#rescuemiriam

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The sprite evades Zara's grasp by inches and waves away And they enter into the trod and feel the dreaming grow to engulf them the rath behind now. Still few changes to their fae natures, they have abandoned the Autumn world still.

THey still feel 'their regular selves' but it is nice to have the weight of banality lessened. The music at the opening dims quieter as they move on, but doesn't fully vanish.

August pauses, and takes a deep breath. Something about him relaxes somehow, opens.... He shifts his backpack load on his shoulders, and touches the hilt of his golden sword. Then, he steps out, leading the way, seeking the place where the laughter lingers.

"Who told thee of this path, August?"

The trod leads a winding path, the terrain around it very much like the Firnost Garden at first, but quickly becoming hillier, gentle hills mostly, with gradual inclines and then dips down again. Flowers the size of church bells can be seen in a field in the distance. Alas too far away to leave the path to pick safetly, even if one could carry such cumbersome blossoms

August sees them, but they are not part of his mission so he moves on.

"Summery." She murmurs. 1122 rides on her shoulder, like a captain standing upon the prow.

"August, Zee gal wants to know who spilled the intell of the supply line logistics?" The pooka's ears twitch, having caught the whisper

"Shes' got good ears." Earl admits.

"Ah. Sorry. What?"

"Spaniel, nu? I wonder who her damsel is..."

"Helena was a spaniel, unrequited. Demetrius saw her not."

Magnus says to August "Zara wants to know who told you about this trod."

He glances around to Zara, grey eyes warm and intelligent. "Rover Olgar."

"Ah!"

They group continues to move , the silver under their feet has a cobblestone kind of feel to it in parts, but nothing broken or cracked. Magnus, hearing the answer, says "A rover? That's good. They usually know their stuff."

"Rover Olgar knows what he is about." Sure.

They move on, when suddenly Tiffany almost tackles August to keep him from going forward.

She certainly pulls him from taking one more step, ready to yank hard if need be.

August seizes up, staggers back, even lands on his (perfect) butt with a 'thump'. "Hey!"

OOC: others may make a perception Plus Alertness, Dif 8 (Not counting kith stuff), two sux or more needed

OOC sorry , people other than August who's on his butt?

OOC: August can roll too. 🙂

OOC 3 sux?

OOC: You got 3 8s or better Nice.

OOC well, I screwed the roll up once. You pick.

Zara rolls 6 dice to per/alert 10,3,5,9,10, 8 [4 successes]

OOC: We'll say you both notice 🙂 Zara SURELy does. BIC: the cobble stone lay out is lovely, but now that they look, it would appear not all the 'stones' are actually part of the trod. some have been slapped on top, recently, and August almost stepped on one. Tiffany says "It's like Isthtar at the Oscars"

"It's... what? Where?"

"Your size nine was about to be turned into a size zero. Booom"

Magnus raises a brow, "Chimerical land mines?" //The pooka taps her nose.

"I... " He looks. "I almost stepped on something bad." With a keen grasp of the situation.

Earl whistles low, then frowns, "Trods are supposed to be safe. that means a kithain may have laced these."

August frowns. "That's not ok."

Zara frowns, and crouches by one of the "fake" stones... kenning it, examining it - not touching, not yet

"Zara, careful." Concerned.

If this were nocker work, it would be conisdered good. it's not MAGICED by chicanery, but it is made to look much like the stones. Tiffany frowns, "Uhm, you know i used to be part of the USO tour, but in our spare time we dismantled bombs. Want to let me take a crack at it?"

And yes, it is chimerical, fully.

"Do we wish to dismantle, or simply step carefully and bypass?"

"Looks like more than one, not sure which would be quicker. " Magnus says.//The pooka smiles "Let me add them to my collection. Everyone back up to Idaho." A motion to get back.

"Iowa, actually" Earl says, but will try to guide Zara back

"I think Rover Olgar would prefer the path clear, and since we... I ... owe him this path, then.... can we clear it?" And he backs away with the others.

Tiffany gauges, then says "Those of you how have delicate redcap like hearing may want to cover your ears" And indeed, she is putting on some muffs for herself.

August glances at Zara, then Magnus, and covers his ears. "Earl, need help?"

Earl shakes his head, ready to help shield zara from the sound as much as any blast.

August nods, and looks to see Magnus is ok.

Magnus is fine.

August hunkers down, watching, as protected as he can get.

Earl covers Zara's ears if she doesn't.