07-16-2017, 06:09 PM
Ellie was getting anxious - it wasn't like her, not with her experience hunting. But this was wholly different, she thought. The town was eerie enough, and Shad was reckless to boot; more so than herself, at any rate. She thought back to their scuffle in Tania a moment, but her thoughts were cut short as Shad stepped into view. She stood carefully, bracing herself against the crates.
"Good news, Maisie confirmed there is another entrance. We just need to find it."
"Excellent!" Ellie replied, chasing after Shad with a jump in her step. She toned it down as the two exited the town's limits and started up the mountain trail. Light was especially scarce on this side of the mountain, the moon hovering behind the silhouette of the castle in the distance, but she could tell that they were clearly on the path most traveled.
"We should try to get above the castle, gather our bearings from there."
She didn't wait for Shad's response before she took off ahead of him - she glanced frequently towards the castle, hoping there would be no heads peering over the cliff towards them; for all of their misfortune thus far, they were doing quite well in that regard tonight. A few minutes passed at a snail's pace, until the duo arrived at a fork in the road; one path leading to their left, the way they had come during the day, and a path leading mostly straight ahead and funneling into a narrow pass.
Ellie ducked low and felt the ground before her, taking a few cautious steps ahead. The ground was mostly smooth, but had been disturbed somewhat recently - at least since the last rainfall. She waved Shad over and huddled close to the walls of the pass; a choke point wasn't ideal, but they needed to continue upward.
"What's your plan? Someone's gone up this way, but I don't like it."
"Good news, Maisie confirmed there is another entrance. We just need to find it."
"Excellent!" Ellie replied, chasing after Shad with a jump in her step. She toned it down as the two exited the town's limits and started up the mountain trail. Light was especially scarce on this side of the mountain, the moon hovering behind the silhouette of the castle in the distance, but she could tell that they were clearly on the path most traveled.
"We should try to get above the castle, gather our bearings from there."
She didn't wait for Shad's response before she took off ahead of him - she glanced frequently towards the castle, hoping there would be no heads peering over the cliff towards them; for all of their misfortune thus far, they were doing quite well in that regard tonight. A few minutes passed at a snail's pace, until the duo arrived at a fork in the road; one path leading to their left, the way they had come during the day, and a path leading mostly straight ahead and funneling into a narrow pass.
Ellie ducked low and felt the ground before her, taking a few cautious steps ahead. The ground was mostly smooth, but had been disturbed somewhat recently - at least since the last rainfall. She waved Shad over and huddled close to the walls of the pass; a choke point wasn't ideal, but they needed to continue upward.
"What's your plan? Someone's gone up this way, but I don't like it."
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