Pulling himself away from considering these new sharp points in his mouth, Tellior listens to the elf talking about Lydia. "Well, thank you.  Perhaps that is who we are looking for.  We will definitely have to check it out."   He gathers up his friends and says, "Should we go take a look at this warehouse?" 

As they head down the street, he steps over quickly to Celesta, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Don't feel bad about the fire. You know we did what we had to with that dryad and tree.  Many other people would have been hurt had you not been able to stop it.  You did a great job by the way!" He is trying to be reassuring and also sounds a bit encouraging. 

“Yes, everyone did a great job, both with the dryad and putting out the fire” Kellen adds as they walk toward the warehouse “How very odd that the song started so very near the place we are going.  Coincidence, or an attempt to lure any followers away?  At any rate, we must watch our steps.”

Kellen keeps a sharp eye out for the warehouse door, as well as any potential threats in the street and hedges as they walk

Perception 16

6 investigation to find the elf 

Celesta is glad no one is blaming her for the fire.  Still she says “I hate killing- especially a dryad and tree! But it had to be done.  I have read about a minor spell that allows one to control water, perhaps I’ll try to learn that one day, to help with firefighting. Let’s find this elf..”

 (Edit- she’s still too upset about the fight to focus much, but her passive investigation is 14) 

since nobody was particularly interested in the flute ember spilt it in half before resheathing his sword.

Celesta will want to check to make sure it isn’t a magical  item first before letting you break it :) 

Im breaking it in case its magic.

A little sweaty from the lugging of buckets and the heat of the fire, Triss dives into the celebration with gusto. Anything to forget the fact that they'd been unable to break that dryad's charm for much too long. But they step back over to their friends in time to hear the mention of the warehouse, and their ears twitch in anticipation.

"It's the best lead we've got," they chime in. "Worth checking out, at least! What's the worst thing that could happen? No one's there? It's a bad lead?"

Falling into their place at the back of the group, Triss plays anxiously with the string of their bow, slung across their back yet again. A bit more shaken by the being enchanted than their wide grin is letting on.

Walking along with Celesta, Tellior notes the tension with Ember over the flute.  (Which I presume Celesta has.)  "Let's hang on to the flute until we can check it out a bit more, Ember. If it is magic, perhaps it's something Kellen would use".

"Its something nobody should use" ember grumbles

Kellen places a shocked look on his face that is very clearly faked “Ember, you never did appreciate musical talent! Be careful now, you will hurt Tell’s feelings”

"I dont mind music i mind befuddling hexes"

As you all approach the corner of the intersection, it isn’t hard to find what you think is the warehouse. From your experiences so far, it seems like you don’t really notice doors and windows in the hedges until you are actively looking for them. Then you wonder why you didn’t catch sight of them before. Now, you see a kind of rough set of wooden double doors with a sign that says Carts and Wagons. The doors are locked and a nearby window seems to be boarded up on the inside.

(Celesta found the flute, so she is definitely in possession of it at the moment.)

Celesta says “I’ll keep it from getting you Ember! “And she deftly tucks it into a belt pouch for examination later.  On arriving at the door, She says “can any of you open this door quietly, or should we knock?”

"Ember probably votes for knock - as in knock down the door!" Tellior jokes, but then he looks at the gnome. "I think this is the sort of job Kellen would excel at really. Give it a try? No need to attract attention if we don't have to." 

He then adds, "If we do go in uninvited, let's just be careful about not breaking anything."  For some reason he glances quickly towards Ember.  "And definitely don't take anything unless we know it belongs to someone else... like Frendamus."  He says as his eyes drift towards Kellen and Triss. 

Kellen looks to the right and left, making sure there was no one about on the streets. “Well, sure I guess it makes sense.  We don’t want her to know we are on her trail.  Still, everyone should be careful”

He slips a set of lock picks out of his pockets, gives the lock a quick look to check for any traps and determine the weak spots of the locks.  “I’m hurt, Tell.  To presume that I would take something that wasn’t mine”  Then, with a small flourish, he attempts to break into the warehouse.

Investigation 17

Sleight of Hand (for the thieves tool) 27

"Kell, I apologize." Tellior says with false contrition.  "We know you are only gathering things that should truly have been yours in the first place." 

The innocent look plasters itself across Triss' face without a second thought as Tellior side-eyes both them and and Kellen. But a grin curls at the corner of their mouth that they don't even bother to try and hide. "Only take things that belong to other people," they tease. "Got it, darlin'."

Kellen studies the lock carefully and doesn’t see anything suggesting that it is trapped. He then picks the lock with rather astonishing ease. As the door falls open, you all see a dim interior lit by a few glowing braziers. From the doorway, you can see a couple of carts and wagons, but you get the sense that the space is much larger than you can see from here.

(I assume you wish to enter quietly and look around: if so, let’s have some Stealth and Perception rolls as you all enter the warehouse.)

Kellen slides into the shadows of the warehouse as silently as possible “Be careful” he whispers as he enters “We know that she likes to use acid.”

Inside the warehouse, he will creep next to the wagons, staying as hidden as possible, as he searches the inside for any threats or a pair or well-made, embroidered slippers.

Perception: 6

Stealth: 12

Celesta tries to sneak into the warehouse and look and listen, in communication with her owl perched on her shoulder.  

17.  Stealth

18. Perception with her owl helping