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[Pathfinder] The Fog of War
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Mark Chance
Boingy! Boingy!
The adventurers and Tevye labor to bury the dead. Few words are exchanged. One by one, the murdered family is laid to rest. When the work is done, Tevye breathes heavily, wiping his hands on his pants legs.
"I must pray for them," he says, "although we do not have ten men for the prayer, but I am sure the Lord will understand. I shall be only a moment longer, and then we can be on our way again. Thank you, my friends."
Tevye covers his face with his hands, and then looks skyward, hands upheld. His voice is soft but resonant.
"Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. Amen. Throughout the world which He has created according to His will, may His kingship reign, and His redemption come forth and hasten the coming of His Redeemer. Amen. In your life and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and quickly say, Amen. Amen. May His great Name be blessed in this world and in all worlds. May His great Name be blessed in this world and in all worlds. Blessed and praised exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One be He. Amen. Way beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations uttered in the world; and say, Amen. Amen. May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all and say, Amen. Amen. He who makes peace in His heaven, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. Amen."
Tevye pulls a shovel from the freshly turned earth and starts toward the barn.
"I must pray for them," he says, "although we do not have ten men for the prayer, but I am sure the Lord will understand. I shall be only a moment longer, and then we can be on our way again. Thank you, my friends."
Tevye covers his face with his hands, and then looks skyward, hands upheld. His voice is soft but resonant.
"Exalted and hallowed be His great Name. Amen. Throughout the world which He has created according to His will, may His kingship reign, and His redemption come forth and hasten the coming of His Redeemer. Amen. In your life and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and quickly say, Amen. Amen. May His great Name be blessed in this world and in all worlds. May His great Name be blessed in this world and in all worlds. Blessed and praised exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One be He. Amen. Way beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations uttered in the world; and say, Amen. Amen. May there be abundant peace from heaven, and a good life for us and for all and say, Amen. Amen. He who makes peace in His heaven, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. Amen."
Tevye pulls a shovel from the freshly turned earth and starts toward the barn.
Piedra finishes his digging and respectfully waits while Tevye completes his devotions. He then takes his shovel and follows Tevye.
"So what do we do now? I though we were going to borrow a horse and cart from here but that's now right out. Whatever we do we should got away from here immediately and get under cover."
So saying, Piedra sets off down the road in the opposite direction from which they cam, all the while checking for tracks and traps.
"So what do we do now? I though we were going to borrow a horse and cart from here but that's now right out. Whatever we do we should got away from here immediately and get under cover."
So saying, Piedra sets off down the road in the opposite direction from which they cam, all the while checking for tracks and traps.
Mark Chance
Boingy! Boingy!
Tevye, Mellisande, Sam, and Jon follow Piedra.
"I guess we walk," Tevye says. "Keep an ear out. If we hear someone approaching, we should hide."
The weight of recent events presses down as the group walks along the road. Soon the exertion takes the chill out of the day, but the grayness remains. Snow seems likely before sunset.
Farmhouses gradually become more numerous. It's easy enough to skirt by them to avoid being seen by the few people working in the yards. Given the frigid weather and frozen ground, there's not much incentive for the farmers to be outside.
"There's a village about a mile up the road. It's best if we go around it," Tevye says. "After that, there are going to be more people, more villages. Still, walking it'll take a few days at least to reach the city limits. Longer depending on how much we have to hide. By this time tomorrow, we should reach the train tracks. We can follow them to Krakow."
"I guess we walk," Tevye says. "Keep an ear out. If we hear someone approaching, we should hide."
The weight of recent events presses down as the group walks along the road. Soon the exertion takes the chill out of the day, but the grayness remains. Snow seems likely before sunset.
Farmhouses gradually become more numerous. It's easy enough to skirt by them to avoid being seen by the few people working in the yards. Given the frigid weather and frozen ground, there's not much incentive for the farmers to be outside.
"There's a village about a mile up the road. It's best if we go around it," Tevye says. "After that, there are going to be more people, more villages. Still, walking it'll take a few days at least to reach the city limits. Longer depending on how much we have to hide. By this time tomorrow, we should reach the train tracks. We can follow them to Krakow."
"We can't go to the village?" Mellisande whined piteously. "Awww, come on, please? I really want to see a village! Things here are so strange, but at the same time so ordinary! And what's a train? Is it some kind of beast that goes to the city? Like a pack animal? That's a clever idea to follow its tracks. Maybe we can pick an apple to feed the trains to thank them later."
Piedra will lead the way and use his tracking skills to find trails around the various farms. "We can't pass through the village Mellisande. We do not look like the humans who inhabit this place and these Nasties seem to have spys everywhere. If we went through the village and someone saw us we would be chest deep in Nasties before we knew it."
Piedra again starts looking for a trail to bypass the village.
Piedra again starts looking for a trail to bypass the village.
Mark Chance
Boingy! Boingy!
"Piedra is right, little one," Tevye says, chuckling a bit. "It would not be safe for any of us."
Piedra's wilderness skills prove useful. He finds a easy path over the frozen earth, skirting the village safely until he comes across a wide path cut through the forest. In the middle of the straight path is a raised road of sorts, atop which sit twin iron rails stretching off ahead and behind as far as the eye can see. Between the rails are regularly spaced wooden beams. It looks very much like the tracks a dwarven ore cart would follow, but the rails are farther apart and thicker.
Tevye points. "Krakow is that way."
More walking. Minutes pass into hours. Although he doesn't complain, it is obvious the journey is wearing on the rabbi. He has started to favor his left leg and his breath billows in labored clouds.
Piedra's wilderness skills prove useful. He finds a easy path over the frozen earth, skirting the village safely until he comes across a wide path cut through the forest. In the middle of the straight path is a raised road of sorts, atop which sit twin iron rails stretching off ahead and behind as far as the eye can see. Between the rails are regularly spaced wooden beams. It looks very much like the tracks a dwarven ore cart would follow, but the rails are farther apart and thicker.
Tevye points. "Krakow is that way."
More walking. Minutes pass into hours. Although he doesn't complain, it is obvious the journey is wearing on the rabbi. He has started to favor his left leg and his breath billows in labored clouds.
Andor
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"Here Rev, let me ease your pain." Sam bows his head briefly in prayer and uses a Calming Touch to ease his fatigue and pain.
Piedra keeps plodding on without seeming to tire. Once they stop and the others start to fuss over Tevye, Piedra chips in "We could stop for the night, if it would help Tevye. If you like, I'll look for a camp site. My feeling is that Tevye can't go on like this and that we really need to find some transport."
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