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"Are ye off ta Mithral Hall?" Bruenor just looked at him, his gray eyes trying to figure out what the Gutbuster was after. Pwent just looked at him without saying a word.
"Why are ye here then?" Bruenor said impatiently. Pwent continued to remain silent. Just as the thought of killing Pwent was actually making its way to reality, Drizzt, Catti-brie, and Regis walked in.
"He won't tell me why he's here!" Bruenor said as he threw his hands up in disgust.
"Well now that yer group is here I'll tell ye! I figured that yer friends would want ta know!" Pwent said sticking his chin out stubbornly at Bruenor.
"Well do tell!" Bruenor replied with no intention of backing down from the challenge.
"Well th' reason me and me boys is here is because Gandalug has died, may Moradin keep his soul at work." Pwent said as he stared up at the heavens with his hand over his heart. Bruenor nodded his head accordingly. The moment was short lived however.
"Well me and me boys have come ta tell ye that we need ye to go back ta Mithral Hall." Pwent noticed the grimace on Bruenor's face and he quickly added.
"Ye have ta! Yer de King! Yer people are waiting fer ye!" Bruenor looked pleadingly at Drizzt and Catti-brie. Neither of them gave him any sign of approval or disapproval. He sighed and nodded slowly to Pwent. He knew he had his duties to fulfill.
"When will ye need me?" Bruenor asked quietly. His somber tone was lost on Pwent.
"Whoopee! Me king is back! As soon as possible me king, we need ye as soon as possible." Pwent shouted like a maniac. Drizzt spoke up before Bruenor could say anything.
"Of course we will be going with you, that is if you will have us go." Drizzt nudged Catti-brie in the side. She nodded in agreement. Bruenor smiled at the two.
"Alright then we should be ready pretty soon. Right?" He looked over at Drizzt and Catti-brie for approval. They both nodded.
"Shall we see if Wulfgar will join us on our little quest?" Drizzt asked Bruenor. Bruenor nodded his approval and waved them away as he and Pwent continued talking about Mithral Hall. Catti-brie shrugged at Drizzt and the two walked out of the mines.
"Me father didn't seem to happy 'bout leavin' th' dale did he?" The ever perceptive Catti-brie said to Drizzt as the two were walking towards Lonely-Wood.
"I too, noticed his unhappiness. He does not want to have the duties of being a king again. His spirit is much to restless for the tame life of a king." Drizzt offered on that subject. He changed the subject by adding, "But on a lighter note," Catti-brie looked over at him.
"I was about to thank you and…" Drizzt paused not sure how to continue. The two stopped in the road and looked at each other. Drizzt leaned over and kissed Catti-brie lightly on the lips. He pulled back from the kiss and they looked into each other's eyes. Catti-brie smiled at him.
"Just returning the favor." He said softly in her ear as he pulled her close in a hug. Catti-brie smiled into his arms as she squeezed him exceedingly tightly. She finally let him go and she stopped to look at him.
"I can't wait to get back on the road with ye." She said softly as she wrapped an arm around the drow's slender waist. He smiled over at her.
"Nor can I with you. Let us not prolong this any longer, we shall hurry and get Wulfgar." Drizzt said. Catti-brie smiled and Drizzt brought his arm up and draped it around her shoulders. Together they walked arm in arm to Wulfgar's home.
Catti-brie and Drizzt arrived at Wulfgar's home a short while later. It was a very humble little dwelling that Wulfgar and Delly were using temporarily until they got their own. The building itself looked only large enough to house one person comfortably and three people seemed quite a stretch. It was a small cozy little cottage with a wooden log cabin like exterior. In the back of the house there was open fields that went on and on for as far as the eye could see. The house was isolated from just about any other form of civilization.
When the couple approached the house they heard the sound of chopping wood and they saw Wulfgar in the back splitting wood for the upcoming winter season.
"Drizzt, Catti-brie, good to see you!" Wulfgar called out to his friends. Drizzt and Catti-brie approached Wulfgar and the big barbarian gave them each a hug. Drizzt noted that the old Wulfgar was back, there seemed not to be any trace of the trials Wulfgar had gone through in Errtu's clutches. For six years the barbarian was abused mentally and physically by the evil demon. Wulfgar had gone through a period of great inner turmoil from this traumatizing experience. It was good to see he had finally recovered.
"Well what brings you here my friends?" Wulfgar asked. Catti-brie looked at Drizzt expecting to him to explain to Wulfgar what was going on. Drizzt nodded to her and he finally spoke up.
"Well in truth we are here on Bruenor's accord. From what we know the leader of Mithral Hall has died and they need Bruenor to take back his spot as king of Mithral Hall." Wulfgar nodded his head taking it all in.
"He wanted to know if you will accompany us on the journey." Drizzt concluded. Wulfgar at first seemed shocked by the proposition by he regained his composure.
"I don't know, with Delly and Colson and…" Wulfgar was cut off by a sharp voice.
"Delly and Colson and what?" Delly, carrying Colson demanded of the stuttering barbarian. Wulfgar shrugged his massive shoulders in response. Delly turned and saw Catti-brie and Drizzt standing off to the side.
"Nice to see ye two again. What brings ye here?" Delly greeted them. Catti-brie again looked hesitantly at Drizzt. He shrugged in reply. Drizzt promptly explained the situation to Delly. Delly nodded to them and then she rounded on Wulfgar.
"Ye listen to me Wulfgar! It sounds like yer father be needing ye and all yer doing is running away!" she said sternly to Wulfgar. A little softer she added, "Me and Colson will be fine. I know ye want to go; it's in yer blood. Just go and hurry back." Her soft brown eyes meet his startling sky blue eyes. He smiled and kissed his wife on the cheek. He turned around to Drizzt and Catti-brie.
"Alright, tell Bruenor I will go, I will be ready soon. I'll meet you at the mines." With that Wulfgar turned and went back into the house to gather his things.
"I guess that's it!" Drizzt turned to Catti-brie and smiled. She grinned and offered her hand to Drizzt. He took it and the couple went walking hand in hand back towards Bruenor and the mines.