The Black Citadel

An arrow flies down and thuds into the base of your left boot without harming you. You see Vandil pull out a small knife from his belt, which he throws up into the trees above you. You hear a sharp cry and a gurgle before something falls down from the trees and lands on the path.

"A dark elf," Vandil whispers.

Vandil pulls his knife from its throat, wipes it on the elf's tunic and he sheathes it back into a pouch on his belt, before continuing.

"If I assume correctly, this elf here is a sentry or lookout, so we must be on the outskirts of dark elvin territory. So we should head back to look for Teil, maybe down into that cave we saw earlier."