They traversed the tunnels for a couple of hours when Nhid suddenly came to a halt.
'Ssh,' he said, The Walchin waved a hand for them to stop. He and Basalt went into a whispered conference before the dwarf turned to his companions.
'Nhid says he heard sounds like voices ahead,' the dwarf whispered. 'It seems we're not far from the exit and he thinks something wandered in. If it sounds like voices, they're probably humanoid. Let's hope they're friendly, is all I can say.'
The others endorsed that view and Thadora offered to sneak ahead to see if she could find out anything. She pulled her hood over her head to hide her startling red curls. Carthinal had told her she should do this, since her hair had made her stand out so allowing him to both see and recognise her in their first encount
