"Right. You will need to defend for the forty minutes or so it will take the two of us to finish with these horses," Aya agrees, "It's unfortunate, but I'm not as strong as Rayne...I can't make the steeds fly. So in theory, the wendigos might be able to erect some sort of blockade. If not, we should have no problem leaving this particular group far behind by nightfall."
*The group heads off at full speed, their steeds drifting over the snow as if it were light grass. They are not at all impeded, so they make good time, though of course the twisting windy paths do still eat up a bit of time, even moving at full speed on the snow and ice. Michael doesn't see any upcoming caves, so today, the group stops in an area where there is at least an indentation with an overhang to cover.*
"I can Rope Trick for as long as it will last, I guess, or you could try to give us walls in more directions, Michael," Aya offers.