[Taocow PBEM] [Lady Frost, Alex] Book 3 - Chapter VI - Down Another Rabbit Hole

[Aaron Clausen]

>> [GM]
>> When they poke their head out, they see an astonishing sight.
>> There's no sign of the grassy plain, but rather trees stretching
>> off into the distance where just a short few hours ago there was
>> battle. The trees don't look new, but are full grown oaks and elms,
>> some that even appear to be quite ancient, centuries old even.
>>
>> It's getting dark out, suggesting twilight, but enough light leaks
>> through the canopy above to reveal here and there between the
>> trunks are mounds, all fresh wet earth. Off in the distance they
>> see one large mound, topped by what looks like a white cross.
>>
>> Then they hear the beating of hooves nearby. At least two, maybe
>> more, horses are approaching.
>> [/GM]

> [Alex]
> Alex does have her rifle in her hands and sneaks out of the doorway.
> She looks around and listens carefully to the sounds around so as to
> be able to figure out how close the hooves are. She will also
> concentrate on trying to figure out where Osiris was last seen.
> [/Alex]

[GM]
As near as she can figure out, Osiris would have been with the rest of 
the company somewhere near that mound of fresh earth.  It's not easy to 
tell, but it's about the right direction and distance away.

As the sound of the hooves, Alex can estimate that they are around two 
hundred feet away at this point, coming from further into the forest; 
due east of hers and Lady Frost's position.  As they approach, Alex can 
identify that one of the set of hoofs has a metallic ring to it; either 
a very oddly shoed horse or perhaps a cybernetic or robotic one.
[/GM]

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Aaron Clausen
mightymartianca at gmail.com