Long Lost Leaves - Part III

[Earniel]

"Excellent!" Radagast said. "Try to stay out of sight as best as you can. And warn us if they decide to descend into the valley. I don't think they will do so immediately now that Earthshaker has destroyed the slope."

Radagast settled down on his bed-roll not to far from the entrance. He hoped he wasn't making the wrong decision and risk everybody's life by staying in the cave.

An hour or two passed before the vanguard of the army reached the top of the sunken valley. The sound of their approach could be heard well in the cave. The Ultai seemingly milled about above the walls of the valley, undoubtedly setting up camp and looking for the adventurers.

As Radagast predicted, they had a hard time finding a suitable passage down the walls of the valley. Earthshaker had done a good job at destroying the earthern slope which the adventurers had used to descend into the valley earlier. Eventually the sound of hammering and other construction noises could be heard. The Ultai had decided to use the material of some of their siege engines to build an elevator construction that would allow them to access the valley floor.