Into the caveat

Surrounded - by 60 briarseed children! Not really bright enemies, but still sixty is a lot. Xifeng and I fly straight up about 25 feet and await developments. Jesse starts telling them to go water the plants and then gives one of them a leaf which turns into a free-for-all for the leadership leaf. The others agitate the crowd and get them fighting each other and then slowly sneak past them and then we are all inside the caveat with sounds of mayhem outside. We continue into the tunnel - probably made by magic - which has an unusual light. We come to an intersection and pause to decide on a plan. Miro is determined to bring justice to Farvald and can tell that there is water -probably the waterfall - down the northern path. Bart looks for tracks and says that SA was mostly using the western path. I mention that the waterfall was inside the cave where the humans were and that we had to pass it to get to the cave where Farvald is. I go partway up the northern tunnel and Bart goes into the western tunnel and we both track and listen to see which might be the best path to take as a group - unless we decide to split up.
 
The tunnel looks frequently traveled, frequently swept and tidied - might not be the best way to go if we want to avoid any confrontations until we reach Farvald. What I don't really remember is the lovely blue light and there are crystal flecks in the walls that bounce the light. I do remember the sage and mint scent in the air, but it doesn't seem to be as strong as it was the last time I was here. I am positive this was the path that led directly to Farvald. I go back to the group to report on my findings, but only Jesse is there. He claims he is waiting for Lee Chung to show up and we discuss some odds and ends - including the fact that the dead spot was made more obvious about three years ago. Chef is upset about the fact that Jesse keeps writing in his hat and wants to destroy it. To save his hat, Jesse sends him off to find Miro. I suggest that is probably not a good idea and we follow behind him in order to keep him safe. The path is dry and there is not the blue light that was in the other tunnels. It is a fairly wide tunnel and there is a hint of some spices in the air - and maybe grilling meat? Then around a corner comes Miro and Chef. Miro is excited because he found people. They were being forced to cook hell cow to feed everyone and then Miro tells us that a lot of the people are here from the town and are taking care of the baby plants and do various tasks on this side of the waterfall.
 
We decide to go back to where we started and then head west to go find Bart now. It meanders around and has occasional crystals in the ceiling to bring in light. It is a very busy looking tunnels with lots of tracks and not swept or tidied. Then Bart is strolling back towards us. He shares what he found down the western passage and after discussion, we decide that the best way to go forward is to leave the people where they are since they are at least safe - if not comfortable. We will go back to the crossroads and head north to see about sneaking into the Farvald cavern. Then there is a LOT of conversation about what to do and how to do it and what we should do first and and and. Finally, Bart convinces Jesse to go and present himself to Farvald and separates him from the group. He heads out and we all sneak behind him to follow him to Farvald. Jesse takes off and we are about to follow him when suddenly we are attacked by some small plants that fall from the ceiling.
 
One flies at me and I manage to not get hit and strike back and damage it at least a little as I get ready for its next pass. It tries to get in another hit and it is a laughable attempt and I manage to swing around and strike back with my staff. Then it apparently decides that enough is enough and turns to flee. I do not want it to have a chance to warn anyone else of our presence so I do a quick flying sprint and catch up and smash my staff through the middle of it and then turn around to check on my companions. Another one is limping towards me so I bring my staff down and finish it off and that completes the battle as we have now taken out the entire group that attacked us. I suggest that we head out to find Jesse and finish this once and for all.
 
The northern tunnel extends into a huge cavern with signs of modifications. There are several side paths and many working areas around including butcher shops, plant nurseries, leather-working, blacksmith. Ahead is the waterfall which splits apart to provide water for many different areas and then probably joins back together below before exiting the cave system. This is a lovely cave with lots of beauty, small pools, and it is filled with that beautiful blue light that is coming from behind the waterfall. We start up the stairs and have a quick whispered conversation to figure out who is doing what and I get entangle ready to use when we enter the home cave of Farvald. We all stay close to the inside of the staircase and as we get close to the top, there is Jesse. After a LOT of talking, Jesse turns around and leads us back into the cave of Farvald.
 
He starts babbling at Farvald and once they are distracted - I cast entangle which totally locks Farvald in place while he is holding the deed to WhipPetal ranch.