The forest seems to clear up around us and no longer seems as hostile as it was. As we waddle through the river and the rest of the forage towards the cranes, I find two rations (some small apples and berries), Folium finds a very small fish but it isn't enough for more than half a bite, RuHa finds a rock, Juniper sees bug. Eventually we can see the walls come into view, (Wall of spirit, wall of honour) along with the cranes that cover a large landscape. The materials are weathered and taken back by nature.
As we get to the cranes, I get the mixed feeling of being home again. There's some people that seem to be in a skirmish near the entrance of the camp. Sha'vern seems to be attacking a turtle guy, with some help of RuHa I pull her off him and ask her to explain. She insist she is taking care of him. The turtle talks about the ivory order having attacked the camp, while Sha'vern says that they have attacked the order instead and some of them have been taken into prison.
(NAT 1) Ludwig believes that this turtle is a terrorist and suggests bringing him into the camp for interrogation. She also asks about the party, where I shortly tell her that they aren't from the Grove apart from Folium, but I do stop her from pointing the spear at her, as Folium has been with us all the time. RuHa and Juniper try to get the whole story from the two of them.
It seems people are more armoured in the camp, a mix of people who are still in their ranger outfits and some that seem to be taking their soldier duties a lot more serious. There's a tavern to the right of us. Something new is the tent to our left, next to the normal camp. It seems to have become a commando tent, where my brother is on a higher part. It seems like he's glistering from ice magic and talking to troop with older outfits that they need to step up and also need to get in order. Back to tradition. It makes me feel anxious of how natural this seems to him, from what seemed to be Tha'rian had this ready. Ludwig feels frozen. Juniper calls attention on herself by making a little tune with her harp and introduces herself. She talks about being sent by Nazire and their wish to get the cranes back in order.
Juniper and I are called into the tent, where there's also a dragonborn in the corner with claw marks on his chest. Tharian talks to us, continues to talk about tradition and that even the ivory order from beyond the cranes wants to take over the place before even laying connection. While I try to make it seem like a good thing that they want contact, Juniper tries to do a similar thing and hoping that telling Tharian he would get recognition for this would help us. After he sent out Juniper, I got to talk more to him. I talked about the icy-glow around him and my mission, that I haven’t found the druid but did make it to town square where I met my companions.
As well as the monsters we've defeated alongside the ivory order and Nazire. I make sure that I tell him that I also possess this icy magic, that it isn't just something that he earned through his actions. He dismissed me. Afterwards, we head to the tavern where we get a drink. My parents are here as well. Korark & Gitsoen are active in the library of the old 'overview office' can help with the cranes perhaps as they’ve worked on it. Red fur and Feathers have been found near druid attacks. As if they’re controlling monsters. Mother Oridia has been killed during the first attack. My brother hasn't claimed this death, despite rumours.
This makes me feel like it is unlikely that he did kill her. My parents won't return to their plot of land outside of camp due to the danger.
Juniper makes a comment under her mouth, which my dad hears and grabs her for. My mom calms him down before he gets out of the tavern, she also gets angry at Juniper, who after she leaves also gets angry at me even after I try to gives her a gently touch to calm her down. Since this didn't go well, I slink over to Thorgrott to sulk.