With the Apprentices against an overwhelming number of Goblins, they were completely and utterly decimated...
They knew this was by far the greatest challenge they've ever faced, and while they could have hidden in the back and let others do the fighting for them, they didn't. The Apprentices chose to fight! They fought bravely, they fought honorably, but in the end, they lost... Slipping and sliding down the mountain to escape the onslaught of Goblins, the Apprentices run to the closest place they can find.
While it possessed the general qualities of a welcoming home, to say the Crandle House was scrapped together would be generous. The craftsmanship was well below Elf, Dwarf, Human or any commonfolk standard. It was almost as though this poor excuse for a structure was built by-- Not that you would say it to their face, but it was almost as though this house was built by an Orc? No-no Orc houses are built with iron for defensive purposes... This house must have been built by a... Troll?
Upon reaching the front door the Apprentices presumptions were proved correct. Perhaps if they were Trolls themselves, they would find some of this female's qualities attractive, but as it were, she was just plain big and scary. Towering twice as tall as the nearest Apprentice, this temptress of a Troll meant business.
Miss Crandle: "What you want?"
Even though one Apprentice was so scared of the mighty women a pinch of piddle trickled down his trousers, they all stood as tall and proud as they could. The Commander said they should retreat here, did she not? As doubt crossed the mind of each Apprentice, and then as Miss Crandle stone-faced through the silence, doubt crossed their minds again. Then the most welcoming, warming, comforting, and wonderful sound the Apprentices could have heard rang out.
Hilde: "Hey there, sugar plum!"
Then the Apprentices were met with the familiar faces the had longed to see all along. Hilde the Guard, Mavie the Merchant, Janessa the Alchemist and Brea the brave. All were there and all was well as they welcomed the weary Apprentices into the abode.
Thanks to Mavie's stop at Brindle, her barrels of beer were full and the food was plentiful. Roasted pepper pheasant, creamed mashed potatoes with bacon on top, grilled grayling soaked in lemon, hardy green beans with fresh crisped onions, all with savory gravy to be smeared upon everything at your choice. But that wasn't counting dessert...
Sweet rolls, plumpin-pumpkin pie, granny apple tarts, cranberry cream, and gooey chocolate brownies, all baked to perfection. Drinking, feasting, and drinking some more, while no one could keep up with Miss Crandle's consumption, everyone was trying to!
Upon the intake of such massive amounts of liquid libations, the Apprentices were "called to nature" as it were. Given Misses Crandle's house had no bathroom the young men were forced to literally answer the call in nature. After going outside the relieved young men realize they were being watched!
Mysterious Mage: "Kyah!"
POOF!! As soon as the Apprentices sighted the mysterious sage, she was gone. Coincidentally a Yellow Cat runs off. Seemingly too serendipitous of a situation, the Apprentices find themselves at a crossroads. Should they chase after this mysterious cat or stay and drink with their companions?
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