Episode 1 Scene 1c : The Arrival

"If I may ask, what did you tell them? Sometimes useful information does not make it into the official record. We will soon be inspecting the situation."

Have you been there? Could you tell us anything about it?

"Well I twas on da river when I dun seen it in da distance, I had nah 'ver seen it befer nor has I since but wit all dat mist swirl'n da way it done surprised me I ev'n see it at all as it was not all dat close an' normly ya cants see all dat far in dat mist. Personly I be tinkn dat da mist it want'd me ta see it fer some reason."

Fascinating. I wonder if the mist is arcane in nature. I'll try to bottle some and bring it back to study. Approximately how far down the river was it?

"Hmm 'ard ta say, I ain't nevva travald its linkth ta dang'rous afta a pient, butta can say it near dat point dat I sawz it."

That point? What point? Where does it become dangerous and why? Terrain? Monsters?

"Da pient whare it getz dangerous, dat is da pient of weech I speak." She pauses as she relights her pipe, "well beeg leezards and ghosts and probly utter tings too but dat was enuff fer me."

"Please excuse my ignorance of your local geography, but are you saying there’s a point on the river where you saw the tower through the mist? What direction and how far is this point?

Zinwyn chuckles a bit, "Ya yungens sure do ask lots of non-sensikle quest'ns. Furst if it be in da marsh den it 'as ta be up river and nuxt duz ya tinks I be measurin me travel or be steerin' me boat an' watchin' fer danger? An' 'sides once in dat mist yaz gots no markers buts da rivers edge iffin ya can ev'n sees dat."

"Respectfully, none of us," Brindel gestures toward the party members, "are from this area. I hail from the north -- the great city of Citadel Adbar. We only arrived today and have not explored the area. We do not know up what is up river nor down river yet. We are asking the wise and experienced, such as yourself, to better avoid mistakes so we are successful in helping the village."

"Landmarks will make it easier for us when we travel. For example, there is a triangular patch of land that juts into a river near Citadel Adbar. It is labeled on our maps as 'the Point' and we know it takes almost a half-day to reach it in good weather. I thought you might be referring to a similar landmark."

Zinwyn eyes Brindel for a few moments taking a few puffs on her pipe then responds, "Far nuff den. Well ta edjacate ya, da river she flo east ta west unda da bridge an is war da dark waters stop, up riva ya enconta da marsh, dunna no how long it take ya cuz eyes al'ays takes me boat whenz I go. Furter dee marks eyes use are a sense of wares I is more than it is any obvus ting one can see since da mist it hides most tings frum bein seen. Soze dats da jist of it."

Egret, who until this moment was simply listening to the conversation, uses a lull in the dialogue to turn to Brindel and the others: "My friends, unless there is any urgent matters that we need to resolve together, I think I will take my leave for now," he nods to Feliani. "I will wait for you outside till we can continue our errand run."

The druid says quick goodbyes to the group besides the hearth and Brytselle - when he manages to pass by her serving drinks, - and, with a slight detour, to the dwarves, before heading for the exit. He plans to just stay at the crossroads until his companions finish their improvised reconnaissance. Maybe he can see if he spots anything interesting about the village in the meantime...

Hmm. Do you think we should ask for a boat? Lex says to his companions.

Then returning to Zinwyn How many days travel was it?

She looks at Lex, "Eyes dun tole ya dat eyes dunna no how long it take ya cuz eyes al'ays takes me boat."

You don't know if you had to sleep?

"What does..." Zinwyn stops and looks at Lex questioningly and takes a couple slow long puffs on her pipe. "Ya wants ta no 'ow long eyes takes ta get dare?"

Yes! Lex exclaims and lets out an exasperated sigh.
We would like that very much!

She sits there looking at Lex for a bit as she idly puffs on her pipe then finally says, "Wells, I cunna ritely say as eyes n'va dun checked dat. Eyes just goes an' does whats eyes do an' den comes back but eyes cun tell ya dis I n'va stays much past midday." Lex gets the impression that Zinwyn is not trying to be difficult she is just probably someone who is not used to getting to deep into details tending to live life as it comes.

Thank you very much. That was very helpful. Enjoy the rest of your day. Lex bows and goes to join the others.