The wolves seem to only to have noticed Gert and have not noticed, as far as you can tell, Cadence tip-toeing after Gert.

Nova would follow behind Gert and Cadence, fanning out to try to get a better sense. Her ears would perk at any sounds.

Fionn would make sure Velda drinks the potion

then follows 

Gert no less carefully stepped back - and informed others, who did not pick inside by themselves yet,  about what he had seen.

Cadence all steps back with Gert, calm on her face, "Nova I think knows their heart, they ears and eyes aware and dart, everything falls directly into place, until we see the hidden face." 

Explaining her cryptic sentence no further, Cadence crouches down and waits.

Fionn looks at Cadence thoroughly confused

Nova’s ears would perk again, she’d look to Cadence quickly. With that, it felt like it confirmed her suspicions and she took it as permission. The half elf will lead, movIng in ahead.

"Sometimes I wish I could understand you," quietly sighed Gert. "But most of the time I am happy I do not."

Velda cautiously accepts the potion. After drinking it, and feelign its resorative properties (OOTC: What do I roll?) she utters a short: "That could've been useful in the pits..." Before strapping her shield tight and shaking the blood off her blade, making her way into the cave at the rear of the group now.

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Cadence waits a moment for Nova to get 10 feet ahead of her, and then stands to follow. 

OOC    Nemo --  2d4+2

seeing Velda drink Fionn gives a laugh

"ahh  tha' is putting the green back in your skin,  shall we then"

then he follows Cadence

Gert did not exactly retreated to the rear. He must be next in line after Nov, that is going to handle wolves. Right in front of Cadence.

Nova will reach into her pack to pull out some of her rations. She'll tear up some jerky morsels, holding them out with outstretched hands to offer the immediate wolves. Low rumbling could barely be audible from the half-elfs core as she cautiously approaches the wolves.

Handling 1: 15
Handling 2: 7
Handling 3: 18

The first wolf returned her snarl, but would accept its offering. The second wolf though about it, but decided to try to bite the hand that was feeding it. Pulling her hand back in time, Nova will snap back at it and smack it's jerkey on its nose. "Be nice." She'd glare at it before offering the last piece to the last wolf, who seemed to have happily accepted its piece after witnessing number twos scolding. Nova will point to the corner and tell them to go lay down so her and her friends could pass.

Finally, Nova's attention would snap to the forth wolf hiding in the back. She'd sniff a couple times to make sure, then she'll snarl loudly before pouncing at the final wolf. A loud bark followed by a bunch of snarls were eventually interrupted by an eruption of giggling.

"Borris staaahhhhhpppp!" Nova would giggle, trying to push away a very excited direwolf, bouncing  its front paws off of the halfelf who was knocked on the ground. The wolf would frantically lick Nova all over her face. "Ahhhh hahaha." She'd try protecting her face, but eventually would twist and role out from under the wolf. Straightening herself up and trying to calm the excited direwolf, Nova would crack a smile to the group. "This is my brother. Borris!" She'd introduce the large salt and peppered direwolf who would stop moving just long enough to offer dopey cross eyed panting their way. She'll cover his ears, "He may look a little dull, but I tell ya, he's got the best nose of the fam!" She'll look expectantly to Gert, "Can you help a brother out?" Nova would be refurring to picking Borris' shackles.

Hugs peaks around Velda “You can speaks to the wolves?!?” He looks genuinely surprised that they listened to you. Letting out a little ‘hmphh’ “Never listen to Hugs. Stupid wolvses” he adds under his breath. Then returns to cowering behind Velda.

As you all look around the cavern, (Those with dark vision) notice a large pile of rubble leading to a fissure on the eastern wall of the cave. (I haven’t seen anything yet about a light source so Fionn is in the dark.)

"um   what do you all see, do any of you mind if i light a torch?

"Sister brother find one another, reasons three we find in thee, now forward we go, here, let me help it glow."  When the torch is pulled out it bursts into flame with a woosh of Cadence's hand. 

She turns and bows with a flourish to Gert, "Gert good sir, lets go, i concur..."

um "ill just stay toward the back i guess

"Go ahead." Velda was on high alert, after Nova declared this direwolf to be her brother. She had been acting weird all along, but there were only two possibilities for what she just witnessed- either, they had travelled in company of a lycanthrope, or that of a lunatic- though admittedly, a lunatic that could talk to wolves. At any rate, Velda was gripping her sword tighter, suddenly a lot more afraid of the unassuming half-elf companion whom she felt a kind of kinship with.

It seemed wolf indeed recognized the half-elf or at least was friendly and here that was enough. He glanced at ever-serene Cadence, and moved closer - slow in and careful (just in case). Then checked the possibility to open the lock with the common tool set, he never parted with: Thieves' Tools: 24 

Gert as you approach Nova and her recently discovered friend Borris, you notice that there isn’t a traditional lock to be found. However, with your inspection of the chain and rod keeping the wolf in this area of the cave, you notice one of the links isn’t shaped correctly and are able to unlink it from the rest of the chain. Finally free, Borris comes over to you and nudges your hands with his nose as a gesture of thanks, at least 1 ft of the chain remains. Looking much like a leash.

What would you all like to do now?