"Wow, he's huge! I wonder if he likes treats too?"

She offers the giant fly the rest of her pastry, which it schlorps from her hand eagerly.

"Whatever you think is best!"

((It seems reasonable that it could carry you both easily.))

Ulmwin will start with a quick practice flight, close to the ground- But once he's certain that Vaduta is ready, off it is for the long trek to catch up with the others!

...Does he still have that ring with feather fall in it? He'll be wearing it for sure if he does-

((I don't know, it's not my inventory! ;P ))

Randy's grin becomes a bleak smile. "I didn't make that up, and I didn't make the rules. Unfortunately that's the world we live in. Fortunately, I'm NOT a caravan guard, so I can do as I please. That being said, it would be best if we just sat quietly for now."

They seem a varyingly confused, worried and surly, but Randy's the one holding the bow and arrow, so they just wait.

Coljin and Dornikal can see Randy standing up, having a conversation with arrow trained on someone or something out of view from down below.

Ulmwin is sure everything will be FINE. He'll check the depths of his inventory... Sometime. :P

"Huh. Randy seems to have them."

Dornikal comments as he closes the distance.

Evar pulls the horse up near the base of the rock, giving Dornikal a chance to swing down for before quickly swinging a leg back and dropping off himself. He gives the horse a swat on the rear to send it back to the others, and crouches with his back against a boulder, giving a head nod upwards, crossbow in hand as if indicating he'll cover their ascent.

Dornikal hops down and looks up, nods to Evar and starts booking it up.

Randy would have seen Evar and Dornikal approach on horse, catching up to Coljin, and depending on how stealthy D is being, may hear him making his ascent.

Dornikal is focusing on speed over stealth.

So pretty much everyone hears him.

The three 'birdwatchers' look around in alarm at the grunting, panting and clattering of rocks. A curse sounds from below as Evar dodges a small avalanche.

Randy gestures with the bow, still at full draw. "Just sit still.  When the rest of my party gets here, we'll decide what to do with you. This would be a really bad time for you to make a mistake and do something stupid that gets you killed."

Target priority: 1) Garvey, 2) Hank, 3) Bimfur.  That would change depending on actions taken.  

Coljin  begins ascending, but not so much in a rush to be dangerous, as Randy seems to be ok at the moment.

Athletics: 12

The trio sits dejected as Dornikal crests the hill, followed by Coljin. A bit later, Evar has his crossbow trained on them from the edge of the bluff.

((Ulmwin, let's have a Perception check as you travel via fly.))

Dornikal crests the hill with his sword raised, ready for a fight, but seeing instead a burning tent and a trio on the ground his shoulders slump. He lowers his sword and tries to catch his breath as he walks over.

Once there he looks over the three sitting there and then over to Randy and gives him a, 'who are they?' look.

"Allow me to introduce you to Garvey, Hank, and Bimfur,  3 "birdwatchers" whose' s blind seems to have had an unfortunate accident. They have been rather reluctant to identify themselves or their purpose here further."  He gestures to each one in turn with the bow.

"Bimfur, stand up. The rest of you remain seated." Still covering them with the bow, he nods to Dornikal. "Bimfur, keeping your hands where they can be seen, please walk slowly to my friend  over there. No sudden moves, please. I would prefer to leave everyone unskewered."   To Dornikal: " If you don't mind, when he gets to you, would you secure him?"

((Randy, fantasy cop...)

18

((The tent is no longer burning. Smoldering slightly perhaps.))

The young halfling glances at his companions before swallowing with a gulp and standing up, walking over towards the puffing dwarf with a patchy beard.

Ulmwin catches sight of a wisp of smoke and approaching, spots the wagons some distance away, and some figures up on a bluff nearer the source of the smoke. He can identify the gleam of Coljin's liquid armor, and from there pick up Dornikal, Randy, and one of the monster hunting crew, and three figures he doesn't recognize.

"There's my Ma and Pa, what's going on?", Vaduta asks loudly over the wind into his ear.

Danger gives chirrup and drops off where he'd been nestled between the tiefling and gnome, taking wing as his coloration shifts to pale blue as he glides down towards the canopy.

Ulmwin gets a sense that Danger is looking for danger.

((Bad boys, bad boys! What'cha gonna do?))  :P