A journey to the Temple of Fiends

[Olvelsper]

Craig laughed. "She is fetching, isn't she? But unfortunately she'll have to be taken back to her father. Our lot just can't hang around those really prissy types, unfortunately."

[Dracos]

"Aww...why not just pretend the prissy one is her?  Come on?  Help an ol' skully out!"

Dracos

[Olvelsper]

"Sorry Morte, but we need to get the red haired princess back to her father. If only so I can find out what the deal with these light orbs are."

[Dracos]

"Oh fuu.  Well, drop by later or somethin'.  It's lonely bein' out here sometimes."

Dracos

[Olvelsper]

"Well...why not come along? I mean, if you're hard up for company thanks to this place, why not just follow along. Grandpa would probably love to talk to someone like you, and until then you can just follow us along."

[Dracos]

"Grandpa?  Well...Really, you guys wouldn't mind?"  The old skull asked.

Dracos

[Olvelsper]

"He's an elf. You could get to talking for a while between the two of you. Much better fate than this." Craig shrugged, not really afraid of revealing what he was. "I wouldn't mind taking you along. If we're supposedly world saving heroes or something, we'll need to get a boat. From there it'd be a jump, skip, and a hop to Elfland to drop you off with Gramps."

[Carthrat]

"You're what?" asks Helena, shaking herself out of a stupor. "Oh.. geez! Dammit! Whatever, then!"

She stomps off in a huff.

[Dracos]

He grinned.  "Sure thing."

Dracos

[Olvelsper]

"What is it? You couldn't tell? And here I thought all proper heroes needed to know everything they could about everything." Craig teased the red mage as he picked up the skull. "We'll make better time like this."

"Anyhow, let's go." Helping Alex carry the burden of Garland better, they started back to Cornelia.

[Dracos]

The journey back was tiresome, but at the same time, nicely impless.  The paths were clear and the sky was reasonably sunny, nice of it really.

But soon they were happy to see Corneria in sight as the guards waved.  "Hail, heroes!  Welcome to Corneria!"

Dracos

[Carthrat]

"Yes! We *ARE* heroes!" shouts back Helena, happily. "Wait'ill I tell my dad! He'll *never* believe me!"

[Dracos]

"Uh.  Except you, Helena." The guard stammered.  "Well...  Just get on in there you annoying little pest."

Dracos

[Olvelsper]

Craig wisely chose to stay quite as he lead everyone to the palace.

[Carthrat]

Helena doesn't deign to respond to the guard, who was clearly bullied as a child for his inability to be witty in the slightest.

Instead, she trails in after Craig..