Shadows in the Dark (Job/FOT)

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The group of four clergymen were currently huddled together in the dark resting before they continued with their current mission. They were snacking on some fruit that Dawn was clever enough to bring just for this type of situation. It was cold that night since they were in a desert, but they could not light a fire since it would bring attention to the group and that was the last thing that they wanted right now. They were currently in the middle of following a series of tracks that had appeared while they slept at many different areas which made them curious about who made these footprints. This had led them to a campsite that seemed to have a sinister feel of some kind hanging over it. Once they were done eating, they had planned to go investigate the camp site and fight if the needed too.

Gilles and Husk would go towards the camp first since they were the vanguard, while Dawn was next as support and defense with his wide range spells, and DuskII who was still learning how to fight from the other cardinals. They would come to see that the camped consisted of a fire pit with wood that they must have brought themselves, and about 3 tents made out of hide, probable camel or fox. The site appeared to be empty even though they left their tents here. This ruled out them being the bandits they have met recently or some kind of Bedouin tribe since they wouldn’t leave anything behind. Gilles would go up to inspect the fire and see that the embers were still warm and glowing.\, this meant that they must have left sometime with in the past couple of hours, most likely while the order was tracking the footprints. While she checked the fire pit Dawn and DuskII would go and check the tents. They would find them empty but could find impressions in the sands where bags and bodies had once been resting.

Gilles would sigh as this was turning out to be a big disappointment when Husk shouts out about something, “There, a figure in the distance is fleeing on foot!” Gilles would turn and sure enough she would catch the glimpse of a silhouette running deep into the darkness. The group would begin to chase after the figure, with the more physically inclined members, Husk and Gilles, quite a bit in the lead. The shadow was quick and agile in this sand while the order was still now use to this terrain that had too much give in the surface and constantly shifted. They were beginning to lose ground between themselves and the shadow. Gilles would scowl and feed magoi into Keb which was still following her. She would get on it with Husk as they would rush forward, gaining on the figure now. The great thing about Keb was that the giant goose statue hovered when it was in a riding mode. They would keep following the figure to find a building that was out in the middle of the desert. Once again they would rest before going any further, this time to wait for the others as they followed their tracks.
WC 530/500
Magoi170/180

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