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Post by Daos on Feb 20, 2022 1:46:07 GMT -8
"Unless there's anything anyone needs to do first, we can leave right now," Iroas says. "It shouldn't be too far, not on hippogriff, at least."
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Post by HorizonsDream on Feb 20, 2022 20:46:55 GMT -8
"I was as prepared as I could be before I left to come to this place," Rada says. "So I don't think I need anything right now."
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Post by Daos on Feb 21, 2022 15:01:19 GMT -8
"Very well. This way, if you please," Iroas says, and he leads the group outside to where their hippogriffs were stabled.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Feb 21, 2022 19:31:21 GMT -8
Rada follows after Iroas. "So how do we ride these things?" she asks.
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Post by Daos on Feb 21, 2022 23:30:37 GMT -8
"Lady Savra, perhaps you'd like to ride with her, to show her the ropes?" Iroas asks. "We only have three anyway, so someone will have to share regardless."
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Post by GravityEmblem on Feb 22, 2022 6:21:11 GMT -8
"All right!" Savra says, jumping on the griffon with Rada. "So, you hold the reigns like so..."
Rada eventually gets the hang of it as the party reaches Rivengard Keep. It's a small castle, almost tiny next to the Dessarin River. It seems old and worn, but some new timbers suggest repairs have been made recently. A white banner with a blue gauntlet flies over the keep, and the front gate is closed. One man stands guard on the west wall, just next to the gatehouse.
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Post by Daos on Feb 22, 2022 14:57:26 GMT -8
Once the hippogriffs are tied off, Iroas looks over the keep. "What do you all think? Try and find another entrance and sneak in? Or try and bluff our way inside with that guard?"
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Post by HorizonsDream on Feb 22, 2022 20:04:13 GMT -8
Rada wasn't exactly sure how she felt about riding hippogriffs. She managed to dismount, looking a little disheveled from the ride, but otherwise she was fine. She looked at one of the hippogriffs for a moment before shaking her head and joining Iroas. "I'm not exactly built for sneaking," she admits. "Bluffing our way might be better. You seem to have a way with words."
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Post by Daos on Feb 23, 2022 15:24:32 GMT -8
"Perhaps, although I'm not sure what to say," Iroas admits. "Any ideas?"
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Post by HorizonsDream on Feb 23, 2022 20:54:06 GMT -8
"Uh, well, I just joined you guys," Rada says. "So I don't think I know all of the details. Why wouldn't they just let us in?"
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Post by Daos on Feb 24, 2022 13:11:46 GMT -8
"I would assume river pirates aren't terribly cordial to guests," Iroas answers. "But I admit I'm not speaking from first-hand experience."
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Post by HorizonsDream on Feb 24, 2022 20:21:10 GMT -8
"Why don't we just pretend like we are bandits ourselves?" Rada asks.
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Post by Daos on Feb 24, 2022 21:41:07 GMT -8
"I'm afraid I don't know enough about these people to pretend to be one of them," Iroas admits. "Let's circle the perimeter, see if we can find another way in. If not, we can try something else."
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Post by HorizonsDream on Feb 24, 2022 23:00:33 GMT -8
Rada shrugs and follows after Iroas to circle the area to find another way in.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Feb 25, 2022 6:32:58 GMT -8
There's a water gate on the other side of the fort, where ships can enter, but it's also guarded, by an older human with a droopy moustache.
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