Lloyd: Argh! The Goblin Dogs Are Upon Us

Lloyd looked back at the party as they made their way thru the thistle tunnels.  They had to leave their horses at the entrance to the forest as the tunnels were barely high enough to allow them to stand up straight.

 

It was by pure luck that he found the concealed door.  The half-elf kept on hoping that their luck would hold on especially now that Jarek was not with them.  Nobody amongst the group really had any experience with the traveling in the wilderness.

 

The tunnels continued to twist and turn and the party had no choice to but to follow the trail which most likely would lead towards Thistletop.  The dim light filtering thru the forest canopy and the hard forest floor did not provide any clues as to which direction they should take.  Even if the ground were littered with forest branches and leaves not one of them knew how to find any tracks.

 

Lloyd and Gryffin were able to warn the group as a clearing opened before them.  From where they stood, three goblin dogs could be seen sleeping within a makeshift kennel amongst the forest trees.  The heavy footsteps of the dragonborn’s approach, however, triggered a couple of snaps from the twigs on the floor which in turn awakened the sleeping dogs which in turn began to bark at the intruders.

 

Before the party could decide on what to do the eladrin cleric steps forward and utters a word towards the dog, effectively silencing their barking.

 

Lloyd was wary as to the possibility of the dogs’ barking being heard and waited.  When nothing happened, he pointed towards the eastern path and lead the party onwards.