Taviss passes Nelson and moves quickly and silently up ahead, with the rest of the group following along as well as they can. The ranger's speed is astonishing despite the fact that he moves through the trees and underbrush as quietly as he is able.
Nelson of course ignores the attempts by Garrick and the others to slow him down, and as the sun sets in the west, the group find that they have moved much faster than they otherwise would have. Another thirty minutes after sundown (but with the sky still somewhat bright yet), they move down the hill and see the lighthouse up ahead.
From the side of the road further along, the group sees Taviss within the treeline, flashing his lantern a few times to get their attention. The party moves within the trees and up to his position, where you all see that he's established a bit of a reconnissance position here to keep an eye on the lighthouse.
As you all kneel down and join Taviss, he points one thing out that you all now notice...
...the lighthouse is not lit.
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OOC: My apologies to you all, but I am actually going on vacation for a week and a half starting tomorrow. Thus I will not be available to post anything until probably Monday, June 26th. I certainly hope you all stick with this game when I come back, because I am enjoying it immensely.
To give you all something to do in the meantime, I'm awarding the party another 650XP for roleplaying, thus bringing the total for everyone to 1000XP (and 2nd level). Go ahead and advance your characters however you'd like, and we'll see you all on the 26th!
