Taking a swig from the gourd that Ral offered him, the Swordsman commented, "Well, Ashleyien, we really don't have much of a choice but to trust Tombin's directions at this point. Are we walking into a trap? Technically, this whole place is one big trap. But I believe that if we stick together, like we've been doing we'll get through this, find Gareth, and stop Venger before he takes Yarfell."
Absently handing the gourd back to the blurry image of Ral, Sterling added, "Incidentally, I agree with you that it would seem unlikely that Tombin would be able to make it to the center of the swamp. But he never really had anyone hunting him like we are being hunted."
"And with regards to how we can make enemies so quickly," replied the Drow to the Monk's inquiry. "It's relatively easy to do when you have a Dark Elf and a High Elf travelling together as friends. It's rare enough for everybody to notice, and there will always be a member of one faction or the other who will always take issue with it. This time its just a bunch of Drow mercenaries, but it could just as easily be a group of High Elf rangers that we could be facing. What I wouldn't give to have the Elven wars over at this point! You think after 9,000 years of hating each other, we would get tired of it, eh Thothalas?"
