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Oh, okay. Yes, if you can do that it'd find them.

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One of the things she did earlier was bring in another rock to put sunset viewing portals in so he wouldn't have to give up the portal to the city; that one now gets a portal showing an overhead view of the host from half a mile up.

So what's going on?

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They must have crossed the Ice. Lots of them would have died and they'll be really hungry. 

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Who are they? What happened? Would it be a bad idea for me to go invite them to hang out in the jungle for a while?

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It might be a really good idea. Though use the password, I don't know if the Enemy could have infiltrated them.

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Yeah, of course. Okay. I'll be back soon.

 

She can't aim well enough to appear in front of the host, but she can at least avoid appearing right in the middle of them; she shows up a hundred feet or so from the nearest Elda. Hello, please don't shoot me, I'm here to help.

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There is some panicked discussion and then someone says warily, Hello?

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Hi. It's a long story, but I have teleportation magic and I know a nice warm jungle I can bring you to. The downside is that it's also unexplored - I don't know what plants are safe to eat; I don't know if there are dangerous animals - and you can't stay, it's in a different world and I don't want to introduce a new species of person there. I'll find someplace warmer here to bring you to, you don't have to come back exactly here. We don't share a language and I'm not sure swearing actually works for my species but I can swear I don't work for the Enemy; I'm going to want anyone who goes to the jungle to swear that, too. Also, I can bring you some food - not a lot, for a group this size, but some.

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We will send a few people to explore your forest.

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All right. The quickest way to do that is for them to come touch my hand, but I need to cast the spell first; don't read my mind while I'm doing it, it's dangerous.

All right, done. Can you hear me okay from there if I swear now?

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We can hear you.

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"I swear I have never served the Enemy."

Ready whenever you are. Whoever's going should use that wording and wait 'till they're here to say it, my hearing isn't as good as yours and I don't actually know the language.

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And five Elves file warily toward her, and one by one swear never to have served the Enemy. 

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And she teleports them to the jungle, to the base of that cliff she liked.

I should go set up a way for them to get back; is there anything else you'd like me to do?

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Food would be appreciated. We are marching on Angband as soon as we've recovered from the Ice.

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Sure. I'll bring you what I have right now and I can go hunting after - meat is okay, right? I have wood for fires to cook it.

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Thank you.

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You're welcome. I'll be back soon.

She pops to the base of the cliff. Hi again.

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They are staring around wonderingly.

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Hee.

She puts a spell at the base of the cliff and then tries to get their attention to explain it to them.

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She definitely has their attention.

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She explains the spell - stand and/or put things here, touch there, it'll follow the host but it'll stop working when they get someplace warm enough - and gives them a quick overview of what she knows about the jungle so far.

I'm going to go bring them some food now, do you need or want anything when I'm done with that?

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Who are you? How did you find us, why are you offering this?

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You can call me Kobold, my species doesn't really do names. I was with the other host and heard about it when they noticed you; going to help seemed like the thing to do - I don't know much about the situation, just that you were probably in trouble.

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They stiffen slightly when she mentions she was with the other host. 

We appreciate your aid.

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