As they are trotting up the hill, Albrecht quickly catches Krama and stops her from running headlong into the ropes. Krama rears up and roars as she slashes at the ropes, about the same time that Krusten is cutting them. Frustrated that they couldn't catch the waylayers, Albrecht calms Krama and then wheels around to head back to the wagon. He finds the driver and offers to heal him, using a charge of his healing belt. He also asks after Bastion and Deanna, who were hit in the attack. If they want healing, he'll use the last two charges (As single charges, 1/each) of his healing belt.
Out of Character: If Bastion or Deanna want healing, then they can roll their own checks. It is 2d8 healing per charge, and they would get one charge.
Ildrahil heads back to his comrades, "Well, it appears we have lost all element of surprise. I've no military training. What shall we now?"
Out of Character: Ildrahil will look to make sure there aren't any stragglers or another attack waiting on them.
Edited: Abnninja on 11th Apr, 2017 - 4:03pm
When Krusten sees her precious birdie on the ground she is racked with grief and begins to shed a couple of tears. She dismounts, goes over to her birdie and picks her up gently. She looks around and curses loudly hoping the culprits can [hear] the obscene gore that she spells out to them about their future death. She takes her tools and begins digging a small hole. When the others catch up she says, "I want to drink their blood!"
Avan says, "They were prepared! They either set this trap after our last visit or they heard we were coming from someone in town. The only people we talked to were wizards!" He looks at Deanna, trying to get a read of her face as he says that.
Meanwhile Fluffles know he can't catch up to the horses and his master didn't instruct him to attack. He slinks back into the tall grasses to locate the bird.
Out of Character: Unfortunately the search skill goes off Intelligence, so I'm hoping survival will be a good substitute.
I'm not one who knows big cat instincts, but assuming the first ballista bolt misses, Fluffles would probably run away in a random direction to cover.
For anyone that missed it, my posting will become more erratic - see my intro.
Edited: iCon on 12th Apr, 2017 - 1:42pm
Out of Character: We discussed some in the party thread and I think the consensus is to turn around at the top of the hill and go back to one of the ruined camps on the previous hills.
In Character: Albrecht looks at the road and at their motley band. He then makes a suggestion that turning the wagon around here would likely be more trouble than it is worth. Hearing Bastion and Ildrahil agree, Albrecht proposes that they just finish getting to the open space before the fortress and turn around. He suggest they make themselves look thoroughly defeated, so that the fort doesn't try to attack or perceive their actions as a threat. Albrecht also mentions one of the camps they passed on a previous hill as a good place to make camp for the night. Having said his piece, he gets the driver ready and resumes his marching spot to the left of the driver riding on Krama's back.
Out of Character: No one else mentioned needing help, besides the driver, so I am assuming that Albrecht only used one charge of his healing belt. Did Deanna need healing, KN?
Deanna did not need healing she is ok for now. When Avan makes an accusation about the wizards in town he gets no reaction from her. If asked she can tell you that she does not know who or what is in the stronghold. In fact when you get to the top of the hill it will be the first time she has seen it.