Road Reconnaissance – Day 5a - Possible Innocents

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**Road Reconnaissance – Day 5 (cont)**

With evening coming on, the scouting group set out to investigate the 3 humanoids. Caradoc leads off, closely followed by Joshua – both moving stealthily. Followed, after a suitable inverval but Bazin, Twoo and Hamish, all trying but failing abjectly to move stealthily.

The group swings around where the humanoids are, so as to come in downwind and Caradoc approaches more closely.

What is found are three humans, a female human adult, teenage boy and younger girl. Getting closer Caradoc notes that all three have multiple puncture wounds. The adult is barely alive, the boy is conscious but only just and seems to be crooning softly, the younger girl actually appears to be dead.

With the sky darkening as evening falls, Kherak returns to Quercius, as predicted – a light drizzle also begins to fall.

After a quick check of the area by Kirsten, there are no strange scents, similarly Caradoc can find no signs of any other creatures in the area and so calls over Bazin and the others for some first aid to be administered.

When Bazin first blunders into the clearing, the boy starts and attempts to scramble away – but in so doing fades into unconsciousness. A quick healing spell on both the woman and the boy gets them stable, but for the moment neither come to their senses. In the dim light a couple of the party believe that they recognise the woman – but for the present cannot remember where from.

There is then a quick discussion as to what to do next, in the end it is decided to return to the campsite with the two unconscious humans. With all of the recon party helping, you are able to dig out a shallow grave for the girl and bury her. As many stones and bushes as can be easily found are then piled on top to deter scavengers – although nobody believes it will work for long.

Then, there is the tedious trudge back to camp, carrying the woman and the boy. Thankfully, about half way back, the woman regains some consciousness and can simply be supported as opposed to needing carried.

It is dark by the time the party is back together again and iIt is whilst Wun is applying first aid to the boy that the realisation comes that at least some of the party had seen the woman, and probably the boy as well back in Braerk, although nobody can remember seeing them in the later days there. The wounds suffered by both are smallish puncture wounds, as might be delivered by a crude bow or dart. Examining the wounds closely Bazin and Wun are both convinced that the wounds are at least a couple of days old, and are also infected. The woman is partially conscious, but not talking at all – generally unresponsive to anything other than obviously noting the presence of the boy. The woman does at least take some broth, both her and the body are obviously slightly malnourished.

The night is spent with an extra vigilant watch, both for exterior threats and also keeping an eye on the woman and boy.

In the morning, the woman – still uncommunicative – takes some more food but other than that does nothing. The boy is now running a high fever and is slipping into even deeper unconsciousness.

…..NEXT!

(Clock starts ticking on Monday)

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