A Dwarf on the Hoff

"Well?" Tiella pressed Majvoc for an answer, but he remained silent. "Damn it man answer me."

"I will think it over." the thief replied with a shrug. He looked over his shoulder and raised his eyebrow, "You should really see to your husband."

Tiella turned and let out a curse as she saw Balar stumbling to the ground. She rushed back over and together with Luna they dragged him back to his feet. The group were climbing the hill proper now and the firelight in front of the temple was warming them even at this distance.

"What did he say?" Balar asked after a moment.

"He said he would think about it." Tiella replied.

"He has no honour." Luna said as she glared at the the thief who was regaling another of the bandits with one of his more colourful melodies. Something about a widow and a chimney sweep.

"He has no taste in women either." Tiella murmured, which got a laugh from Balar.

The entrance to the temple was close now and they all came to a sudden halt. Many of the bandits in the camp came over to enquire after the new prisoners. The ringing of metal on metal sounded in the night air and Tiella peered through the crowd towards a small makeshift smithy set up just to their right.

"Hey, bandit with the blonde hair, huge rack and a bow! That sneak is pick pocketing you, you dumb cow!"

The voice came from over by entrance and Tiella looked in surprise as she saw a female Dwarf of all things. This day was getting stranger and stranger. Majvoc was backing away from his latest victim now his hands raised in mock supplication.

It was then that Sigrid stepped up and Tiella saw her dagger planted in the woman's belt. As if sensing her gaze Sigrid placed a protective hand over the hilt.

"Ok elf, time to hand over the staff." she held out her hand expectantly.

"No." Luna replied holding the staff close, "Humans can not touch this."

Sigrid made to grab for the staff, but Balar distracted her.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." he growled as he removed his glove once more and shoved his shadow cursed hands under the bandit leaders nose, "It isn't good for you."

Sigrid stepped back making a warding sign and spat on the ground before Luna's feet. She turned then and strode over to the Dwarf where she handed over Tiellas dagger. The two exchanged a few words and it was clear that there was no love between the two women.

"Take them to the dungeons." Sigrid ordered as she marched past without so much as a glance.

OOC: great first post for Dyvia, I look forward to seeing where we take it next.