Galingal holds Stena's gaze and nods when she advises not to let his guard down.

"We rest and move on," Galingal says quietly to her before she goes away. "There's something very wrong here and the longer we stay the greater the danger."

Perception (if needed for watch): 24  

Galingal stays up, and a few hours into his watch, hears a commotion outside... voices conversing in Undercommon... multiple with the KT dialect and one that is a bit clearer, though no less understandable. 

"Stena! Shuushar, Sarith! Galingal! Derendil!"

It is only when Galingal hears the names of party members being called that he realizes it is Buppido calling out.

Galingal moves to the curtain, moving it just enough to be able to see through to the other rooms. He does his best not to move the 'fabric' more than a few millimetres so that he can see without being seen.

Buppido was not reliable and Galingal did not trust him but he also didn't want to attract extra attention.

Stealth - to watch unseen what's going on: 7  

Peering out, you see Buppido being detained by the KTs guarding the shrine. He points towards the window you're peering out of. "Galingal! Galingal!", he cries, followed by a bunch of Undercommon directed at the guards that you don't quite grasp, but you get the sense he's saying something along the lines of "see, told you so!"

((Come on, Galingal, What Would Stena Do?))

Galingal watches Buppido for a few moments then looks around at the others. 

The noise of the commotion Buppido is causing turns out to be enough for Galingal to walk out to see what is going on.

Galingal leaves the back room and approaches the guards and Buppido.

"Quiet" Galingal says in common forcefully to Buppido. He looks at the derro closely then continues. "Where have you been?"

Buppido doesn't seem to understand, but when it is clear that the Archpriest's guests know the disheveled derro, they let him go, and he moves to your side, sticking his tongue out at them. 

You note that he is damp, and has some fairly fresh scrapes and a cut along his cheek, though it doesn't seem that he suffered it at he hands of the guards, as it's crusted over.

Galingal watches Buppido for a few moments trying to decide if he’s hiding anything more than usual. Hard to do off body language alone especially of someone he has no trust for.

Insight: 14  

He then gestures for Buppido to walk ahead of him into the hovel.

When Sarith has had time to finish his meditation, Galingal points out Buppido to him.

”He just showed up. Some injuries. I would watch him.”

Before Galingal settles in to his own meditation and rest he also wakes Stena and nods at Buppido and points out the injuries.

”Maybe good to have two on watch with him back.”

Stena starts in Galingal's touch but nods and narrows her eyes at Buppido.

"Back?"

To the derro in terse dwarven,

"Where did you go Buppido? What have you been doing?"

He seems a bit shook, but mostly relieved at having found the lot of you it seems. As you lead him in, he scans the room and the sleeping figures of the rest of the party before finding a spot to curl up in and promptly goes to sleep.

As you rouse Sarith, he ask in elvish, "Injuries? Nothing serious though?"

He will agree with your suggestion to watch the derro, and gives Stena  a brief nod as she is similarly woken and alerted by Galingal before he begins his mediation.

((I'd written this up earlier, but neglected to post. Buppido would be asleep by the time Stena was roused to take watch with Sarith, but you can wake Buppy if you want.))

Stena will wait to interrogate Buppy, settling for glaring at him while he sleeps and sending angry thoughts his way.

Buppy sleeps soundly, blissfully unaware of Stena's glare, soft snores coming from his faintly smiling mouth.

After a few hours, Stena becomes aware of a commotion outside, there are calls of alarm, voices crying out in Undercommon for water, and to save the shrine. Peering  out the window, she can see KTs running back and forth outside, carrying water to douse a blaze at the base of the Sea Mother's shrine. The effigy is a bit soot darkened and charred, but still seems whole. There is wailing and prostrating from those outside. 

Turning, she sees Ploopp peer out of his curtain to the shrine. Catching her eye, he nods briefly and lets the curtain fall, retreating to his room.

The rest of the rest period passes uneventfully, and the party begins to rouse, their injuries and tiredness from the previous long day at least soothed for the time being.

Galingal stretches his arms, rolls his shoulders, and then gathers his meager possessions together while the others wake. He looks out the curtain to the outside to make sure no one is listening near by then he turns back to the group.

"Should get food and then get out of village," Galingal says in his accented common. "This place is wrong. Only risk selves in helping either side."

"Agreed."

Then to Buppido in Dwarven asks tersely,

"Where were you and how did you get that?"

She gestures to his injury.

Thom rouses from what was likely the best sleep he's had in a long time, even given the conditions. He was KO'd the entire time and likely did not even hear the commotion earlier in the evening. He stands up and tries to smell his armpits without anyone noticing. shat is that me?

(Does Thom smell? The higher the roll, the more ripe he is.) 8

Thom doesn't really engage in the conversation with Buppido and where he's been. Thom assumed he was here the whole time sleeping. 

He greets Stena "Morning Command.. er... er, I mean, morning, Ma'am."

He smiles at Lia "Morning Madam Lia. Feeling a bit better now yeah?"

He nods at Galingal's suggestion and at this point is 100% on board with getting out of here. "Yer right, Master Galingal. I'm not sure why I was thinking we should even involve ourselves in all of this mess. Let's get the food and then get out of here, yeah?"

Thom would go over what he was told by Ploopp (assuming Ploopp isn't coming with us) to Galingal and Stena. "Galingal sir, you think we should try and get a KT guide? Or do we have another plan yeah?"

Thom says to Sarith and Shuushar "OH! You guys know the way, yeah?"

 ((sorry all! Been super busy with work!))

((long rest, right?))

((Long rest.))

You all wake, feeling rested, but a bit uneasy. Sleep might not have come to you at all if yesterday wasn't the exhausting slog it was, you each recall uneasy snippets of dreams, nothing distinct now that you've waked, but you recall enough to know it wasn't pleasant.

"Nice to know you care. Crazy fish face tried to gut me after I told him he could stuff his stupid Lemonjello god.", Buppido says wearily. "Can you tell them to pipe down, I'm still tired."

Thom tries to sniff himself, but he doesn't smell much worse than the rest of this town. Either that, or he's getting used to the smell. He shudders a bit at the thought.

As folks seem talkative, Stool will link you all into his network.

<The way where? To the surface? I only know ways that are much too close to Menzoberranzon. I've no interest in going there, especially if >, Sarith replies to Thom with a yawn, rubbing his head and stretching his neck. <If you're wanting to head to one of the other cities, we've probably got us covered.>

As you're getting around, Ploopp peeks in, addressing you in Undercommon that is faithfully translated via spore-link.

"Ah, I trust you slept well enough? My loyal son will be here soon with food for us all. Today is the big day, when my daughter wishes to make a bit fuss with her fake ritual to her false god! Did you notice the 'attack' last night on the Sea Mother shrine? All to make her think she's won, to make her think she's beaten me at my own game! But with you're help, we'll show her what's what!"

He rubs his fishy hands together gleefully.

Stena narrows her eyes at Buppido trying to get a read on how much he is lying.

Insight: 6

To Sarith and everyone else on the link,

<The surface. You'll find it has far fewer drow seeking to kill you.>

After that she simply looks at Ploop as he babbles. She shoots a look over to Gal and sends to him.

<Are you going to break the news to this fanatic or should I?>

He did come in late, and didn't get the full rest that you and the others got, and you can't fault him for turning down the stupid KT worshipers.

Sarith nods, considering. <I've not been to the surface, though I doubt I'd receive a warm welcome from the sun-lovers.>

<I think we should wait at least until we eat> Galingal spore-link-thinks to Stena and the others. <They're erratic and as soon as he figures out we don't have interest in this farce of his, who knows what the reaction will be.>

Galingal then nods to Ploop with as good a smile as he can muster.

<We could ask him what happens if things don't go his way today. Or if they do and the village still turns on us what's the fastest way out of the village for us?> Galingal thinks to the others.