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"Well, who am I to get in the way of important work?" Donovan smiled, "It's a deal," he murmured with a slight nod, "Oh... and you might want to just throw the elves some sort of informational bone if you will, so we can get out of your hair."

Which to say, tell them anything, because sometimes what a person did not say, often told a person something else that was important. Donovan straightened up a bit now that this conversation was done, one he was sure Gion and Nadya heard.

"Well, I'm glad we got any misunderstandings sorted out," he told the dwarf as if they had not just been talking about the possible killing of another elf.

Gion tried his best to keep his face expressionless, but he felt a cold fury building up inside him as he took Nadya's hand and led her once more to the door. He was indeed the one that they had intended Donovan to find, and it proved that they were the ones who were torturing his mother so mercilessly. But he wasn't going to do anything about it at the moment, not while Nadya was so close to the danger.

The next time they went back, though ...

Donovan nodded as he headed out with the others, this time falling back to the rear. It was too dangerous to speak of it now, but when they got back, it was something to discuss, though it made him wonder how they were going to just take care of the leader.

Well, he thought absently, one thing at a time.

Gion also brushed past the others who had been waiting for them without acknowledging them. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk to them, but he was worried about Nadya, and about what he might say or do due to the anger that had build up inside him after their encounter with the dwarfs. He was almost shaking, he was so furious.

He knelt beside Nadya and took her hands in his own, trying to calm her. He would let Donovan explain what had happened - he would do a better job of explaining it to them anyways.

"Well that had been most educating," Donovan replied drly.

He went on to explain exactly what had transpired in that fortress underground. Donovan did have a sarconic comment about the leader's attempt to hire him.

"But that could be a useful advantage, if they think I'm hirable it won't be hard to get back in a second time," Donovan muttered, "Though it certainly makes things a pain in the a** for the rest of us."

He didn't bother to hide his language around Mia, it was Mia for crying aloud, she could handle it.

"Leader first," Donovan wanted to confirm, "Take any kids if we happen to run into them, we if we portal back it isn't an issue. Yue, I'll lend my magic if we need to, though someone..." he murmured, "Is going to have to drop off a report to the elves here about the kids and doing full cloak checks coming in and coming out before we off the guy. I don't think we'll be sticking around long enough to hand it to them afterwards."

The sooner the better, this was obviously a lucterive business for the humans here, if there was a bit more of a lack of business then it would ease things up a bit. Not that he was getting his hopes up, but personally Donovan didn't want to deal with two problems instead of one.

Nadya allowed Gion to take her hands and sit close to her. Under normal circumstances she would perhaps have been a bit more sensitive about showing intimacy in front of others, especially since they were only engaged, but at the moment she needed the comfort.

"Donovan," she spoke up, her voice soft and trembling slightly, "what if I were to talk to the elves when you and the others return to the dwarfs?" Her face flushed slightly, and she lowered her gaze. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I can go back down there again."

The guard holding Lin was slightly amused. She really hadn't been with him for very long, but it looked as though she was either incredibly bored or incredibly tired. Well, he would set her down again as soon as she woke up, Prince Ruel had long since made it to the armoury, so it would be all right. And really, he didn't mind holding her. It had been centuries since he had held his own children, and it was something he missed. Grandchildren were out of the question, since all his family save himself had been killed in the war. Still, he clung to their memories - and moments like these - to keep him sane.

Gion gave Nadya's hands a tight squeeze before releasing them and turning to face Donovan. He raised his own hands and signed, I think it's a good idea, her going to talk to the elves. I'd much rather her do that than go anywhere near the dwarfs. However, I don't want her going alone.

His eyes took on a hard look.

My only question, then, he went on, is, if we have to make a quick escape through a portal, how will we all meet up again? What if we get trapped down below and have to use a portal to get out of there, how would we get Nadya again, and whoever else is with her?