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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 9572551" data-attributes="member: 59816">As the sun began to drop behind the mountains to the west, the group stopped for a moment to consult their map and to choose a good spot to camp. Their best option would be one within a mile of the Crag, so that Gimlak could do his psychic scouting. Kahru, having flown ahead, located two possible spots: One was to the south-west of the Crag, a with a large gorge in-between. It was a rocky overhang, with its open-side facing away from the Crag. It was hidden from the air (Kahru had only discovered it by swooping low, hoping to find something like it). Its biggest draw-back was that it would be at least five hours to reach the Crag on the following day, travelling around the gorge. The other was to the south-east of the Crag. It was not far off the wide trail that led up to the main gates. While it was only a mile away, it would take two hours to reach them in the morning. It was concealed from the road by a ridge of rock, and consisted of a ditch with several avalanche stones that would provide cover from the sky, though not quite as well as the other overhang.Both would take them well into the night to reach, with the second about an hour's travel further than the first. As they were consulting the map on the best route to each, and discussing which to choose, Kahru, who was circling overhead, spotted the eagle-rider rising out of the mists. He cried out a previously-agreed upon "take cover from the sky" hawk-call. Gimlak did not even know what he was running from (though he could guess) when he dove out of sight under a rock.Doc lay his horse down in some mountain-grasses that were of a similar color and hunkered down beside it, camouflaged from the sky. But Donnell and the Colonel struggled to get the other horses to cover. The pack-horse, in particular reared in terror, as if it somehow sensed the giant eagle, who were known to prey on horses. Kahru was forced to land and return to human form, and the three of them were able to get the horses hidden among some rocks as the eagle flew overhead.From his position, concealed but in the open, Doc was able to see the rider, a female stone giant, as she craned her neck to look around. It was impossible to say if she had seen them or not, but she flew past and then circled eastward, disappearing into a cloud.[ooc]Please let me know which camp you'd prefer![/ooc]</blockquote>

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