The three groups depart Silver Bluff in the morning after of course a heroes breakfast feast fixed by one Mr. Durbin. Seth, Lucretia, Kesslan, and the others are heading east to fetch the arcane engineer. Elrond Hub and Bronze via hover bike are heading to Dweomer. Alex the kid from the garage is waiting for Max near Nadine. He seems packed and ready for a grand adventure, " Ok Max, I am all set. I got this great equipment that can give Nadine a bit of an advantage to spot electromagnetic signatures."
Un-looked for Compatriots at a cavern during camp
It should be a few days to get to Gloom, possibly a bit longer do to rough terrain and lack of pre-rift high ways. But your course does take you with in 45 miles of Castle Refugee. Starting the third day of your journey ( now past the castle) Alex pipes up that his scope seems clear most of the time.
Fitzbad and Grease both seem concerned about something.
Fitzbad opens up first out of breath and wincing in pain " Oh.. Ok we got to you, We like you guys... All of you, you proved to be ummm, folks interested in saving this world. I could not imagine you are the ones responsible for making it such a hell hole."
Grease chimes in also out of breath from their apparent trek, " Yeah, I mean that Bane is so cool!"
Fitzbad looks at him and laughs, " Yeah, not how I would put it, and I never thought I would say a D-bee was cool. But you guys are alright in my book..." He looks behind him worried, " Gunny though... I... I did not know how much it killed him not too put a bullet through your heads... You should have heard him talking to command..." Fitzbad hangs his head defeated, " Command just ate it up, video taped his erroneous description of your actions... When I tried to say something Gunny just hit me on the head to High Command's pleasure. I am apparently a sympathizer." Grease puts his hand on Fitzbad's shoulder trying to express some kind of comfort to the man.
Fitzbad looks up at you all his eyes have real terror in them, " Captain Gunny he was given command of the 6th armored company, he is coming... Coming tonight!"