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Themorningsunshinedbrightoverheadintheclearbluesky,itsrayscascadingdownontothe dewcoveredfieldandrollinghillsbelow.Itwould'vebeenafinemorningifbelowtheazureskyif ourprotagonistsweren'tbusyscramblingfortheirlivesfromamobofangryhumans,each equippedwithanarrayofsharpobjectsandanalmostpsychoticneedtorearrangetheirinternal organs.ThefourofthemmadeaprettydysfunctionalteamGideonGravesahumanTemplar turnedfreelancemercenary,RosencrantzthedarkelfdruidwithhiscompanionTibblesthetiger, Guildensternthedwarvenfighter,andZairathecatkinhuntress. "Whatdidyoudo?"GideonshoutedtoGuildensternasheglanced overhisshoulderattheimpendingdoomthatwasfastapproachingintheformofahundred squabblinglunatics,"Becausewhateveritwasyoureallypissedthemoff!"Helaughed nervouslyasheduckedhisheadbarelydodgingathrownrock.Guildenstern,whowasbeing urgedforwardbyZairaandRosecrantz,simplysworeandgrumbledastheykeptrunning."To putitlightlyhewokeuponthewrongsideofthequeen!"Zairasnappedinresponsebefore pointingtotheedgeoftheclearingwheretheplainsmetwiththeforestsedge,"We'lllosethem intheforest,keepmoving!".

Pouringonthelastbitofspeedtheycouldmustertheadventurersraced intothewelcomingarmsoftheforestmomentarilylosingtheirpursuersastheyfleddeeperinto theforest,takingrefugebeneathanoldsprucetree"They'llbeonusagaininaheartbeat,and withtheirnumberswedon'tstandachance."RosencrantzsaidshovingGuildensternontothe ground,"Whatwereyouthinking?!"Heshoutedashepacedfrantically,tryingtocomeupwitha plan."I'mthinkingthatifyoulayyourhandsonmeagainI'llknitasweateroutofyourintestines andthenstrangleyouwithit!"Guildensternhoppedtohisfeetandpushedtheelfbackcausing Tibblestogrowlandadvanceindefenseofhismaster."Don'tyoustartwithmeyoufleabitten sackoffur!"Hekickedatthetigerdrawinghissword,"I'llmakeanewcoatandastewoutofya!" "Enough!"Zairaspokeuplookingbacktowardstheclearing,the soundsoftheirfootstepsandbattlecriesechoingthroughoutthetrees,"They'llbehereany secondandweneedaplan."ShecursedunderherbreathandlookedtoGideonwhowas busilyscrapinginthedirtwithhisfinger,"Anyideasofearlessleader?"Shemovedclosertohim. "Fortunatelyhundreds,"hestoodandwipedhishandonhissleeve,"Oneswe'llsurvive however...maybeone?"Helookedaroundandbegantomoveashetalked,"weneedawayto slowthemdown,justlongenoughtoescape..."hepushedagainstthetrunkofatreebefore steppingbackandstrikingitwithhissword,theshimmeringbladecurvinginahigharcbefore bitingintothebarkjustabovethegnarledroots"We'llhavetoimprovise...howmanyoilflasksdo wehave?"

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