[quote="Hengist"]
I'll take the tome and box to show to... someone, probably Kaul first unless anyone else asks. I'm curious, but not curious enough after that glass globe trap to open elvish boxes. The sword, quiver of arrows and composite bow get gathered up and belted on myself until someone says something about it. (My own short bow goes to Dagmar when I'm back if she's not already carrying it.) Lastly I'll check the body for coins, gems or jewelry while unceremoniously pulling off the scale armor for bundling before climbing back up.
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Hengist makes quick work of stripping the body of valuables, carefully eyeing the treeline and open space around the palisade for watchers. As he removes the corpse's armor, he notices a pair of solid copper armbands depicting knotwork, probably worth some 40gp, and removes those, too.
[quote="Gwydion"]
"Hengist, let us hide the body inside the cottage. Perhaps the others can pass us a rope. May I examine the book?"
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[quote="Masov"]
Masov will toss up a rope to whomever seems to want it most, as he has one, and will assist in pulling the body over, as that's what it sounds like we're doing. He will also make a mental note to ask a mage about a "Float Corpse" spell.
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While Masov has trouble imagining that a spell capable of floating a corpse could exist, he's not sure he'd want a floating body around in any case - surely someone must have noticed the commotion by now? Glancing back out to the lane, he checks for any villagers before coiling his rope and tossing the end over the wall to Hengist.
[quote="Hengist"]
Hengist will indeed oblige by tying the rope around the ankles of the dead elf. In no way does he pause slightly, rope end in hand, while considering which end of the elf to tie the rope to.
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With the rope secured around the body's ankles, Masov and Kaul, assissted by Gwydion at the top of the palisade, haul the corpse upwards, until Gwydion is able to manhandle it through the open window. The rope is then thrown down again and secured as Hengist clambers back up under his heavy load. The evidence now hidden from sight, the conspirators head back inside the cottage, gathering in the main room.
[quote="Hengist"]
I also hand the book to Gwydion once I'm back myself....
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[quote="Gwydion"]
Gwydion takes the book with great care and examines it for any obvious signs of a trap.
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Nothing appears particularly dangerous about the heavy leather book, although it looks to have seen significant abuse: heavy gouges and marks across its covers and binding make it appear to have been slashed and stabbed with some violence over its existence. Opening it elicits a crackling from the spine, and Gwydion's nose is struck by the smell of dry parchment, along with hints of sulfur, copper, and ammonium. The tome appears to be a spellbook, and written in elvish, no less. It will take some time to decipher the contents...
[quote="Hengist"]
...still trying to palm the box off on Kaul.
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[quote="Kaul"]
ill take the box and start to examine it, carefully in case it has any trap like the puzzlebox before.
"ill take a look at this"
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Examining the box, Kaul can discern no obvious danger.