsive. Perhaps you should entrust us with this knowledge now, for safety's sake?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">Diplomacy on the little git.<br/>At 2013-12-04 09:38:42, Zanthus (uid: 9370) rolls: 1d20a6 Result: 11 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=52484)<br/>Result: 11<br/></div></div>