And so, giving only a few instructions, and leaving the majority of what Rodrickson had already prepared of their camp in order to increase their haste, Giles pushes Edenburg off on his own. The man rides swiftly off to the west, intending on arcing back around to find the two others as they approach the youths, giving them a last resort if their efforts are met with hostility. Giles takes Rodrickson, and the two ride off at a gate towards the southwest, hoping to pin the young men between themselves and the river... or at least blocking their way back to wherever they were going.
With a healthy kick to
Cutlass's flanks to keep the speed at a good clip, Giles arcs his horse back around towards the southeast, scanning the surrounding hills for the three forms. However, as he crests one large hill he first sees the village the three are going to. Perched on a wide swath of high ground adjacent to the small river, there seem to be several large buildings towards the center and a dozen or more smaller buildings pushed towards the sides of the encampment, with a short wall of stacked stones surrounding the whole.
Feverish to find his quarry before they make it to the city, Giles gives another kick to his horse, turning due east now. Giles sees them it seems right just after
they had seen
him, for he can just make out one of the boys pointing at him with an outstretched arm. Behind him, Rodrickson crests the hill at his flank.
OOC: Ok, you are about 50 yards to the southwest of where the young men are now standing, the city is about another 10 times that farther south. Both of you have seen each other at this point. Please let me know how you plan on approaching these guys. As a note, since Rodrickson had already started unpacking some of the gear, I opted to have you set out immediately, rather than putting everything back away and wasting what little time you might have to catch up with them after your conversation. You haven't seen Edenburg since he set out.
Village