Ride on Deraxle's Dragon Form, and fly over the land

They knew it would be risky, given the lack of intelligence on Orcish military might, but they knew that given how vast Deirdre was, and the inherent danger that Janissa and the other captive women could be taken into Dubrovny, or even underground to a Dark Elven city. Even if they were taken underground, the guild knew that they could still get some answer on their motives. So at the crack of dawn, Deraxle moved to a wide open space, and did some Draconian chanting to go into dragon form. The rest of the guild hopped on, then Deraxle took off. The sight of such a big dragon could be seen throughout Clampit's Vale--even Lady Bayannon was thrilled a the sight, as she sent word of the need for the Deirdre army.

So they began to fly over Jethro Valley, with Deraxle working to find an optimal altitude for the guild to be able to see what's down below, but without putting them in any unneeded danger. The guild chewed on whatever rations they took with them, and drank all the water they needed out of the canteens they carried. All the while, Cesar & Trini scanned the ground below, and both Cat & Sakura scanned the skies for any threats from above. First, they started with the open farmalnds, seeing the damage that the Orcs had done, whether it was the charred remains of houses and barns, or the crops that had been burned. Slowly, they flew towards the foothills, being careful of not to cross into Dubrovny, where the Orcs had erected walls with towers that had catapults and ballistae on top. There, they began to fly over the various dig sites, scanning for any activity. When they got to Oriana's dig site, though, they could see a bustle of activity.

From above, they could se the Orcs loading whatever they found in the dig site, as well as captives that have been stripped naked, and apparently gagged and had their wrists tied behind their backs. Cesar took a closer look with his scope, with Deraxle using the glare of the suns as cover. They could see the Orcs load what looked like an uncovered Ancient Elven chest onto one of the wagons, the women from the other. Clearly, they had used Oriana's journal and other notes to reveal the ruins' secrets. He could also see what looked like both the Orc leader, and her Dark Elven counterpart. They were well armed, well armored, and stood and conducted themselves like leaders. He saw both of them hop onto mounts, and with what looked like their elite guards and soldiers, began to lead a convoy.

"What's the plan, Cesar?" Trini looked to him.