Q'Barra: Facing Truth

[Pebele]

The group continues their trek North, they encountered no other resistance.

By the time night began to fall, the trail had become considerably less well traveled. It was still passable, but it was obvious that this area was not well used.

The rain had stopped by early evening, so by the time the group stopped to set up camp for the night it was pretty dry.

According to what Johan Kassel had said, there was no trail from the northern side of the village to the east, where he believed the Children of Winter to be hiding.

They would have to decide how they were going to find their way from their current position eastwards. The three "scouts" didn't have much difficulty moving in the underbrush, and it should be possible to guide the other three through it. Though they will make more noise.

A fire was able to be started easily enough, and the group settled in for the night.

(Will you all be sleeping, or do you want the same watch rotation as previously?)

 

[Rolzup]

"I'll take a watch this time," Darrick says. "First watch would likely be best, with all this metal I'm wearing."

 

[Yeoman]

"If it's not too objectionable, I'd like to be relieved of watch duty tonight."

 

[Rookseye]

Sepoto sniffs at the overpowering, musky odor coming off of his fur. Apparently the rain did not work like the river; he smelled worse than before. The others had seemed to notice it as well.

"Sepoto can watch this night too, and will take Catherine's turn. With a look of embarrassed chagrin he glances at Charles squinting and wrinkling his nose. Sepoto thinks the trees will be the best place for him tonight, anyway."

 

[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan

"I can take a watch as well." I wonder what her problem is, I hope I didn't offend her, perhaps an apology is in order. Perhaps Sepoto would know, although he is a little primitive, he does seem to know how people think. I'll have to talk to him between watches.

 

[Shayuri]

"I will require recharging to regain full power by tomorrow," Trebuchet mentions, "But I will be happy to watch for a shift."

 

[Pebele]

Catherine went directly to bed.

Darrick took the first watch, and he noticed nothing. No animals, no birds, no people, no nothing.

Darrick roused Charles to take his watch. Darrick made sure that Steadfast was still comfortable before he retired to his bedroll.

Charles heard rustling halfway in to his watch. He was unable to tell if it was the rustling of a small animal, or if it was a larger creature trying to be quiet. He searched for the source of the sound, but he could find nothing. The sound was not repeated for the rest of his watch.

Kaelan took third watch. Shortly after he started his turn, he heard the sounds of twigs snapping. It sounded as if the movement was a good distance from the camp, and as soon as he heard it, it seemed to disappear. He was also unable to locate the source of the noise.

Sepoto had the same experiences as Charles and Kaelan; He heard some random noises from the jungle around the group, but it was far from the camp and seemed to retreat, rather than approach the group. The shifter was quite on edge from this entire experience, and he searched very hard to find the source of the noise. But whatever it was, it eluded him.

Trebuchet stood watch in the early morning hours. He noticed no noises or animals. If the lack of noise wasn't so unnatural, one could call it peaceful.

Day broke, and what could be seen of the sky was clear. Hopefully there would be no further rain to hamper the group's journey.

 

[BRP2]

Charles brings up the noise he heard during the night as soon as everyone starts moving.

I'm not sure I'm the only one, but last night, it felt as if there was something out there. It could of been a small animal or my imagination...

 

[Rookseye]

"This noise I heard as well, Charles...further away than you describe but near enough to worry me. It seemed to move away from my searching."

 

[Rolzup]

"I heard silence, and altogether too much of it. I'm no woodsman, but even I could feel the wrongness of it."