This was a rather bizarre mission. It seemed out of place and frivolous, and not to mention dangerous. Of course, perhaps the latter was the reason why they'd been given this mission in the first place. They may yet find something that could help them, and if not, they would hopefully come back with riches to keep their little plan in motion. Besides this being an opportunity to sharpen their skills and work on their teamwork, the treasure would be good enough, he supposed.
He stopped just in front of the saloon.
"Here it is," he said to two other figures that stopped right behind him.
"Caraway?"The small figure cladded in a tight white lab suit and black gloves jumped a little at his name.
"Y-yes?" he answered hesitantly, his plague mask giving his voice an eerie echo.
"You have all the plants we need?" the blue one in front asked.
"And some more, just in case?""Oh," Caraway whispered as he nodded slowly and tapped the bag he was carrying.
"Yes. I have leaves to help with hunger, injuries, ailments; and a few... special ones... just in case." The special ones were mixtures he didn't want to use; but if things got nasty down there, they would prove useful, if not life-saving.
"Good." He turned to the third figure.
"Braith?"She was a tiny little thing covered in a long and beautiful red cloak from head to toes. Her face, the only part of her that was visible, pulled a small grimace.
"What, Velius?""You have everything you need?" Velius asked, the question being especially important for her as she was the tiniest of the group; not only that, but her cloak kept him from seeing what was underneath.
She frowned a little.
"Of course," she said dryly, and Velius saw movement under her cloak.
"Do you?" she retorted.
"You don't even need to ask," Velius said back as he gave a pat to his own bag, which carried a variety of foods; they would still need to eat while they were down there.
Eyeing the two of them, he said,
"So we're set?" Both Caraway and Braith nodded, the two already knowing the mission they had set out for. As he turned back towards the Saloon, Velius started making his way inside.
"Let's go, then."Fortunately, the point of coming here was strictly to register for this. The moment they stepped inside, the urge to go right back out was overwhelming. Velius covered his mouth and nose with his scarf, and Braith shoved almost her entire face into her cloak, tiny slits glaring at whatever had left this disgusting stench behind. Caraway, meanwhile, was completely oblivious to the smell thanks to his mask, but he did notice the other two.
"Are—Are you guys okay?"Before he could get an answer, the Skyllard approached them. They knew the deal already, but the bird went on to explain, all the while making that stench even more unbearable. They tuned him out as he spoke; they already knew all this, and the stench was quickly doing them in before they had even started this.
"We're in," Velius said, doing his best to avoid breathing in that soiled air that inhabited the building.
"All three of us. We'll explore your caves."