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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 3570892" data-attributes="member: 11760">The soldier put his hand up as Tock, Renraw and Kat approached."Halt!"The trio refused to halt, and Tock grinned in what he hoped was an ingratiating way."It's hard to stop a boat; just a moment ..."The small stolen rowboat knocked up against the grill that cut the Moss River in two, preventing boats from going off the side and down the rapids to Goblin Pond, far below.Renraw tugged on the bard's sleeve, his eyes pointing meaningfully to their left."Soldiers, lots of soldiers. And they're looking this way," he hissed.Tock shrugged off the nervous wizard's fingers, turning his attention to the soldier standing above them. He held out his hand for help, and the other man responded automatically, grabbing Tock's wrist without thinking and hauling him up onto the wet wooden walkway."I don't see any goods for you to transfer to a cart," the soldier began, before Tock unceremoniously shoved him into the Moss River, upstream of the barricade."Quick! Haul the boat up!"Renraw and Kat clambered out of the boat while Tock bashed at the soldier's fingers with an oar whenever he tried to climb into the rowboat."Swim for shore, you! Go!""The soliders are coming, Tock!""Shut up and pull the boat up!"The soldiers were at the side of the walkway, which was only wide enough for one at a time. Unfortunately, that one had a longspear, and was advancing slowly on the trio as his fellow flailed towards shore, other soldiers holding out the butt of spears for him to grab onto."Oy! What do you think you're doing?" The soldier gave a warning thrust of his spear, meeting empty air."Leaving!" Tock grinned, as the boat dropped on the far side of the barricade, and he piled in after the wizards. "Shove off!""You know," Kat said, as the boat leapt away from the barricade, caught in an ever-faster-flowing current and the sound of roaring water grew ever-louder, "I'm not sure this is a good idea ..."And then they were in the rapids, leaving open-mouthed soldiers watching from atop the barricade.</blockquote>

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