Subject Catching up

"We will take the magical items from this beast. If we do not, then his employer may make use of them when pursuing us as I am sure he will." Ran says nonchalantly. "Is there any among you who can determine the nature of the enchantment on the amulet? If not, I do not know that we should experiment with it too much. We should return it with us and present it to Angelwing to decide what to do with it."

Subject Turn

Ok nobody else has anything to say?

I will try and get a turn out tonight after 24.

You have until then if you want to get anything in.

Subject The party rejoined

Harp shakes his head at Bel's suggestion.

?No, I will not use that weapon. It is beyond me at this time. But I agree that we should return with it if possible. Any magical weapon will be of interest to my superior with the Order.?

"We will take the magical items from this beast. If we do not, then his employer may make use of them when pursuing us as I am sure he will." Ran says nonchalantly. "Is there any among you who can determine the nature of the enchantment on the amulet? If not, I do not know that we should experiment with it too much. We should return it with us and present it to Angelwing to decide what to do with it."

The items are shown to Fal. ?There is a spell that can identify magical items, but I do not know it? Fal replies. ?I might be able to find some one back in Schon who would let me buy a copy so that I could learn it. However the main reason I never learned it before is that the materials needed are so expensive. In the range of 100 GP per use of the spell.?

Harp takes the axe and ties it to the pack horse. Fal puts the amulet in his backpack and the party mounts up. Cai, Ran and Harp get up on their horses a little more gingerly than usual, but are able to make it. ?Let me send Noctis out. Owl's are night birds and he would have the best chance of finding our friends in this light.? Salix chants the prayer that allows him to speak to the animals and tells Noctis what to do. With a hoot, Noctis takes wing and heads east.

The party takes a fairly easy pace, due more to the injured riders than anything else. Bel takes his time to remove signs of their passage. When Ran asks what he is doing Bel says ?If we are going to be moving slowly anyway, I might as well make it as hard for them to track us as possible. If master Surin was right and we have almost a day's head start, I can try and make it almost impossible for some one to find us.? Ran nods at this, figuring that if they had to move slow at least they could make tracking harder.

It is about half an hour later when Noctis shows back up with Ebon in tow. The two birds circle the party a few times and then head off a little south of east. It is about another ? hour before the two forms of Surin and Rochelle can be made out. Eventually the party catches up with the two.

OODM: I will do more tomorrow. I had a lot going on with Ornery tonight.