As they looked out above the top stair, they could see that the elves and dwarfs were being watched by a number of ugly, short, and muscly creatures. The things walked around and whipped people who did not work to their satisfaction. "That's not right!" said Ashleigh. "How can we save them?" Daddy said, "Stay here and stay low so they don't see you. I'll be right back."
When the nearest guards had their backs turned, Daddy rolled over the top step and crawled towards the nearest group of prisoners. The first person to see him was a small elf woman with a pickax. She waved him into the middle of the group and then stood in front of him so that the nearest guards would not be able to see him. She looked at him closely and said "why you're human! I never thought I'd ever see one of you! What are you doing here?" Daddy was amazed by the beauty of the young elf. Not just her either... all of the elves were either pretty or handsome, depending on their gender. He said, "I came looking for the elves and dwarfs from the castle. I guess I found you!" "My name is Cydonia the elf said. "Now that you have found us what can you really do? The goblins will kill you quickly if you attack without an army." Well, my idea isn't to attack them really" Daddy said. "Instead, I want to divert their attention and get as many of you away as possible." "To do that, we need a diversion, and possibly, more of you to be armed." It was at this point that a goblin shoved Cydonia out of the way and said "Ah ha! An intruder!" Before the goblin could raise the alarm, Daddy lopped off his head with a quick draw and swipe with his left katana. The prisoners stood in stony silence. The slash was so quick, that none of them had expected it. Daddy pointed at the goblin's weapons and said "You, take the sword." as he pointed to a particularly burly dwarf. "Cydonia take his dagger." The dwarf's name was Dagmar, and Daddy had him take up position on his right side. Meanwhile, he told Cydonia that once they reached the stairs, he wanted her to stay close to Ashleigh and help protect her. The elf was surprised that Daddy had brought his young daughter with him on such a dangerous excursion. In hindsight, so was Daddy! Since Daddy had extra weapons with him, he quickly passed a few around so that more of the band was armed. He gave his second katana to an elf named Elongil, and his broad sword to a dwarf named Zaxi. His long bow and quiver were lent to a particularly tall elf named Errol. Errol had trained with a bow for most of his life, and he was extremely happy to get the weapon. Now, all the group needed was a diversion! An ancient elf named Weinmar provided the answer. Weinmar noted that when the large noisy machine had a problem, nearly all of the goblins stopped to watch it get fixed. While the prisoners were still under watch, he noted that they could move around a bit more than usual without being beaten. Weinmar proposed hiding the head of a pick in one of the buckets of ore that the group sent to the machine periodically. When the pick head was thrown into the machine, it would likely jam the machine and provide the distraction the band needed. Word was quickly sent to other groups of prisoners telling them what was about to happen. Prior to the pick head being sent into the machine, Errol was to shoot the nearest goblin who was perched on the catwalk above. Zaxi would climb the pillar nearest the goblin, and rush to take his place so that he wouldn't be missed. He was the dwarf closest in size to the goblin that was targeted, and could easily fit into its armor. He would then pass the goblin's bow down to Errol to pass on to another elf. Dad and Dagmar would rush to the left side of the stairs, nearest to Ashleigh, while Elongil and Cydonia would stand at the other side of the stairs. Once everyone was in position, the rest of the dwarfs and the elves would run to the staircase.
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