Who is going up and who is staying down, and where? 

(Nobody is staying hidden in the Cistern room until whoever goes up comes back down)

ooc: suggestions guys?

Zurzg retrieves the shield he discarded in the cistern room, before plopping himself down on the floor next to the body of water, watching the entrances to the room with keen eyes.

While Nobody is hiding in a dark corner, Zurzg sitting on the etch of the cistern. They watch how Mirna and her two children are lead upstairs. The daughter is holding the hand of her brother as they ascend the stairs. Margret with her glowing sword is leading the way.

The darkness of the night has settled when you reach the top of the stairs. You don‘t see Moss, but after a moment a huge dark shadow raises from behind one of the broken walls. The Dendrars are scared, but a few soothing words from Kai calm them down and once Moss enters the light, her gentle features cause curiosity. 

You have a brief discussion and you decide that Moss, Maltake and Ree‘lyn will take them somewhere safe. While Moss suggest the Townhall where Sildar and Ostran should be, Ree‘lyn would prefer to hide in the old school. Moss also offers to either heal one of you, or to create some goodberries for you.

Before they leave, the Firbold kneels down in front of the children , smiles at them and explains that she will turn into a giant wolf in a moment and that they can ride on her back.. The Boys eyes are growing huge with exitement and all fear seams to be gone.

Margret breathes a sigh of relief seeing that the children and the woman have taken to Moss. For not everyone is as open minded and she was afraid they would panic.

"Moss, I think Nobody is the worst hurt of us. Course..... I don't know where he is at." 

After some deliberation you settle on a hideout and Moss hands 5 goodberries to Margret. The boy watches with amazement  how the Firborg turns into a giant wolf, the sice of a horse, first he is a bit shy, but then you can actual see glee in his eyes.

Mirna thanks Kai and Margret again before they quickly leave in the cover of darkness. Moss leads the small group down the road towards Phandalin.

Kai and Margret decent back into the basement of Tresandar Manor, where Zurzg is already waiting next to the cistern. 

Where do you go from here?

ooc: Whatever you decide but the Jail seems appropriate 

IC: Margret walks over to the most north west part of the Cistern and checks the door hoping to find their teithling greatsword at ready

she mumbles worriedly

"The last time I did this I found bugbears.."

As she opens the door

"Nobody if you are hungry we have goodberries." 

When you open the door, the light of your sword reveals what appears to be a storeroom pressed into service as living quarters. Two double bunks stand against the wall near the door, while barrels and crates fill the southern half of the chamber. You see three scarlet cloaks hanging from the bedposts.

"Hey Kai, Zurzg."

She points inside

"Seems as a good place as any to hide and rest."

"In that case--" Said Nobody, as he appeared to peel away from the shadows. "W-we best do so. Oghma willing, they're own paranoia now might be just the edge we need for it." Now having been given a moment to calm, the tiefling appeared his more usual self-conscious self. A fact further accentuated by all the hunching again to make his far too tall self small once more, and holding the crossbow close to the chest for dear life.

"Though just in case, if, uhm, any of you have like, uh... some bells or beads to put on the floor by the doorways to trip anyone coming this way, well... that might be a good idea?" He suggest as he takes a Goodberry, but held off on eating it immediately in favor of debating later over savoring what may be a final meal.  He goes over to close the secret door first. After which, he stops by the cistern for a drink. Although if the water level is too low, he'll at least briefly glance about for a bucket and rope, and try those before heading on inside. 

(I assume at this point we're pushing for a short rest? If so, i'll toss some dice rolls for it in the spoilers)

"I don't have such things on me

Nobody. Maybe we could use the weapons the bugbears and redbrands had? Pile them against the doors" 

She starts doing so. 

ooc: If we get a short rest

 Useing a few spare swords that you found on the redbrands, you barricade yourself in the storeroom. Under one of the matresses you find a purse with 16 silver coins. Using some water and cutting one of the bedcovers into stripes you dress your worst  wounds, before you get up and return to the foyer with the cistern. 

5

"So, what do we do next?"

She sits there and listens to her friends.

Short rest:

 Kai dusts herself off and looks around in thought. "Well... I think we have two options... Push forward into unexplored areas, or leave for a bit to return  later. The latter would allow the enemies the upper hand and time to regroup, heal, and such but would also allow us to rest.

"Do we have any resources left? Magic and such?" She glances at Nobody. "I have a brazier I can re-summon Marco. If you think we have time. Also didn't Treth say something about a secret entrance? I bet they wouldn't expect us that way."

looking at the cloaks

"We have three cloaks hanging here do you guys remember any Redbrands without?" 

Zurzg looks surprised at the mention of resources, and holds his swords up for all to see. “Zurzg ready, just like red-cloaks.”

Kai runs the back of her neck in thought. "Magic wise I'm pretty low. I do however have the ability to heal someone once or twice as well as a way to stabilize anyone after that. It's not much. But its something."

If the room is not lit Suddenly they are in the dark