"We mean no harm to any of you."Night Steel said,trying to be as diplomatic as possible."We were bringing this wood elf in the hope that we would find aid for her.She can vouch for all of us."The Wood Elf took a brief glance at the stretcher that Presto and Diana were carrying and said somewhat sarcastically, "I'm sure she could, Human! Were she conscious enough to do so!"
Then Night Steel laid down his nunchaku on the ground in front of him as a gesture of good will.At least he hoped so.
"Guys, I think we should follow Night Steel's example and lay down our weapons!" said Diana as she and Presto lowered their end of Meyaatha's stretcher and began to place their javelin and hat with the Ninja's nunchaku on the ground.
The Cavalier cried, "What!?! Are you nuts!?! Come on, Diana, we can take these guys!"
"Think about our situation for a minute, Eric," replied the Acrobat calmly, "You know how
Wood Elves operate as well as I do! For every one that you see, there are ten of them that you don't! And besides, we've got someone hurt here who needs help--THEIR help! So drop your shield, Eric, NOW!"
Reluctantly, the Cavalier placed his shield on the ground with the growing pile of surrendered weapons.
"A wise decision, Human! A wise decision indeed," said the Wood Elf that addressed them. Giving a sharp shrill whistle to one of his compatriots hiding in the nearby foliage, another Wood Elf appeared ran over to the Catacombs Team, collected their weapons, and ran back to their leader with them.
"Excellent!" said their captor calmly, "Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!"
