Raven nods, trotting after you.

The gates to the barracks are open and a few guards stand by them. They check you over as you enter before allowing you and your griffin to pass through.

Soldiers perform drills around you, all doing so beside their griffins. There are no obvious indications of where you're supposed to go, but you see a little irregular band of higher creatures a little way off, standing out of place with their familiars.

I walk up to them cautiously. "Hello, I came to volunteer for a patrol over the forest with my griffin, Raven."

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=74910&page=161#1608 Author: Falconetti Time Posted: 12/9/2019 at 10:38 AM Probably for the best. From the way her employees are around her, it's doubtful she would behave any better than she was doing a few moments ago. It doesn't take you long to figure out where the kitchen is seen as you know what you're looking for. You trail a waiter into a warm, delicious smelling room full of people doing everything from baking to boiling. A cook hears your question and looks up from her work, yelling across her counter: "Thos! Get yourself over here, we've got another server!" A man appears out of nowhere, dusting his hands on his servers' overalls and giving you a half grin. "You made it through Maiden's inspection, congratulations! Few people we could actually do with around here make it that far." He has a sparkle of humour in his eyes, but his tone sounds a bit bitter and irritated. "Anyway. Come with me, let me get you some uncomfortable and unnecessary overalls of your own and I'll get you caught up to speed." He makes his way deeper into the kitchen, looking over his shoulder to make sure you're following.

I quickly follow behind him without saying a word.

You do so. Feeling confident, you start your fire going. Carefully you work your way up the ropes, only singing yourself a couple of times, until the restraints slacken and you are able to wrestle them off.

(No worries, got a sense of deja vu for a second xD)

The dwarves thank you again for saving Bramdur, and the he is encouraged to shake your hand and thank you himself.

"Good luck now. And remember, you'll always have favour with our caravan!" Grafdur says, opening the door to ladder room for you.

Crimson nods, licking your hand. Emberpaw bounds off a little ways, stopping to yip at the rest of you.

"That way it is, then," Numbat shrugs, following the other pup.

An elf with a Wyvern in tow looks over and nods. "So are we. We've been waiting here for a while... we were told to just stay put, but I think we should go and find the general ourselves," she says, rolling her eyes.

Another elf shakes his head. "And we've been telling her not to move! We'll only catch trouble by wandering around this place."

Raven chirrups, swishing her tail and glancing around.

He takes you to a door marked 'Staff' and you enter a room where two other elves are hastily trying to hide a deck of cards they were playing. Caught, they give sheepish grins.

"You've got a minute to get those things hidden and back on duty before Maiden finds out," Thos says sternly. "We've got enough bother as it is without you two slacking."

They nod quietly, going about their task.

Thos turns back to you. "Right, in there," he points to an open cupboard with a chest in it. "You'll get some overalls. Just stick them over whatever you have just now. Leave your stuff in there too - don't worry, nothing will go missing. Then when you're ready go into the kitchens and take plates of food and serve them to their respective tables. You'll figure it out as you go along, you can't go wrong."

He claps his hands together. "Right, I need to make sure the whole place hasn't fallen apart in the time I've been in here. Have you any questions?"

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=74910&page=162#1615 Author: Falconetti Time Posted: 12/10/2019 at 3:52 PM Crimson nods, licking your hand. Emberpaw bounds off a little ways, stopping to yip at the rest of you. "That way it is, then," Numbat shrugs, following the other pup.

Asteria follows the two pups.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=74910&page=162#1617 Author: Falconetti Time Posted: 12/10/2019 at 4:03 PM He takes you to a door marked 'Staff' and you enter a room where two other elves are hastily trying to hide a deck of cards they were playing. Caught, they give sheepish grins. "You've got a minute to get those things hidden and back on duty before Maiden finds out," Thos says sternly. "We've got enough bother as it is without you two slacking." They nod quietly, going about their task. Thos turns back to you. "Right, in there," he points to an open cupboard with a chest in it. "You'll get some overalls. Just stick them over whatever you have just now. Leave your stuff in there too - don't worry, nothing will go missing. Then when you're ready go into the kitchens and take plates of food and serve them to their respective tables. You'll figure it out as you go along, you can't go wrong." He claps his hands together. "Right, I need to make sure the whole place hasn't fallen apart in the time I've been in here. Have you any questions?"

"No," I say and shake my head. "Thank you for helping me." I lay down my pack and open the chest. I put on the overalls and put my pack in the chest and close the chest and the cupboard. I silently hope nothing goes horribly wrong, remembering what the dwarf said when I told him about the ring. I brush my worries away for now and open the door. I go into the kitchen and look around to see if they were any finished dishes to serve and take them outside and start figuring out which table ordered them.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=74910&page=162#1613 Author: Falconetti Time Posted: 12/10/2019 at 3:47 PM You do so. Feeling confident, you start your fire going. Carefully you work your way up the ropes, only singing yourself a couple of times, until the restraints slacken and you are able to wrestle them off.

Freedom
He hurriedly climbs out fo he cart, grabbing anything useful he sees on his way out.