OOC: I'll send you my stats as soon as I figure them out, but I'm going to be busy these next few days and I want to make sure I get in on this.

IC: Of course he had seen the notice at North Castle, otherwise why would he have turned up at the entrance to Gerudo Valley? He had no patience for aimless wandering in the middle of the day; he was more of a night owl.

He took to the bridge with a swift stride, and passed the guards without acknowledging them. Yes he was here to help, why else? Oh no I'm just here to take in the sights, can you point me to the nearest tour group? Will the prison cells be open to visitors today? Where is the gift shop? He scoffed inwardly and found himself standing near Ullric and the rest of the group already.

He eyed the group with mixed caution and curiosity from beneath his hat, which cast a shadow over his face, protecting it from the sun's slight oppression. As he shot cursory glances at his fellow adventurers, a blue feather in said hat bobbed along. Over a matching blue tunic, he crossed his winged arms tightly.

By the way, he's a Rito, and a Thief.

One might not see a reason for such a birdman to come to the aid of the Gerudo tribe, but this one had no aversion to helping others... especially when a good reward could be at hand. He knew that, if anyone was going to have some secret riches to offer, it would be the Gerudos. And if he had to, he could always just take his fair share of "payment" for himself.

So he stood, wings crossed, face shrouded in cool darkness, waiting for them to get going with this thing already.

Upon seeing the new member of the new member of the squad she felt quite anxious to get this quest done with then looked closer at the recent addition to the tean she noted that he or sh was of the Rito but that was all she could make out.

She looked back towards the Gerudos whom she supposed were the ones who needed the help and waited for them to speak.

It didn't look like anyone else was coming. One of the twin women turned her head towards their male companion and ordered in Gerudic, "Okay, take them to the prison." In Common, she told the group of adventurers that had gathered to follow Ullric.

The Gerudo man immediately did as he was told, gesturing with his hand to the others to follow him. He led them through another narrow passageway between two high cliffs, but they gave way to an open expanse of desert. In this sandy field were several tents, all of them a tannish-white with different designs of cactus green and desert orange. There was a wide lane separating one half of the tents from the other, and Ullric led the guests down this lane. At the end was the largest tent in the settlement. It was, without a doubt, the tent for the Gerudos' queen and family.

But it was not to this tent that the Gerudo led them too. Halfway down the lane, he turned right onto another street, which was narrower than the main lane. As they went further down this path, they began to climb up a rocky hill, and halfway to the top they were met with a forboding building made out of stone; the Gerudo's prison and guard headquarters. It looked rather small, but as Ullric led them into the building, which was a bit cooler than outside, it became clear that it was built into the hill. They passed several doorways that were covered with the same cloth the tents were made out of. Their guide didn't lead them through any of these portals, however.

Once the group finally entered the kitchen, they saw three women already there. One were brown and green and had reddish-orange hair that fell halfway down her back and was held in a low ponytail. The second Gerudo wore the purple of the guards and her dark red hair was pulled up into the high ponytail they often wore. The final woman wore pink and white and had her red hair held in the exact same way as the guard; she also had her face hidden in her hands. The other two wore worried looks on their faces, and it would have been a safe bet that this third Gerudo had one as well.

"These are the people who came to help," Ullric informed them in Gerudic.

"Thank you," the purple-clad woman said. "You may go." He bowed his head and left.

The Gerudo who was hiding her face looked up; it looked as if she had been crying. But when she spoke, it was in a calm voice, and she quickly composed herself. "Thank you for coming. I am Princess Julia Rainblade. My mother, Queen Aldrea, and her personal guard, Geraldine Runlord, have gone missing. I believe they have been taken to the Desert Colossus by Ismelda Striderock. She is a dangerous woman, and I do not want Aria and Katharina here," she pointed to the Gerudo with reddish-orange hair as Aria, and the other, needless to say, as Katharina, "to face her alone. They will guide you to the Colossus.

"Do you have any questions before you go?"

OOC: Okay, sign-ups are closed. If you haven't already posted before now, you're out of luck and will have to wait until the next temple.

Again, if you haven't already sent me your stats, please do so. Many of you have forgotten to mention your race and level; please don't forget to do so. A physical description would be nice, but is not necessary.

L stared at the princess blankly waiting for her to dismiss them. However a idea came into his head one he could not resist asking "What does the woman we are going to face look like?"

Eberron glanced around and began to feel suspicions entering his mind... This many adventurers for one woman? He wasn't sure if he was comfortable having to face quite that powerful an opponent... Though he couldn't back out now.

"Excuse me, I have a question. This "Ismelda" is dangerous you said but... so dangerous that it takes this many of us to deal with her? Or will she have others aiding her as well? Umm... your, umm... majesty."

Unsure of exactly how to address or behave in front of royalty, Eberron bowed enthusiastically but stiffly. Turning towards Aria and Katharina afterwards, Eberron felt himself going red. Why did he have to speak and always embarrass himself...

"umm... pleased to meet you too."

"What does the woman we are going to face look like?"

"You'll know soon enough, I expect," Katharina answered, "but she has a rather square-ish face with a short, pointed nose. Red hair that goes down to her shoulder blades, usually keeps it back in a ponytail tail. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever saw her hair loose."

"Excuse me, I have a question. This "Ismelda" is dangerous you said but... so dangerous that it takes this many of us to deal with her? Or will she have others aiding her as well? Umm... your, umm... majesty."

It wasn't Princess Julia who answered, but Aria. "My mother was one of the most skilled fighters our race had to offer," she said, pride and sorrow in her voice. "Striderock killed her and manipulated the situation to evade accusation and capture for over a year. I have no doubt that she will have learned new tricks since her escape; this may not be enough."

To answer Eberron's uncertainity about addressing her, the princess said, "We are not overly formal. Princess will do."

"Princess then. You have my word that I shall do all that is within my power to aid in the rescue of your mother."

Turning to Aria he had a slightly reserved, but sad look in his eye. He stood straight and respectful as he continued.

"I am sure that your pride and strength prevents you from feeling the weakness of true sorrow, as I percieve in you a fine warrior. Greater then I, certainly. I know the pain of losing a parent, and I know the result of giving in to despair."

After this rather unexpected statement delivered almost without emotion, Eberron shifted. His eyes became clearer as if seeing through non existant tears and he smiled at those around him.

"Well... I guess we will be heading off soon. If it's alright, I'll eat while I wait."

Drawing out a rock from his mamoth bag, Eberron crunched into his rock happily. His mouth chewing expertly at the edges of his chosen food.

As the group was led through the pass, Dogura gasped in unison with Darkin at the vast expanse of desert. "I- I had no idea this was back here!" Darkin exclaimed, as he took everything in. Many tents- to many to count in fact. As they were led further, a larger tent than the rest came into view. Dogura was certain that it was the Queen's tent, and decided he would pay her a visit later. After all, he had many questions for the Gerudic ruler. They made a swift turn, and entered a different building. When they came to the room with the women, things seemed to take a depressing dive.

They seemed uneasy about something. When the news was broken, Dogura's face expressed his shock more than he'd have like. "The Queen!? How! She only had one personal guard?" The samurai was a bit on edge now. They were dealing with more than he knew now. "I'm prepared to depart immediately." Dogura stated, Darkin nodding in affirmation behind him. Darkin was a big chicken- but courageous as they came. Both of them were ready to bring their A game.

OOC: Alright, let's light this thing up already DX

OOC: Well, I was expecting our thieves to ask about a reward, but if they don't post tonight, I'll go ahead and move on to the temple tomorrow.

Oh, and oops. It's Geraldine Runlord, not Gertrude Runlord. Gots mah Gerudos mixed up.

IC:

"The Queen!? How! She only had one personal guard?"

Both Aria and Julia grinned at this. "We forgot," the princess admitted, "that your queen and king do not usually fight. My mother is skilled with the scimitars. She can look after herself. Really, the only reason Geraldine is her guard is because the two are close friends."

Nier looked at the girl and the other people. The strangest of them was Lawlight ,he thought. He noticed one of the twins say,

"Do you have any questions before you go?"

Nier opened his mouth and said, " Hello, I'm nier and where are we going?" He then looked at the roof and started to think. Wow, there is going to be a princess invovled....That's new, I think.

Kokiri Wolf wrote:"We forgot that your queen and king do not usually fight. My mother is skilled with the scimitars. She can look after herself. Really, the only reason Geraldine is her guard is because the two are close friends."

Dogura shook his head. "You're wrong. An honest mistake for someone to make, but I'm from an old kingdom called Shadowclaw. I will not bow to Hyrule's current King. He is no King of mine. My King has long entered his eternal slumber..." Dogura closed an eye in shame. Although... At least King Harkanian never deserted his people... I'm a worse king than Harkanian could ever be... "My king..." Dogura continued, "Is the kind of king who led his army into battle, charging in the front lines... The kind of king would have loved the chance to face your queen in combat." Dogura smiled, and felt a warm wind at his temple. Rendd Shadowclaw, had in this way, agreed.

L upon hearing Niers question considered him an idiot . L walked over to where Nier was staring at the ceiling and whacked him in the back of the head. He then went back to the princess and asked "When do we leave."

Nier forgot what he was thinking about because of lawlight. "What was that for, I didn't do anything to you," He reached his hand to his belt and pulled out his Rapier. He then pointed it to Lawlight. "Don't do it again, or else..." He then put his rapier back into the loop of his belt. He then covered the back of his head with his right hand and put his left back into his pocket. I hope that would stop him from doing that again, because I'm tired of being bothered, he thought.

He then remimbered something. An reward... "Is there a reward involved, and what is it?" He was a thief at heart, and needed to know that, but he didn't really care for the fact of it.

OOC: You can forget the first Question if you want Kokiri wolf.

Eberron stood bolt upright as Lawliet wandered across and hit Nier across the back of the head. A deep, guttural growl fell from the back of Eberron's throat and spread slowly through the room. His face partially hidden by the enormous wooden hat that slanted downwards, Eberron's mouth was one of the few things visible in the shadow as he slowly spoke.

"Clearly, Law..."

Eberron spat out the name like it was poisoning his tongue, his body language was unusually aggressive, so unlike his usual stances that anyone who knew him watching would have thought him someone else.

"we are not going to get on. If someone doesn't catch something, or doesn't understand you explain. You don't let your fists do the talking for you. Though I suppose that could be another clash between our morals. I don't suppose you'd know what it's like to be the person who doesn't get there first, or know what's going on. For the sake of this mission, and our ability to work together towards our goal, I'd suggest you... refrain, from doing something like that. At least within sight of me."

In a particularly sudden shift, Eberron lifted up his hat to look directly at Law, his eyes twinkling in what appeared to be mock severity.

"Or I'll think of you as a big meanie. To answer your question, we're going to a big temple to help save the queen like she said."

Eberron pointed energetically to the princess and sat back down, gleefully chewing at his rock with the energy and enthusiasm of a small child.

"Goron my morals probably do differ from yours because as a young kid I was taught do what it takes to get the job done. Now I am expected to never fail in my duties for if I did it would meand instant death. Now if you will excuse me I shall rest tell we move." L moved next to a wall and put his feet down using them to keep his feet up and begining to stare into a world of nothingness.