Gander hops to his feet and grabs a torch.
"This I've got to see for myself." He mutters as he runs off after Dashiki.
In spite of her misgivings - she trusts Dashiki even less after conversing with Khismia - Hale responds quickly, grabbing a torch and pushing after Dashiki. She pulls out a dagger during the pursuit and will not hesitate to go after Dashiki if she finds an ambush.
Not wanting to be left out of the action, Romo grabs his glaive and jogs after Hale and Gander.
Khismia runs along, hoping to prevent another tragedy. She casts light to be able to keep her hands open.
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Amar was talking with Zastoran and after long conversation he left to sleep early. Studying in early moarning and then joining with others to eat dinner. Suddenly an odd fellow runs and yellow something about pugwampis, while others get up and runs after him. Amar also will get up and runs after others, while asks Khismia What is this? Who is this odd man and what is this thing about pugwampis?
Khismia answers quickly as she runs to keep up with the others, “ Pugwampis, they might be responsible, we need to get there before it is too late, come!”
Overhearing Khismia and Amar as they are rushing, Hale whispers for them to hear: "Don't trust Dashiki too much, his alibi for the accident is not worth much - this may very well be an ambush."
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Gander, always light and easy on his feet if not as swift as some of the long-legged folk, was astonished at how difficult it was to move through the thorn brush. No matter how easily he darted between the cacti and dodged around the brush thorns catch his clothes and shredded them.
He could see that his companions were also having difficulties, Amar falling and injuring his hand, both Hale and Romo getting caught up in the brush entirely.
Are they all so clumsy? he thought. Something...felt wrong and he unhooked his greataxe to gain comfort from its reassuring weight in his hands.
Hale slows, as much as she needs to, the ripping thorns are painful - but in the haste and twilight nobody sees the grin on her face, a smile that appears to relish the pain and excitement.
Khismia will get up and keep on running; she can’t let something bad happen to someone just because she is scared of scrapes and thorns. There will be some other time to take care of that.
Gander takes a moment to examine the tracks closely, curious about these creatures Dashiki is so concerned about.
As the scream splits the air, he looks up, raising his greataxe as he does. "What was that?"
Hearing the scream Khismia runs towards it, hoping she isn’t too late already. She tries to place the voice, is it a voice she recognises?
She shouts, "Come people, we need to hurry, someone needs us".
Gander closed his eyes, listening. "Be at ease! It's just a goat. No sense rushing ahead unaware."
He continued forward, using the goat's screams as a guide but no longer running. His greataxe was still in his hands though.
Hale follows Gander as swiftly as she can, coming level with him as he slows down and keeping to his pace then.
"Bluddy goat! This will teach it the grass isn't greener on the other side."
Gander slows down even more. "Is a goat even worth all this? I've not had so much difficulty moving through cacti..."
Suddenly he stopped and turned to Dashiki. "Wait a minute. What did you say about these Pugwampis and bad luck?"
"We do not know for sure what else is there." Noticing Gander's sudden epiphany, "What? That they bring bad luck?"
Gander jerked a thumb in Dashiki's direction. "If he actually does know what he's talking about then that'd explain why we're having such a hard time. Some of these creatures must be somewhere near by. I never have this much trouble."
Lifting his torch a little higher, Gander turned in a circle, looking for any movement or shadows amongst the cacti that might indicate the creatures Dashiki had described.
"Show yourselves, you bastards!" Gander whispered harshly.
Romo tries to move up to the goat to calm it.
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Romo will untie the rope from the bush and hold that end.
Khismia will watch Romo taking care of the goat, being relieved that it is still alive and thankful to Romo for his kindness to the animal.
Hale raises her torch as well (slightly behind her to not be blinded unnecessarily) as she too scans the undergrowth for any menace.
Not being particularly interested in the goat, Gander keeps his torch held high and continues to scan the surroundings. "Someone must have tied the bloody thing to the cactus." He muttered.
Hale raises her voice, "Dashiki! Can you spot one or two? You're the most experienced with pugwampis here."
Hale snatches at the bunny rabbit, not trusting her eyes so easily anymore
Romo tries to move towards the goat:
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