Rentok: You both get into position and as you see Maddie ready you creep closer to the cave. As you need the cave you hear a dripping sound within. You get to the edge and slowly peak into the cave. You do not se anything in the cave. As you enter the cave Maddie comes closer to be able to cover you in case you need it. You do not see anything in the cave and it stretches back over 50 meters. About 40 meters back is a small pool that has formed from water dripping from above. The water then runs to the back and into a small crack. You call out to maddie to enter and soon she is inside with you. The cave looks to be a good place to spend the night.
Faerra sits by the wall at the mouth of the cave. She looks out and yawns.
"This cave will do nicely, but be careful around that pool. There's no way to know if the water is safe to drink, or how filthy it is. A cave like this, I would expect some sort of animals, or at least animal waste, to be here. There has to be a reason none of the wildlife is here. I think we should start sleeping in shifts from now on. It wouldn't be good to have something sneak up on us in the night. I'll take first watch."
Maddie agrees and feels that the two of you may want to start traveling more by night to better avoid those that may want to be holed up in the night. Dealing with the night creatures and the fact the two of you see better at night than most you should be better off.
Faerra nods her assent. "We'll spend the day in this cave, resting. Tomorrow night we will begin moving again."
OOC: My computer has been re-formatted. I lost Faerra's character info. If you have a copy of it, could you post it so I can re-save it?
Rentok: You original character stats are still in the create character thread and any updates to your character are still in this thread. You can get all your info back. For both of your characters.
Maddie will take first watch and let you sleep as the night progresses. You are woken by her in the mid of night as she tells you it is your watch.
Rockman18: Still waiting to hear from you on your next move.
Faerra sits with her back to the cave wall, by the entrance, as Maddie sleeps. She keeps an eye on the road, but remains wary of the pool of water deeper in the cave.She rests her greataxe across her knees and rests her hands upon its handle.
As the day wanes the pool in the cave starts to shimmer. Faerra sees a figure rise out of the water covered in the clear water of the pool. The figure slowly takes shape as a orc woman. The figure stands upon the center of the pool and looks to you. She speaks in a soft voice that carries itself to you easily. She tells you that your companion will not awaken while she is here. It is you who she has come for.
What do you do now?
Faerra stands up and places herself between the apparition and Maddie, axe drawn. She holds herself back, tense, ready to pounce, and speaks in low, raspy, anger-filled tones.
"Stay right where you are, if you want to live. You want to talk, talk. And it better be good, or my friend here'll be having your lungs for breakfast."