Sail with the tide...

You follow Oolok down the tunnels, twisting and turning this way and then that. Soon you are lost in the dark maze, but your half Orc friend seems to know just where he is going. Soon you stop by a old ladder, watching as Oolok climbs to the top pushing the lid aside. “Come on up.” He calls down to you, as you quickly follow him up the shaking old ladder that feels like it might break at any second. Once up in the small room, you watch as the big half Orc closes the trap door. And then takes a heavy wooden beam, wedging it between the ceiling and the wooden trap door. “I discovered this place once when the watch was chasing me, the room is a secret space hidden in the walls of a sailors Inn.” Oolok explained as he moved over to a wall, pacing down it until his finds just the spot he's looking for. “You need to stay here... I'll go back to Franz place and get him.” Oolok paused looking back over his shoulder at you, taking off his fathers pack the big half Orc lay it down. Digging around for a moment before taking out a dark grayish black cloak, holding it up he looks at it for a long moment. “My mothers night cloak... pull it on and cover yourself completely you can hide in almost any shadow.” He tossed it at you, as you stare at him in shock for a long moment.

“Wha... no I can't take this... it was yer moms.” You protest looking at him wide eyed, as he hunts around the room until he found a old wooden club.

“Yeah well if she were here... she would give it to you herself. Anyway put it on and stay in the corner with my Da's pack, I'll be back as soon as I can with Franz. We'll find a ship and be away from this place.” Oolok promised wrapping the cloak around your shoulders, the soft cloth just seems to swallow you up. “Take care of my Da's sword for me...” The big half Orc grunts, triggering the concealed door to the tiny room you are hidden in. Slipping out into the hallway, he closes the door firmly hearing a soft 'Click' as the secret door latched. You sit there in the dark room, clutching that smelly old back pack to you. Waiting for hours, with nothing else to do your mind wanders over the strange events in your recent life. From the fire to the attacks... from your night being abused by your half Orc cell mate. From the feeling of confusion and hurt you felt at Oolok's seeming betrayal, the big half Orc fighting the thieves to keep you alive.

The wound on the palm of your left hand continued to hurt a lot. You tore the fabric from the sleeve of your shirt and carefully bandaged your wound.

Slowly you grown more and more drowsy, until you drift off to sleep in that cluttered old hiding space.

**

Out on the street Oolok made his way back to Franz house, doing his best to make sure that he wasn't spotted and followed. But it was all for nothing, as he saw the shadowy figures watching the pub and the rest of the street. He couldn't get close to either without being seen, it took him sometime to find away up onto the roof top's. Making his way slowly along, climbing and leaping as he needed to do so. Until he managed to get inside the tall human's house, gathering up the weapons and armor that Franz gotten for Jerri. He also found a note talking about a ship, that the watch Captain had sent along to Arlen. Grabbing the shoulder bag with armor, he thought about scribbling a note for Franz. But then realized that anyone could find and read it, so he decided against doing that.

It took the half Orc almost three hours to get back down to the water front, being very careful to make sure that he wasn't being followed along the way. Slowly he returned to the secret room, triggering the concealed switch that opened the door he slipped inside. Looking around in to dark room for a long moment, before he heard the soft snoring coming from one corner. Smiling he moved over to gently wake his little Elf boy, smirking as that glowing dagger flashed out to rest against his throat.

You jerk awake with a start, suddenly finding yourself looking up into Oolok's wide green face as the half Orc chuckles.

“Heheh easy there... it's just me. We got a lead on a ship, so lets go down and slip abroad before it gets daylight.”

“Where... wheres Franz?” You asked as the big half Orc snorts, looking at you intensely for a long moment.

“The pub and his house were being watched, so I wasn't able to talk with him or Arlen.” Oolok explained with a grunt, wincing as he thought about how much danger they were both in. “I stopped over at a friend of Arlen's place, had him carry a message to Arlen.” Franz will have to join us just before the ship sails in a few hours, now keep the hood on the cloak pulled up. And lets go...”