<strong>Ellen</strong><br/><br/>Rath relayed her words to the woman as the ghost flew back to the Laft Hanza. The griffon riders allowed her to pass through their perimiter, and the woman's reply seemed civil. After they exchanged words, the half-celestial sped after Ellen without any harassment.<br/><br/>Ermon stroked his chin as she related the encounter...<br/><br/>"Garden!?" He exclaimed, as if he was familiar with the concept... but wasn't expecting the word to come up in their conversation. Pleasantly surprised, even. He paused for a moment, taking quite some time to think.<br/><br/>Rath softly added, "She said the choice is a hard one, and that you can take your time." He looked at Ellen, "But... I don't think she was going to let<em>us</em>leave, either."<br/><br/>The Captain frowned, shaking his head, "This thing's worth half a million gold pieces. I can't just destroy it..." Was he really considering abandoning his entire life in the civilized world? And his crew as well... But then what's the cost of an airship compared to all of that?<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Sense Motive!<br/><br/>Also, Diplomacy check to convince him to retreat and go around.<br/><br/>Yes, this solo adventure is very 'interpersonal skills' heavy. :P</div></div><strong>Leander</strong><br/><br/>When he tested the waters upon his scythe, the human was laughing softly to herself. Again she put her fingertips over her mouth to obscure her amusement. It was a tic common among the women of Dawa and the other southern kingdoms, and no doubt Liah picked up the habit in her days of adventuring.<br/><br/>As to<em>what</em>she was laughing at, it wasn't too obvious. When he put his weapon back down, she put her hand on her hip and looked down her nose at him with pursed lips, "You're big for an elf."<br/><br/>Liah's eyes widened for a second and she smiled before looking away and combing her hair back with another stifled laugh, "Not like<em>that</em>. I do believe I've never quite seen an elf built as you are." Her gaze returned to his own hazel eyes, "You might even put an orc to shame."<br/><br/>And that was all she would mention about his presentation. A mere hint, and so effortlessly did Liah speak nothing more of it! Were there an elephant standing in the middle of a room, Leander had no doubt that the adventuress could deny its' existence in her demeanor.<br/><br/>She closed her eyes and giggled, "And I thought the tough elf guy thing was all just a character."