Doran strolls down the road through Jastrey, sword by his side, but otherwise unencumbered by his armor. He steps lively, his pace quick and his footsteps soft and quiet for the dwarf, but the gleam in his eyes was no less zealous. There was a time for swords, and then there's a time for tongues. He knew that he had lost his last fight with the demon, but he wasn't about to lose another.
His quick march led him to the door of the mage's tower sitting on the edge of town. Stopping at the entrance to the tower, he bangs on the door. "Good day," Doran yells, "is there anyone here? I am Doran Ironheart, of Clan Ironheart, I request usage of your library and the council of your mages. I have been tasked to cleanse the foul fiend that corrupts the mind and body of the sheriff and I humbly seek your aid. Is there anyone here who could assist me?"
Doran knocks again for good measure.
From the wall edge at the statues, Glimmer sees Doran approaching the tower. Glimmer squeeks a hurried goodbye to Chataya and forces a pile of cookies into her hands. Glimmer flits rapidly to the tower entrance and says "Trey Trey, he's good with us. We will allow him safe entrance and assure he is not followed."
Glimmer then turns to Doran and says "Welcome to our tower, Mister Doran. You may use any of the rooms inside, but I must ask that you stay above the dungeon. Ripper may be down there...errrrm...sleeping. If you need anything, Treygard and I both reside here, along with Dr. Griffon and Blondie. I'll be happy to show you around and help in any way I can. And I'm marrying Taklinn. So you know."
Glimmer holds out her pouch of cookies and flask of her fine Fae wine to Doran and hiccups several times while awaiting his response.
Marduk's ears begin to twitch...
"Mage"... "I'm sure someone out there said i need a mage"
Seeing the tower just down the road, he walks up behind Doran as Tregard shouts his greets.
"Doran cousin ... Tregard brother.... my ears were twitching.... did someone call for a mage?"
Taklinn walks from the Warrior's Hall to go to the library. "Well met love, brother, cousins" he says as he nods to each person in turn. "The library calls me to learn a bit, though I would rather be out mining or at the forge. And speaking on what we talked about a few days ago Doran, I think that yer plan may be feasible. I've heard there be more than one entrance to the place, and if ye are sure of what lies down there, it is worth the risk of trying out yer plan. I also have need of ye to show me a trick or two, and I am pretty sure I can show ye a couple as well. Seek me out to discuss these things at yer leisure, and I am at yer service."
With that he walks into the Library and looks through the books, only to come back out a moment later and say "Well it seems I ain't the only one in town thats needin' a bit of learnin', so I will have to wait to continue me studies. I am thinkin' that a shield may actually be used effectively as a weapon, and I am sure I saw something on the subject in the Manual of Warfare. I suppose I can go try to develop the skills necessary on me own, and then cross reference my techniques with the ones in that tome. Seek me out in the Warrior's Hall."
A small hat is seen bobbing up and down along the tower wall. Its owner scrambles onto the wall. Tregard catches himself before he falls off. He squints at the dwarf paladin standing at the front door. "Hello, who is it" he shouts down.