"Well if your people are still alive, we will save them!" Kip will exclaim. The squirrilng will take a step forward as his large tail flutters behind him. "Don't you worry. Do you have anything that might aid us in our encounter with the hag?" Kip will ask the king.

"I can grow a clear path to her hut, through the swamp.  Any fairies that volunteer to risk their life may join you."  There are hesitant looks on the faces of the almost two dozen remaining fairies.

"That would be great!" Kip would say excitedly. "You don't need to worry about sending any of your fairies with us, I wouldn't want to put them in harms way." The squirrling would say with a smile. 

Glitter chimes in; "I'll go with them."  Mimzy looks shocked, but them nods in agreement.  He seems to relax a bit, but still looks on you three with mistrust in his eyes.

 Penris smiles warmly at Glitter.  Looking to the king, she says, "Your majesty, can you tell us anything about the hag? That might prove useful against her?  Or about any allies she may have that we might encounter?"

Vanyel stood there as they talked growing more and more uncomfortable around all the tiny creatures. He knew he was bigger than average but he was feeling a bit like a giant in this environment. Finally his patience began to run out and in a fairly gruff voice he speaks. "I think we have given his majesty enough to worry about. How about we head towards this hag and see what we can do to destroy her power here and free those we are able. This standing around is getting a bit tiresome. I am a Bugbear of action." When he spoke the word "Majesty" he tried to show deference but honestly felt a bit of disdain towards this small creature.

An opening appears through the vines, and before you a path of green growth extends before you, deeper into the swamp.  During so, a vine reaches up and touches Glitter. "Oh, thank you your majesty." She says, before heading along the trail, leading the way.

"Come this way, the king gave me the information." Glitter says, motioning the way.

Kip would bounce cautiously behind the fairy, drawing his sling and putting a stone in it just in case...

Penris leaves her perch on Vanyel's shoulder and hops down to follow Glitter.  Her hand on her dagger and her eyes constantly roving, she talks to Glitter as they walk.  "What did the king tell you, Glitter?  Any information would be helpful before we just charge into this hag's lair.  Perhaps we can come up with a plan that doesn't involve direct combat," she says.

She flies over towards Penris. "He granted me knowledge about the swamp hag, and permission to raise one of you from the dead, if needed."

At Glitter's words, Penris' eyes grow wide, and she gulps audibly.  "Raise one of us from the dead?  Who exactly is this hag, anyway?"  She raises her head towards the sky and fingers the stone in her pocket.  "Krythlynn, how dangerous is this quest?" she asks.

You all travel down the trail, risen out of the swamp around you, deeper north.  A structure, half collapsed in the mud, can be seen far in the distance; it's walls somehow still holding.

From Krythlynn's stone comes; "Well, w..we have looked at the rate of creature death in the area, and it...it spikes closer to the hags hut.  There was also a big spike at that structure you're close to."

Glitter, hearing this, tries to prepare you for the worse as soon as possible.  "Swamp Hags are very dangerous, able to sense anyone near them (blind sight 60ft), can breathe underwater, can morph their bodies to fit any space, can camouflage themselves to look like plants and nature, they spray a sticky acid that clings to you and nearby objects, and worst; she can strip a body of flesh in six seconds."

Glitter then flies into the cover of Kip's tail, incase the hag is drawn by the mention of her.  Kip, you feel a warm tingling sensation, and your tail lights up with her glow.

Vanyel feels slightly concerned for the wellbeing of his companions as he hears the description of the foe and sends up a silent prayer for help from "The Mighty" while clasping tightly to his stone.

(Unknown to each of your characters, they all gain a +1AC until the end of the day.)

Penris gulps at both Krythlynn and Glitter's words.  "Well," she says bravely, "this isn't the hag's hut, according to Krythlynn, but some other structure.  So some of her minions may live here?"  She looks at Vanyel and Kip.  "Do we try to sneak up?  Or just march up to the building in plain sight?"  She frowns as she notices the glow of Kip's tail from Glitter.  "Perhaps I should sneak, if that's what we decide to do." 

(The path is only 5ft wide, so any stealth would involve moving into the swamp.)

Kip will giggle a bit at the tingling of his tail before getting a stern look on his face. "We could have Vanyel try to lure the hag out and then me and Penris can attack from the trees.." The squirreling would say as he nervously looked around.

Vanyel takes his ax in both hands and smiles. "Perhaps I will take her head before you have a chance to help."

"That would be fine... " Kip will say with a nervous smile... his tail twitching behind him flapping against the fairy.