As Praxius exits his eyes are slightly wide with wonder. Never has he seen such an effervescent display of magical energy such that the sarcophagus emitted.

He is drawn out of his reverie by the sight and sound of Rae accosting one of the soldiers.

He wanders over and places a hand up onto her shoulder.

"Easy Rae, it is over now. There was such magic in that place that I have no doubt these soldiers were helpless up here. And look, the door was padlocked and there it lies, no-one up here locked us in", he says pointing at the padlock on the floor where they left it.

"And anyway, we may have a journey to pack for. Anyone fancy visiting Dagoro?", he adds with a smile.

"We have tablets to return and questions to ask still.", Quiggley will remind everyone.

Rae stares the soldier in the eye waiting for an answer, but sighs and puts the soldier down after Praxius' remark.  Now that she thought on it she barely knew any of these people, and yet she entrusted her wellbeing to them.  But out of them all, it was Praxius who stayed with Rae at the bottom of the stairs until everyone else ascended.  The yellow zora chose to heed Praxius' words and stilled her anger.

“Yes, we do,” Theo says to Quiggley. “Though I’m not sure if we’re keeping this place a secret. Lucky that we stumbled across it first, though. Who knows what would have happened if someone else got here first?”

”I for one wouldn’t mind a trip to Death Mountain if we get to see Dagoro,” Theo comments after hearing what the soldier said and remembering their friend who left the note. “Though why would Reli go there? It’s the opposite direction of his homeland, and the opposite climate. Maybe he’s trying to meet someone there?”

“It is where the enemy army retreated to. It’s really not looking good for old Reli”, Praxius says jovially.

"I will follow wherever you all go whether it be to the mountains or to gather more information here. So long as we stay away from that cellar for a long time."

"Well, there goes plan B hide in a cellar with a shade while evil takes over the world."

"B-but Miss," The Soldiers chimes up after being lost in the temporary and unexpected fit of rage being carried out on him. Rae you feel a burn in your forearms as you had managed to pick the soldier off the ground. Yet he is wearing a heavy set of chainmail, so your muscles have a slight burn to them. "We didnt lock the door, we were trying to open it after it had closed. We never heard any banging coming from within, but did our fair share of banging on this side." All of the other soldiers nod along, agreeing with what is being said. 

"Well, whatever you choose to do now. I would suggest doing it quick, be aware that you likely will not be able to get in to see the King or Impa. While you have helped up greatly, you still have a long way to go to build up enough trust for a private meeting." Knight Feld nods her head and takes her leave if no one has any questions of her. 

"Does that mean we can't return the tablets or ask any questions?", Praxius asks, having not been involved with the meetings with the king previously.

"Because if Dagoro's people are in trouble that means he is in trouble and I would really like to help. Haven't been to the mountains in....well longer than most of you have been alive I suspect", he says cheerfully contemplating the trip.

Theo raises his eyebrows. “Ok, I may be young, but I’m not that young,” he says. “Though I’m fine with keeping the tablets safe for now. You’d probably be best to lead the way, Praxius, seeing as you have been to the mountain before.”

"I doubt you would even be permitted to enter unfortunately.....If returning your tablets is that pressing. I will bring them myself, otherwise I would say hang on to them for a little while." Knight Feld responds, stopping for a moment. 

"Well if you are heading to the mountain, I would advise caution. The Gorons are a hardy folk who respect strength, if you are viewed as weak. They will not communicate with you." She turns to leave but stops again. "Also, A cart or some horses would make the trip shorter by a fair amount." 

"Hold a while everyone. Dagoro, and his people, are important. Whatever is happening or going to happen will still be if we move cautiously. Even if we can not see The King or Impa our second reason for seeing Impa was help in going to the eastern orchard for Paca's quest for the Deku tree. We could still go there without the help since it is here, and so are we." , (can not remove bold) Quiggley will remind everyone while pulling out the tablet he has and handing it to knight Felds.

"We should also be smart. We took these tablets while we were trying to help the princess, find the King, and stop the Poe, because they allow communications across distance. We did not intend to keep them but they got forgotten in the bustle and hurry. We will return all but one to you knight Feld, to return all but one again to the King,  with our apology. In this way we will be able to keep you informed of what we find, in the orchard and at the mountain, and you can both give squire Praxius orders and tell us any instructions from the King.", Quiggley will explain to Knight Feld befor turning back to the group.

" I suggest you all return yours except Praxius, since hes a squire and all official, got rank and prestige and such.", Quiggley will say in an odd accent with a hint of a smile returning to the group.

As Knight Feld explains the Goron only respect strength, Praxius puffs himself up a bit and smiles broadly, aiming to show he would fit right in.

As Quiggley speaks, he deflates slightly though.

"Of course", he says tapping the heel of his palm to his temple. "I forgot about Paca's quest. My apologies, of course we can do that whilst we are here", he says throwing a smile at Paca.

"Hm, I saw my squire rank more as honorary. All the benefits without the being ordered about. That latter part doesn't seem like much of a prize to me", he adds with a frown as Quiggley explains about his rank and why he should keep a tablet.

"Oh yes, of course, the orchard!" Paca blushes as he had forgotten all about it after what just happened. "I was informed that it is under heavy surveillance and should be a safe place, however I would not mind taking a look before we go to make sure everything is OK there if you all don't mind"

Knight Feld's brow raises slightly as you hand her four of the five tablets, she seems a bit thrown off by what you are giving to her. "You say you found these in the castle?" She takes a moment to really examine one, admiring the craftmanship that went into constructing such a useful tool. "I will return them at the earliest opportunity." 

She smirks as she cant help but notice Praxius puffing himself up. "Dont worry, your Squireship is more of a honorary position. As you said. If you should wish to progress toward being a Knight, that is when it will take on more of a official role." She chuckles. 

"You bested Dagoro in a feat of strength, something not easily done. Im sure you will be fine in the presence of the Gorons, It is your companions I am advising to be cautious." 

Rae hands her tablet to the knight in agreement with Quiggley's thinking.  The yellow zora was not eager to get herself mixed up into anything that spelt immediate trouble, so Paca's quest to the Great Deku tree was a more favorable option for her.  "So I presume we meet this Impa person, or am I understanding things wrong?"

Praxius shrugs as Rae asks his question about seeing Impa.

"In truth, I am a little lost with all this. Will tag along with what you all think best and then hopefully we can go to the mountains. Unless something else comes up", he says with a smile.

"Although, I am still not sure we shouldn't have two tablets. It would have been mighty good to talk to you all when we got separated. It might happen again...".

“Yes, we did meet Impa,” Theo says. “She went almost immediately with the healers to help the Princess, if I recall correctly. As to visiting the Orchard, Impa told us that it had high security, so I wouldn’t think the Poe would be able to get in there. We can visit there if you would like, Paca, if that will calm your fears”

"The sooner we head to the Orchard, the sooner we can move on to gathering  supplies to head to the mountain. Knight Feld has just told us it is not likely that we will get in to see the King or Impa, so even if it could be arranged it would probably take days. I say let's go to the orchard see if anything is amiss. If not, get supplies and head for the mountain."

"As for a second stone, I only said to keep one since we can't get in to see the King or Impa, and one of them might decide they want us doing something else after we left. Technically, we should have given them all back before they scooted us off with a thank you very much. That said, your the squire, if you feel the kingdoms safety requires us to keep two tablets, then keep two."

Rae quickly took to the idea of visiting the Orchard after hearing it would be heavily guarded.  The yellow-zora had enough high stakes adventuring for the moment and could do for a more casual outing.  "If it is a place Paca needs to visit, then I am happy to oblige.  Let us quickly decide on the matter of the tablets, then be on our way."

As for the discussion on the tablets, Rae left that decision entirely up to Praxius who seemed to be the only party member with proper jurisdiction over it.