Haskin's horse heaved chest-deep into the water. Their crossing was going smoothly, and Teddy eased himself into the water, trying not to white-knuckle the rope.
Rawley's horse Brindle stamped nervously, and a growing sense of unease seemed to spread to Joshua and Bill's horses. Bill's horse whinnied and dashed a bit farther up the bank before he could get a firm grip on the bridle to turn him around.
Joshua held his horse firmly and smoothed down his flanks to calm him.
"Hambrick!" Bill was pointing at Joshua's hand.
Joshua looked down. "What the...?" Joshua caught himself swearing. His hand was covered in blood.
Haskins was a little more than halfway across the river, and Teddy was up to his waist, when Rawley pointed at the water just behind Brigitta.
"Why is the water... boiling?"
And from the river, Haskins' horse made a sound that none of the men had ever heard before.
It was a scream of sheer primal terror.
Rawley and Joshua need to send me a Handle Animal check in addition to anything else your characters might want to do right now.
Bill, your horse is bolting, I just need you to tell me how you want to handle it: hold on (Ride check to swing into the saddle) or let him go.
Teddy, Brigitta, and Haskins will also need to tell me what they are doing.
Wulf
