Ciara kept silent as the goblin rushed towards the shiny items, dropping his hammer. She could see the magic coming from Qadim's eyes as he began to manipulate the goblin's mind. She waited until he had full control of the creature before she stepped out from her hiding place, dropping the minor illusion. The goblin seemed to be completely under the orc's controls. Fascinating. A smile appeared on her ruby lips as she listened to his explanation of his abilities. 

"I see. It really is like illusions then." She commented.

After she received her precious earrings, and she magically sent them home to avoid losing them in battle, she began to walk with the orc towards their destination. The forest was lively, with all sorts of animals and the wind blowing through the trees. Good. If the forest were silent, she would be concerned. The stroll through the forest was oddly comforting, despite the fact they were walking to battle. The sun was warm even with the colder weather and the color of blue peaked through the green leaves. They walked fast, to get to business as quickly as possible, but Ciara was still able to take in the lovely sights.

The little goblin finally led them to the entrance. It was a cave guarded by three goblin guards. all holding spears and having at least a cheap old leather armor. She made sure she stopped out of sight from the goblins then waved Qadim over to speak with him. Ciara had a plan, as she did not want to start a loud battle quite yet. If they started fighting out here it would give some of the goblins deeper in the cave time to escape. She needed all three of them dead at once. If one of the guards decided to enter the cave, they would have to deal with escapees.

"Keep the guide with us and don't let him watch me. We might need him to navigate the cave." She stated.

Once she received Qadim's reply, she gave him a quick nod before stepping out into the open, clearly visible to the guards. They raised their spears towards her and expected some sort of attack. A tune began to dance into the air as she opened her mouth to sing. Her voice was celestial, like an angel. Both powerful and honey that would melt in the listeners' ears. The three guards lowered their weapons as their eyes glazed over. Their faces lit up with happiness as they began to rush towards her, opening their arms wide for an embrace. Each one saw something different. One saw their mother, another their wife, and one their sister. She continued the illusion until they were close enough.

SNAP! The sound of vines erupting from the ground snatched all three goblins up. It was so fast, the goblins had not any time to speak or scream, as they were still under the illusion. Vines were already wrapped around their entire heads when they woke up from the illusion. The vines were large and thick, wrapping around their entire bodies and squeezing them like an orange. The goblins' bones snapped, and blood leaked out in between the plants. Ciara had stopped singing the moment they had been caught. She merely watched her beloved plants do the rest of the work. In a matter of seconds, the plants were finished and dropped a mush that used to be a goblin. Turning to Qadim, she smiled and held up her hand towards the newly cleared entrance.

"Shall we?" She asked in her honeyed voice.

A distraction, eh? He had his doubts, but who was he to argue? After all, it had already gotten them this far as is. "Hey," he called to the goblin, pulling out a canteen and tossing it over to him, "during our travel, my water-skin went empty. You know a place to refill, right?" A solid nod from the small entity before he left for the nearby river, giving Ciara plenty of space to work her own charms, and while he rather have things offed in silence, her method was much more brutal.

Instead of stealing their minds, she captivated with her song. In fact, if she had not warned she had something planned, he feared he, too, could have succumbed to her tone as he could feel his hand impulsively tap to the rhythm, hunting for the beat to move to as well. The only thing to bring him out of falling deeper would be her voice being replaced by the brutal snaps and crunches of goblin bone, pushing muscle in to nothing but mere, bloody paste. Whatever was left to identify them was left in the roots as it went back under.

"You certainly are a dangerous woman," he commented, "a powerful piece on the board, indeed." It would be too early to mark her as a queen, but a knight easily at worst. Maybe a rook.

By the time the goblin returned, all was already said and done, eyes looking around in confusion. "They had to relieve themselves," he lied, and while he did buy it for the time being as he passed back the watering can, the look in his eyes told him plenty: He was starting to become aware. Small questions, for sure, but they could easily build up, and since he already knew what it was like to be pulled into his state, it would be harder to pull him under, and he would rather abandon the pawn than just use more energy to keep him under. His time was soon up.

"Now then, to the loot."

"Thank you, I worked very hard on that song." She said with a smirk, "If you would like an encore, please let me know darling."

The goblin returned after everything had been settled and the orc lied, telling him the guards went to relieve themselves. Whether the goblin believed it or not, it didn't matter. They had found that cave they were looking for and sooner or later they would be able to take back everything ever stolen from the both of them. A smile danced on her lips as she followed Qadim into the cave. Her eyes could see the darkness as clear as the day. Water dripped from the ceiling, possibly the dew from the morning finally falling to the floor. She kept an eye out for any potential goblins to take care of. The palm of her hands itched with a magical excitement. She leaned over to Qadim, whispering in a low voice so no one could hear them.

"I can use magic to block any exits." She explained quietly.

After that, she was silent. Her voice needed to be ready in case of surprise patrols or attacks. Although he used magic there wasn't a doubt that Qadim was physically strong. His magical abilities only made him a more valuable ally. As for her, as long as she avoided attacks she would be perfectly fine. It was an unfortunate truth but her body held little natural armor to defend herself. Speed, agility, and tricks were her allies in battle.

"I wonder how much deeper this cave will go." She said softly to herself.