Windspirit feeling the pain tries to trample another goblin.
Tregdorult swings his whip around, striking at the goblin before him. However this thrashing about gets Tregdorult tangled up in the weeds before him.
Kokip eyes the writhing vegetation, then slithers over to snap at the goblin attacking the horse.
When the goblin breaks free to charge Tregdorult, Rokkad sees that that enemy will not last long and chooses a new target , flinging a stone at him.
Shalelu would be very disappointed at her ward's performance so far. A well placed spell but it seems she'd not gotten enough archery practice.
Too many distractions. Too much going on. Unfamiliar pack. Shadow couldn't coordinate his attack with anyone nearby well enough to make any headway. Most of the time he was snapping his jaws at nothing but air.
Mitsuko continued to sing her voice rising higher and firmer. Pulling back another arrow she let it fly towards a goblin.
Arieys focuses on the goblin Shalewen and Shadow are attacking and gives it the hairy eyeball, sending shivers down its spine!
"Agreed, after we have moved these bodies away. Don't want carrion feeders to come into camp. What about the ones who aren't dead?" She would ask even as she slung her bow and moved forward seeing if the goblins had anything of value.
She had magic but it was not of the healing variety. Hers was more combat oriented.
Rokkad stabs at the goblins on the ground with his spear to make sure they will never attack anyone again. "We should leave them where they lay and make camp away from here, in case any more of the goblins come to join this group." he suggests.
The great serpent continues munching on several of the goblins, making sure they are very dead. He looks up for a moment when Rokkad speaks, seeming to nod slightly before returning to his meal.
"We could just let Kokip dispose of them. He seems to be enjoying himself," Arieys comments, shouldering her pike and returning her cards to their case.
Rokkad helps Ikoma clear a space for the camp, needing only his simple blanket to cover up against the cold. Although he is well used to roughing it, he knows that others who have only lived in town have more need of comforts, so he sets up a couple of primitive lean-tos with the branches of nearby trees.
Once they have built a small fire in a low pit to reduce the light visible from the surrounding area, he sits down and takes a drink from his waterskin, offering it to anyone who did not think to bring their own. He looks around at his fellows and nods. "We did well today." he states, tearing into the last of the salted meat he brought with him.
Rokkad answered her question with a spear and she nodded. Practical, good to know he thought that way.
"Who is going to keep watch?" She asked as she pulled out a bedroll and looking at the ground would check to make sure it wasn't to soft before laying it out.
Those goblins that Kokip does not finish, Shalewen does. And not just the living ones either. She wouldn't put it past a goblin to pretend to play dead then attack later. When the job is done, she silently agrees with Rokkad, and follows to a safer location to set up camp. She then tends to her and Shadows wounds. The wolf's arrow hadn't gone too deep because of his fur so it required little care. Her's however took some mental preparation before removing. But an application of some common herbs and the pain was slowly melting away. "Next time. Skip goblins."
Unlike Kokip, Shadow does not partake of the goblin dinner. He'd only do so after a few days starvation. They were tasted like they looked, nasty. He just stays on the alert, sniffing around.
Arieys aids in getting the camp set up.
She takes a small bit of jerky from her pack and tosses it to Shadow. He deserved a treat for his hard work in the fight, and begins shuffling though her cards again.
As the camp is set up, Arieys settles into her bedroll.
"You okay, Shal? You're looking pensive."
Shalewen looks mildly annoyed by the nickname but says nothing about it. "Tracks are gone," she says instead. She is currently looking over the map and trying to figure out the most likely spot this halfling they were looking for could live. But it was futile. She'd never been there so they'd have to actually go and see what they could find. She sighs heavily and rolls the map, putting it away. She flops onto her sleeping bag, which Shadow sees as an invitation. He rolls over next to her, tail smacking her in the face. "Pthbbbt" She spits a few strands of hair out and is forced to sit up. "Stupid dog," she says without any real malice. She strokes his fur and they both look at Mitsuko hoping for a song.
Kokip finishes his meal and slithers over to his 'master', coiling up to look at him expectantly. Rokkad gazes at the giant serpent and several expressions flit across his face for a few moments; Pride, gladness, uncertainty, worry and acceptance among them.
Finally he nods. "Yes, I will call you when you are needed. Thank you." With that, Kokip lowers himself to the ground and seems to dissolve into it, leaving no trace that he was ever there.
"While we succeeded in eliminating this small band of goblins, we should try to coordinate our attacks better in the future." he suggests.
"Come on now, don't insult your boon companion like that!" Arieys says indignantly.
After chastising Shalewen, she leans back and looks up into the stars, tracing the constellations with her eyes.
She sees among the stars a band of animals, following in the wake of the Cosmic Caravan.
"The Pack dominates the sky tonight. More ambiguous omens. Are they loyal hounds or scavenging wolves?"
She frowns a bit.
"We could use something to lift our spirits, I think. Mitsuko, perhaps a song?"
After thinking a little further, Arieys smiles a bit.
"Heh! Maybe The Pack represents Shadow's heroism in the battle today!"
Tregdorult settle down into his bedroll and blanket, he sits for some time, silently starting into the fire and listening to the others around him.
I agree Rokkad. To start with, we should get rid of any obfuscations we've been holding onto, he looks pointedly at Mitsuko. First we ought to know what kind of skills each of us can bring to a battle. I am mostly just a striking force, but I am also excellent, when there is a stronger foe, at occupying said foe in grappling maneuvers.
Rokkad's keen eyes pierce the darkness. He stays low and near the tree, knowing that the goblins have dark-adapted vision as well.
Arieys starts awake at the howling and looks to Rokkad.
"Rokkad, what do you think that was?" she whispers.
"I'm not sure. Hopefully just some animals drawn to the goblins' bodies." he whispers back. Readying his spear, he crouches down and moves a few steps in the direction of the sounds to peer into the night. He listens intently, intending to wake the others if the creature moves any closer.
Arieys takes up her own spear and follows after Rokkad. She knew Kokip was always near and a better defense for Rokkad than her, but she didn't want her favorite adoptive uncle facing...whatever the Hell this thing was...alone.
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