The group snuck forward, helped some villagers, and joined them making haste to the defensive walls of the keep. Inside they met the governor of Greenest that requested the party do what they could to find other villagers and take them to safety. The keep’s master engineer told the party of a secret tunnel that was locked and used as a drain from within the keep that ran into the nearby stream.
Using the old tunnel the group was able to scurry out of the keep and direct many villagers to refuge. During this time they saw the dragon land and appear to have an agitated conversation with a black haired woman clad in dark armor with a billowing purple cloak. After the conversation the dragon flew off and the group could see more activity among the raiders, loading loot into carts.
As the hours dragged on it appeared the raiders were content to keep the city defenders sequestered away in the keep. Near dawn a tall half-dragon strode forth flanked by kobold warriors, announced himself as Langdedrosa Cyanwrath, and demanded a champion come out and fight him in single hand to hand combat. If the villagers failed to produce a warrior, he would slay village prisoners. Takari took up the challenge and after several rounds fell in defeat, unconscious. Cyanwrath held his part of the bargain though and released the village prisoners.
As dawn approached, and the raiders left the village. A wounded warrior stumbled up to the group claiming that he was with Ontharr Frume in the initial defense of the town near the temple. As the raiders left, Ontharr gathered a group of warriors to follow them. The governor let the group rest and had the wounds of Takari tended to. Mid-day he asked them to seek out the camp of the raiders, see what they were doing and report back to him. He would pay for this information and stressed that while information was essential, they not risk getting caught. The group gathered what reserves they had and steeled themselves to track the raiders.
