"We're in a small village called Axebite with few defenses. A guardsman came into town and told us that an undead 'army' is sweeping our way and possibly 'recruiting'. The locals believe that with their scouts preceding the main force, we may already be effectively surrounded. The army will likely arrive either tonight or tomorrow morning. We are debating options." She pushes the stone to the others, in case they want to contribute any details she missed.
Yash shrugged and accepted the stone. "Uh...hello." He shrugged again, and passed it to another.
He shrugged again.
I see. comes the hesitant response. What is your recommendation? I will report to the council for an emergency directive.
Lady Sable takes the stone to make her pitch.
"The hamlet will be difficult to defend unless the approaching force is quite small. But, its size isn't known to us. If we decide to make a defense and the force is sizable, we will be unable to alter our plans. We will be trapped."
"What would be our chances if we evacuated north, making our way to the other villages that have already been contacted there? We would be traveling slowly with the hamlet's residents."
I see. Comes the reply followed by a moment of silence. [/b]I have redirected both Simon and Arthur to your location pending the council's decision. They should get back to me in.. oh.. that was fast. One moment. [/b]
One moment later...
Yes. Ok, evacuation approved to a village north west of the lake you encountered before along the road called Elderbury. Apparently it as already accepted some refugees and the council thinks they would be willing to take on more. Your new mission is to get those people out of there. And the quieter the better. The other teams are on their way to you. Hopefully. Simon still hasn't responded.
Once they hang up, Senna sighs. "I hope her information is correct. If we get caught in the open by cavalry, we won't have anything in the way of defenses. So, I guess now we have to try to convince these folks to leave their homes and come with us..."
The mayor is still at his desk as you come back downstairs. He looks up expectantly.
Yash looked at the mayor. "Get people. Must leave" he said. His speech done, he crossed his arms and waited for the mayor to begin to organize the evacuation.