The Retrievers - Chapter 2

[Elocin]

Going through all the stuff from the kobolds most of it you did not want to touch in the first place but you had to sift through all the muck, nasty creatures these kobolds are. They do seem to have some foodstuff stored away but you are pretty sue you will save this food to eat last as it does not look all that appetizing and quite frankly you aren’t really sure what the meat consists of.

With that you guys rest for the night as the storm rages outside and when you wake up and dig yourselves out of the cave the glare from the sun almost blinds you and you crawl out to a gorgeous sunny day. Looking up and down the trail you are glad you did seek shelter as the trail in both directions has been swept clean of everything by the storm last night. You even notice that most of the trees have been shredded of their leaves and seem to be bare of life.

With that you bring out the horses and continue your trek to your destination.

(ooc: 5 rations each that will make you a bit queasy when you eat but nothing too serious.)

 

[Scotley]

Mindal Human Scout

Mindal breaths deeply of the clean air and enjoys the feel of sunshine on his face for a moment. "What a splendid day. Shall we continue our quest?" He is obviously eager to get moving again.

 

[Erekose13]

In the morning, Sten preforms his prayers on the cold earth of the cave, happy to give ministrations to Grumbar underground. With the blood of the kobolds already given to his master, Sten does not scar his arms again today.

Once outside with the rest he stretches and looks around. "Absolutely, lead the way." Sten replies, motioning for Mindal and the others to take the lead.

 

[Wilphe]

"Well we might have food from the kobolds, but I very doubt if the horses will eat it," he looks at Mindal, "I would suggest we dismount and walk the horses, not only is the footing likely to be treacherous and obscured by snow, but we should harbour their strength for when we really need it."

 

[Scotley]

Mindal Human Scout

"I'm up for a stroll and as you say, we may need the horses later."

 

[Mimic]

Nodding at the good advice, Reinn grabs his horses reins and motions to Mindall to lead the way.

"The sooner we start, the sooner we will be done."

 

[Scotley]

Mindal Human Scout

Assuming all are assembled and ready, Mindal sets off leading his mount.

 

[tyrlaan]

Koraero Firironna - Sun Elf Rogue 2

Koraero dismounts, agreeing with the idea of keeping the horses rested. The dismount is noticeably awkward, his horse jostling him a bit as he squirms off the saddle.

 

[Elocin]

Chapter 3 - continuing the March

Upon leaving the cave you grab your horse's reins and continue your march westward searching for an area that you can cross over the river so you can get back on track. After about half a days travel slogging on foot through the snow banks you round a corner to see a bridge spanning the gorge and the rushing river below. You are amazed at the site of the bridge as it is made entirely out of stone and seems to have been hear for ages but upon looking around you do not see any semblance of a road on either side of the gorge and you have no idea why anyone would have built a bridge here, especailly a bridge that could easily let a wagon pass through. There does not seem to be anyone else around but to be on the safe side you hide the horses in a dense part of the forest around you and slowly sneak up to the bridge on foot. You get within about 50' of the bridge and still you see no one around and you think it might be safe to cross the bridge but again this all just seems so odd and out of place....

 

[Erekose13]

"Grumbar, lord of the earth, has granted us a blessing. If it is an ambush, much blood will flow in his honor. It looks strong enough to hold even our horses, lets have a look." Says Sten ready to move closer to the stone bridge.