[Dontes]
Duras listens to Dontes then asks three more questions:

"Did you recognize the holy symbol that the Dwarf wore?"

"How long ago where they here?"

"Did they have mounts?"

After Dontes responds Duras nods, "I thank thee brother for thy time and consideration. I will pray for they health."

OOC: Duras will use detect evil as Dontes leaves looking around to ensure that no one of evil alignment was listening.

[At the Inn]
Duras relays what Dontes had said to him, "Dwarves are usually more inclined to follow laws than others, I would think that we don't have anything to fear, but we should watch and guard ourselves. The priests are depending on us."

Duras listens to his companions talk quiet for now after Anavren finishers his second comment he looks to the others then injects his own ideas, "Anavren, I do not feel that your reasoning is correct in borrowing horses, even if we did repay them 100 times the amount they were worth. I'm sure that you must know that I would rather die a slow horrible death than tarnish my honor and more important, trust which Rao has entrusted to us." Duras takes a sip of his water and then continues.

"Others have said that Rao used me as his conduit for his will. If Rao is watching our mission, then I'm sure he will provide the way for us to get to the cave without breaking the laws that the Cannon has decreed for the people at the direction of Rao. I remember our guide saying that one of the men was a cleric, but he didn't say which god. Even if the man was wearing a symbol of Rao the reasoning, it doesn't mean that he was a cleric of Rao, he could have been an imposter." Duras frowns at the thought of someone doing something like that.

Looking up he notices the Elven woman kiss Anavren. Duras's eye brows raise, but he doesn't comment on the man's friend.

"I will be back as soon as possible. How many horses will we need if I can get horses from the city?"

Duras nods and then leaves the inn.

OOC: - using diplomacy where appropriate.

OK, I'll go to the temple of Rao and speak to the High Priest explaining our mission and our need and ask if we can borrow the needed horses to quicken our speed.