by Matt » Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:35 pm
As the rest of the warband follows Igon, setting off west of Hoeg and across the stubbled fields, the rain continues to drizzle down, not heavily, but just enough to be noticeable. Due to the cloud cover, the sun is not visible, but Ulauf and Erdrick are confident that they can keep the party on course. Soon, they leave the fields and pastures of Hoeg entirely, and proceed into the open country. Though unsettled and uncultivated, this area of the Akag is mostly open with sparse clumps of trees, and the occasional small wooded area. Though visibility is somewhat reduced due to the rain, the group can see that no one is about for some distance.
“Tandir should be about 4 or 5 miles away,” says Erdrick. “We’ll run into the main road if we miss it.”
After about an hour’s travel, Ulauf holds up his hand and stops a few dozen yards from a small copse of trees. “I think there’s someone sitting against one of those trees. Might be asleep … or dead.”