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You will have an hour to collect yourselves before the chance of additional encounters or visitors.

Though minutes pass, Ashley Panther does not immediately return. 

The gentle wind blows as the sound of steel wheels and hooves pounding the gravel road fades into the distance, their cart is long gone along with two enraged Rothés.

Mrs. Bigglesworth smells out the blood of the two men and kicks at the gravel, covering the spilled crimson fluids with fresh gravel, looks up at everyone with a sense of recognition, then runs off toward her equal and the arms of the waiting children who are overjoyed to see another beautifully strange and cuddly friend.

Velma and Zelda buzz around momentarily, floating in the sea breeze, and land gently on the cart.

One of the children glances over, "Where did they go? Hey everyone, they're gone!" The other children slowly come to the realization that they're not only free from the cart, the cart is long gone and so are their two capturers.

Congratulations! You have done not only done what could easily be considered a generous act by saving these children, but most certainly a heroic act and the gods have noticed. There is less evil in the world due to your actions. The party has gained 1600 XP! The gamble has paid off and you have additionally received 1000 AP for your heroic, generous, and barbaric act of banditry against two evil, though likely legally innocent, men.

You all have enough XP and AP to level up! But you will need to find a means to speak with the gods to do it, such as THE ORB at the guild.

Now there are several things that you must consider here in the aftermath of this unbelievable feat:
1. You should consider your next moves, as someone will undoubtedly come by soon, whether a currier or a trader, the High Road is a busy road though other than the blood on Cat's claws and Alice's spear and the deep ruts in the gravel from the accident, there's not much to much to worry about in terms of legal evidence. You should have a story ready anyway as there is one last piece of evidence to worry about, well, other than the pile of blood spattered armor, clothes and gear Ashley Panther so graciously left for you.
2. There are a dozen hungry, exhausted and traumatized children temporarily enjoying the company of two adorable android kittens. They will require food, sleep and healing as well as final disposition as they are still chained to each other 10 girls between the ages of 7 and 11, and 2 boys around 9 years old.
3. Don't you have an active and time sensitive Quest to complete and possible two missing men on horseback? Though the quest has a time sensitive bonus, there was no time limit, so you do not have to necessarily go directly to Phandalin as you've picked up other obligations. Though two men who entrusted you with their shipment, cart and horses may wonder what happened to you as time passes, they will likely understand the reasons, whatever they are. The horses have approximately 160lbs of feed on the cart and they would otherwise require 40lbs of feed per day, they eat at the end of the day. (5cp for 10 lbs. of feed where available).

The loot list will come soon, but for now it would be wise to discuss your options from here.

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