"We take him back with us to the temple," Arminna decides.  "We can't go back to the village; they would tear him apart before too long."  She then instructs the infiltrator to go to the village and move the soldiers to a rendezvous point.

she nods in agreement "And as for the Simpathetic themselves, Either someone deliberate planted it,  or it traveled here in a flock, they only migrate the planes in flocks... They may feed on virtue, but by themselves, they dont scheme to suborn or destroy it, only to absorb it.

The thought of  flock loose in these caverns... I shudder at the thought of what horrors they could bring about, do you think the Dwarves could be no more evil then they are?" she asks quizically

"I reccomend we slaughter the lot of them I know it may sound harsh, but when it had this youth ravaging a maiden, do we want to see children murdering their parents, the dwarves, turning to worship of abysall lords?"
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"I presume you are talking about slaughtering the Simpathetics," Arminna replies.  "As for the Dwarves, we do what we must in order to defend ourselves."

Nods. "Yes, I meant the Simpathics ,I bear the dwarves no I'll will,  save for the innocent blood they spill."

"As do we all," Arminna says to her.  "It would be best to resolve this matter as quickly as possible; to that end, we should proceed to the temple with all due haste."

sighs "Have seen a drow or two who has come to hate the Dwarves fanatically wanting to fumigate these tunnels of them once and for all" shakes her head sadly

"I feel for these souls as they often lost loved ones to the Dwarves, but we need peace" She says unwaveringly

"We do indeed," Arminna says in response.  "I have a Dwarven friend in Waterdeep, Rakan Stormspire.  Perhaps when I go there next, you can come also, if you'd like to meet a good Dwarf." 

Shakes her head "You forget I lived in sigil, for decades,Ive met  the dwarves of nidavelir arent neccessarily EVIL, they have a warriors code of honor, its just their driven my mistrust, and dont see this war is destructive to both sides. or rather their king does not" Shakes head "Or maybe he fears that without the war going on the other clans will turn on him...And I cannot say with certainty that he would be wrong, the dwarves of nidavelir may not be evil, but they are Fractuous."

"I did indeed forget," Arminna says with a soft chuckle.  "Ending the war would be a great thing, but for now we have our current task to do."

nods "So for now we get him to the temple, see if they can help him? Maybe an atonement would help him? if you could work such magic at this point?

Arminna nods in return.  "Getting him to the temple is our first step," she says.  "But I fear that Atonement may not be useful at this point, for the spell requires the recipient to be sorry for their deed.  And you heard he is not at that point yet."

nods "Fair enough my lady, another issue?" She sighs

"One of the Songs, that I as a bard keep very close to my heart, is this, once many millenia ago, it was discussed, the Drow of Svartheim having a King, Eilistraee herself entertainted the notion then, today" Sighs

"Back then several stepped up, but none could hold the ESteem of the people long enough for a coronation to be arranged, According to the priestesses, Eilistraee has not outright FORBIDDEN it, but has ceased and desisted from answering Divinations on the issue"

she sighs

"Why do I bring this up? Because I Think the current conflict could yield the hero Svartheim needs to fill its as of yet hypothetical throne.

"An interesting story," Arminna says.  "But for now, I prefer to keep my thoughts on the task at hand."

nods "So we journey to the temple, with a watch kept on him at all times, With all due respect my Lady" she says with a sigh "He is not the priority, the Simpathics, must be found, we must assume they traveled in a flock, they dont casually travel alone"

"Very well then; I trust your judgment," Arminna replies.  "Some of the soldiers can take the prisoner back to the temple, the rest will accompany us.  Agreed?"

pauses "Just make sure you impress on t hem not to let down their guards... the Simpathics have made him devious, self centered and ... I suspect he was allready cunning, but he puts it to much more effective use now, as a madman then he did as an honest farmboy"

One of the Soldiers "Will you give us a statement in writing my lady, that this boy is to be examined for supernatural coercian in his actions, not handed back to the village? It will be more difficult without you there"

She is in agreement with him

"I  know it will be difficult, but the Simpathics need both to be acted on speedily, and precisely, you must decide if going back to the city to seek aid, is worth a delay"

she says

"They could give us help that would be invaluable... but going there could delay us... While I dont like advising rash action, I dislike the thought that somewhere in these tunnels, Another Tragedy like this is happening, more then even I a bard, could ever put into words"
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Arminna tells the soldier, "I can provide written orders, if they are needed,"

She then turns to the bard.  "We must choose the best course of action, and quickly," she says.  "I shall seek the Dark Maiden's guidance by casting a Commune spell."

He nods


(what question does she ask first Remember  its Yes/No and she cant stop to discuss answers.


Hmmmn condensing it a little

"Is the Simpathetic the greater threat? Yes

Should we deal with it at once. Call for help make sure that you have aid, avoid it touching anyone at all costs, lest it suck their virtue out, it will be a few more months before they breed.
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OOC:
I had some questions ready; I just forgot to cut-and-paste them.  (d'oh!)

First questions Arminna will ask are:
Should we return to the town?
Should we take action against the Simpathics immediately?
How many soldiers should be assigned to each task?

(

Yes you should Return to the Town


It will take a few weeks for the Simpathetics to begin breeding... in town you might be able to convince them of the urgency of this issue, and of this boys lack of genuine culpability on this issue.


The last question isnt Yes or no)
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More questions:
Should the boy be taken directly to the temple?

If so, Arminna will assign three soldiers to the task and provide them with written authorization.  She then turns to Jhaelnya and says, "It would be best if you spoke to the townspeople about the simpathetics; as a bard, your speaking skills will motivate them better than mine."

Yes

She bows

"Your plan is agreeable. I'd be honored to handle this task for you"

"Very well, then," Arminna replies.  "Let's move out, and pray that the Dark Maiden favors us."

She goes swiftly...

Arminna sends a few guards with the prisoner, and has the rest follow Jhaelnya and herself.