Waysoftheearth's Moria PBP
Once he gets over the initial shock, Sili shrugs off the discovery. The presence of Orcs is not unexpected, and he has fought with their kind before. "Where's a burglar when you need one?" he mutters under his breath. Then he looks for a rocky crag or any other high point he can climb for a better view of the terrain.waysoftheearth wrote:Meanwhile Lomeluin, Sili and Nori have found among the booted foot prints bare footed marks -- with wide, clawfoot toes. "Orcs!" snarls Sili, and spits an expletive in Khuzdul.
Sili can see quite plainly that the high terrain is all around the grassy plateau, with the mighty mount Celebdil (under which Khazad-Dum resides) blotting out the sky to the east entirely. Perhaps if Sili were to scale an edge of the little valley he would command a better view?mushgnome wrote:Then he looks for a rocky crag or any other high point he can climb for a better view of the terrain.