Elder Korianthal was pleasantly surprised by the show of good faith and gratefully bowed in acceptance of the goods.<strong>"They'll be rationed so they shall last longer during these harsh times. The horses shall be made ready for a moments notice my ladies."</strong>He said rising up and soon enough he was asked a number of questions. The longer they went on the more disturbed and awkward he became. It was rare to make the elder blush but there it was with a disturbed face. He waited to compose himself a touch as he would then wait for the final one<strong>"<em>Thankfully</em> the bandits have not come this far. They remain still within Edenia's borders. Hence my village and people have yet to encounter them. Still the ramifications of their actions in cutting off the caravans coming to and from Edenia are far reaching as you see. Larger cities and those more self sustaining may not feel the sting so openly but we have."</strong><br/><br/>He would take one moment to gather a deep cleansing breath as he would then say<strong>"And to your other questions. No, we have not see those extremities nor have we been attacked. I pray we never have to know such things. I would also ask you to not ask those same questions within this village nor in the open. They are already stressed enough, the questions you pose could make them even more frightened than they already are."</strong>He said with a much more serious tone. He did not want the young tiefling to go about asking such questions because as naive or platonic as it was those questions were dangerous to those whom were already worried about starving to death. Either way he still needed to answer the more serious and chaste questions.<strong>"The bandits according to rumor have been striking whenever they can. Usually in sheltered forests, upon the road using both fire and weapons to great effect to make sure their quarry does not escape. They make use of strategy or so I am told. Rumors fly to and for of them using fallen trees to prevent the caravans from escaping."</strong><br/><br/>He looked on over to the female Dragonborn with a thoughtful ponder given as he then says<strong>"They are past the border well within Edenia herself. Your best bet for more details would be to make your way to the Castle City of Edenia. All manners of refugees from the raids made against the villages would gather there and more than likely find other people with greater information."</strong>He would given them at least a new destination for them to head off towards and hopefully find more answers to appease their own investigation.<strong>"Take this time to prepare upon eve of your quest, ladies."</strong><br/><br/>(For those whom may want to detail what they were doing last night… https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212831.0)