A decade ago? And I thought that I'd been gone for a long time...
"Oh! Verne you say? Yes, the name does ring a bell... It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Master Verne. Of course, I myself have little need for display pieces and the like these days, but my cousins per-"
Col stops suddenly at the sight of movement ahead, before resuming at a noticeably slower pace. With one hand, he subtly signals to Elora to slow the carts. Taking care not to raise his voice just yet, he speaks to his companions:- "We have company ahead - there are goblins hiding in those bushes. Three of them by my count, and they've got bows. What do you think - should we try and flush them out?"