Quanil looked up from their preparations to see a ginger man in a wide-brimmed hat walking up to them. Naturals adviser? Oh, right, they'd heard of that. They smiled - of course - and shook his hand. "Thank you, Mr. Samuel; I'm glad to have your help!"
They were joined next by a very... striking woman, the kind you couldn't help but notice. Especially if you were Quanil, who was generally the opposite. "Oh, hello, Ms. Weaver! Well, I..."
And as literally attractive as Ms. Weaver was, nothing could distract Quanil's attention like:
"YOU BROUGHT ISUMA!" they squealed and then cleared their throat. "Uh, I mean, thank you for coming, sir, I'm honored." With the provost here, surely their quest would succeed!
They walked over between the three volunteers and the (current, anyway) entrance to the Labyrinth. "Thank you all for coming! It really means a lot to me that you're willing to help me find Freina. For reference, she looks a lot like me, but... female." Some people thought Quanil looked like a woman, some thought they looked like a man, but there was very little doubt about Freina. "When last seen, she had a white shirt on with yellow embroidery, and a yellow skirt. Oh, and her eyes are gray."
They glanced down at the rope in their hands and back up at the three of them. "I think the overhead scouting might be a good idea, sir, if you two don't mind." It was tough to forego the company of a cute gryphon, but anything for their sister's sake. "As for Mr. Samuel and Ms. Weaver, well... we need to keep our eyes open for a few things: shifting hedges, any signs that someone might have come this way, and, of course, boggarts.
"You might already know about the speaking squirrels that say 'yes' and 'no' and 'follow me'? Don't do that, by the way. Ignore the squirrels. They're not helpful just 'cause they're cute. But there's also a chance we might run into boggarts." They glanced towards the provost and nodded a bit in gratitude. They'd never have even a sliver of chance of doing this safely without the lecture of his they'd attended. "They can look like anyone you can think of, and they usually hunt in pairs: one of 'em will shift to scare you and then you turn around and run right into the other one. You, uh... don't want to run into them.
"With overhead scouting, hopefully the shifting hedges will be less trouble - that's also why I brought the rope, by the way; not sure it'll work, but it seemed worth trying - and we'll be able to get back out. But we still need someone watching for danger and someone else looking for signs of recent human passage through here. I'm going to lead the way and call out for Freina; hopefully if she hears my voice, she'll call back. If she can." They cleared their throat and pressed on past that.
"Let me know what you're doing, grab onto the rope, and we can head on in!" They turned and, unspooling the rope as they went, began into the Labyrinth, making sure the others were close behind, of course.
Jigano & Isuma will be scouting overhead!
Need one of the other two to look for signs a human might have come this way recently and the other one to keep an eye out for boggarts!
No post order!
They were joined next by a very... striking woman, the kind you couldn't help but notice. Especially if you were Quanil, who was generally the opposite. "Oh, hello, Ms. Weaver! Well, I..."
And as literally attractive as Ms. Weaver was, nothing could distract Quanil's attention like:
- Provost Jigano Silversmith the Sage, sir, and
- A GRYPHON
"YOU BROUGHT ISUMA!" they squealed and then cleared their throat. "Uh, I mean, thank you for coming, sir, I'm honored." With the provost here, surely their quest would succeed!
They walked over between the three volunteers and the (current, anyway) entrance to the Labyrinth. "Thank you all for coming! It really means a lot to me that you're willing to help me find Freina. For reference, she looks a lot like me, but... female." Some people thought Quanil looked like a woman, some thought they looked like a man, but there was very little doubt about Freina. "When last seen, she had a white shirt on with yellow embroidery, and a yellow skirt. Oh, and her eyes are gray."
They glanced down at the rope in their hands and back up at the three of them. "I think the overhead scouting might be a good idea, sir, if you two don't mind." It was tough to forego the company of a cute gryphon, but anything for their sister's sake. "As for Mr. Samuel and Ms. Weaver, well... we need to keep our eyes open for a few things: shifting hedges, any signs that someone might have come this way, and, of course, boggarts.
"You might already know about the speaking squirrels that say 'yes' and 'no' and 'follow me'? Don't do that, by the way. Ignore the squirrels. They're not helpful just 'cause they're cute. But there's also a chance we might run into boggarts." They glanced towards the provost and nodded a bit in gratitude. They'd never have even a sliver of chance of doing this safely without the lecture of his they'd attended. "They can look like anyone you can think of, and they usually hunt in pairs: one of 'em will shift to scare you and then you turn around and run right into the other one. You, uh... don't want to run into them.
"With overhead scouting, hopefully the shifting hedges will be less trouble - that's also why I brought the rope, by the way; not sure it'll work, but it seemed worth trying - and we'll be able to get back out. But we still need someone watching for danger and someone else looking for signs of recent human passage through here. I'm going to lead the way and call out for Freina; hopefully if she hears my voice, she'll call back. If she can." They cleared their throat and pressed on past that.
"Let me know what you're doing, grab onto the rope, and we can head on in!" They turned and, unspooling the rope as they went, began into the Labyrinth, making sure the others were close behind, of course.
Jigano & Isuma will be scouting overhead!
Need one of the other two to look for signs a human might have come this way recently and the other one to keep an eye out for boggarts!
No post order!
