Heriko rears up to his full hight, and lets out a roar, making you and Jakquin cover your ears.
A few of the Sylesties back away a little, but two attack!
Reply to me how half of the fight goes, I will finish the rest

I guess Herico attacks one, while the Vulnyx and Jakquin attack the other while Berlinda protects Gascoligne?

Frowning, I put the stone in my bag, but not before I ask Zilla if she could find something to clean it. Not that I'm certain she can understand exactly what I want, but it's worth a try.

You open the cabin door, and there are three Sylestians standing there, swords drawn.

"Where is our friend?" one shouts.

Zilla doesn't know what you are saying. What do you do now?

(Graphic)
Since Gasco is so small, he can't do very much, so you stick him in a bush, and go fight. Heriko throws a Lupora away, and it crashes to the ground, scrabbling up, and running away.
Jessie (Jakquins Vulnyx) leaps onto one and they grapple together. Jakquin has a sword, and is slicing at a Zolnixi, while you jump at another Zolnixi.
The Nixi growls and bites your arm. You grunt and try and shake it off, stabbing it with a daggar. It lets go with a yelp, and falls back. You kick it away, and see Jessie has a Lupora at her shoulder, and a Nixi under her.
With effort, you haul the Lupora away from Jessie, and slice its throat.
Heriko roars again, and he steps down hard on a Lupora. When it doesn't move, he moves toward the last Lupora. The Zolnixi Jakquin was fighting was in a crumbled heap on the ground.
It becomes quiet, and there are no more evil Sylesties left

Can I explore the cotton field I saw earlier?

(Graphic)
Since Gasco is so small, he can't do very much, so you stick him in a bush, and go fight. Heriko throws a Lupora away, and it crashes to the ground, scrabbling up, and running away.
Jessie (Jakquins Vulnyx) leaps onto one and they grapple together. Jakquin has a sword, and is slicing at a Zolnixi, while you jump at another Zolnixi.
The Nixi growls and bites your arm. You grunt and try and shake it off, stabbing it with a daggar. It lets go with a yelp, and falls back. You kick it away, and see Jessie has a Lupora at her shoulder, and a Nixi under her.
With effort, you haul the Lupora away from Jessie, and slice its throat.
Heriko roars again, and he steps down hard on a Lupora. When it doesn't move, he moves toward the last Lupora. The Zolnixi Jakquin was fighting was in a crumbled heap on the ground.
It becomes quiet, and there are no more evil Sylesties left

(I thought there was only 5, we managed to scare 3 away originally so we were only fighting 2??)
Berlinda called out to Gasco, "Can you find any herbs for infections? or cobwebs for bleeding."

You and are surrounded by four Lupora, and three Zolnixi.
(There were seven, I looked back)

Gasco sniffs around, but since you are in the mountains, and it is snowing, Gasco can only find a few leaves that ease the pain.

"We need to get to the village!" Jakquin says

You head toward the cotton fields, though you have heard some things about it. You are walking along the rows, and you see something very large and white, like the cotton, in one of the rows. Zilla is growling at it