Unlike the brigands who inhabited Skye Rock, the party were not intoxicated by potent potion that Lylou and the mage Ross had concocted to facilitate the two groups understanding each other.When the party exited the keep. The equinians immediately recognized Finlay as the one had control over them. He assured the enthralled creatures that he had no intention of forcing them to serve him, other than taking the party to the surface below, but the only reply from the flying lizards was “we will do as ask.”
They party debated leaving, but they needed their equipment and supplies. Finlay snuck back into keep with on of the equinians and found the treasure room.
After he sent the equinian back to tell others, Finlay was Discovered by the drunken bandits. Their mage miscast and paralyzed the bandit group as well as Finlay. The rest of the party entered the keep, disarmed the bandits, took the treasure.
The equinians then flew the party to their secret home in the Leywood. But when they arrived, the place was deserted. Finlay discovered human footprints in the area. They came from the south.
As it was late, the party camped in the nesting cave, where Gideon has found egg shells and the bones of small animals. While they rested, Lylou researched the spell the remove the enchantment on the gems that controlled the equinians.
On the second watch, Magda spotted three giants at the stream. She sent her equinian companion to warn the others. Gideon moved to a position to watch them from the cover of the forest.
One of the giants heard something and came closer to the cave. Finlay climbed a tree to another observe