...Where The Company of Heroes Gather and Bond

Julian

Ælfric
The embers of a fire are slowly burning off the last of the firewood, and the room is relatively dark with the exception of the remains of a lantern hanging on one wall shedding a bit of dim light along the south wall. This room is hung with rugs and skins. Against the north wall stands an enormous bed, which is occupied by a pair of giants covered by a thick layer of furs. Along the south wall is a large bearskin rug flanked by two large chests, both of which are locked by large padlocks. Lying at the foot of the bed is a huge bear.

As you step from the fireplace, the bear snorts, but appears to remain asleep, its heavy breath faint beneath the snoring of the two giants sleeping in the bed. From outside the bedroom you can hear yells and calls as apparently there are still revelers... reveling?

Ælfric
Nothing shiny appears to be lying visibly about, so you work to retrieve the hairs from the sleeping giants. While you have not seen the giant leader Nosnra, if this is indeed the leader's room, then he would be him. The giant in the bed is huge, taking up much of the allotted bed space, while the other (apparently female) takes up the remainder. You can see a massive spiked club lying next to the bed, but nothing else.

You manage to get a bit of hair from the fat male in the bed, and then move to retrieve one from the female. As you do, she turns in her sleep and the hair you were looking to grasp becomes a small fistful, pulling up sharply as your reaction is a bit too slow. She awakes with a start, crying out in pain, slapping the giant next to her and screaming at him in a shrill voice.

The male half turns, still in a drunken daze as he does, trying to see what is going on, reaching for his club as he does. The bear, however, awakes with a start.

Ælfric
As you zip back to the roof, you hear a roar come from the bear. A moment later, the creature is growling at the spot where you stood by the fireplace. A lantern lights in the room below as well.

Ælfric
Looking around, you don't see anyone or anything near.

Ælfric
You manage to retrieve your rope and begin heading back, when you hear a series of bellows coming from within the steading. You slip into the night and it does not (yet) seem that any are following.

Julian
Inside, the hill giant leader, Nosnra is now fully awake, though he seems on unsteady feet. He roars and bellows something, and a giant appears at his bedroom door. Nosnra bellows again, waving at his chimney, whereby the new giant moves over to try and look up the flue. Again, Nosnra yells, this time slapping the new giant in the head. Nosnra points out of his room and the giant bows with an exit.

Ælfric
Moving swiftly and silently, you escape the shadow of the steading into the hills. A short time later you arrive safely back at the cave.

Julian
Awake but apparently groggy, you watch as Nosnra moves from his bed chamber and into the room behind the feast hall. With him comes the cave bear and one other hill giant. Nosnra and the giant speak for a few moments and the second leaves. Sitting in one of the large chairs before the fireplace, Nosnra sulks as a pair of orcs rush in to rekindle the fire. A few minutes later, the Stone giant arrives and settles into the other chair. He and Nosnra begin speaking, and based on their looks and Nosnra's gestures, they are talking of the disturbance in his bed chamber.