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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrew D. Gable" data-source="post: 1959751" data-attributes="member: 4144">Benara"If there is an enchantment, that means someone has to be placing it on us. I don't think its a naturally occuring phenomenon. I've never heard of anything like this happening for no reason...not to say it isn't possible though," I shrug my shoulders, unable to come up with something better.I do my best to ignore Lamar's cursing and hide my growing dislike for him.  Reminds me too much of that time in my life, I think to myself as my memories are drawn back to that low point in my life in Il Aluk.  Forcibly shifting my thoughts from those memories, I instead try to concentrate on a solution to our problem.During one of our breaks, I open one of my packs from the horse and start pouring over a few of the books I have, looking for any reference or possible solution to our problem. "I've never experienced anything like this before...but I have heard of it," I say to the others without lifting my eyes from the books. "Some travelers reported something like this happening in Dementlieu, except it was kind of backwards. They had been trying to leave and go into Mordent, but no matter which way they turned the road always led back to Port-A-Lucine. It seems a variation on this is affecting us," although obvious, I say it aloud anyway to help my mind process the facts in some kind of order that will hopefully lead to a solution that will help us. "I've never heard of any effects like this in Souragne....""It may sound silly, but what if we walk backwards? We've been walking forward and each step forward twists us away from the village. Perhaps if we walked backwards, keeping our eyes away from the town, we will get there faster? As crazy as it sounds, maybe we won't get lost if we don't know where we're going. "Or maybe," I offer, looking to Gorgamesh to get his attention and hope he is willing to help. "Maybe we could build a raft from loose logs and vines or whatever and move along the river toward the town? Maybe whatever this enchantment is that turns us away from the village affects only travel on land?" [sblock]I'm posting this for Hawken.  He's having some sort of log-in issues, so we'll have to do this until he gets them straightened out.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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