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>>/4968/ Ashley asks about the deserted stop, the safety, and how she manages out here alone. "I've been out here for a long time, trust me, there've been times when I saw no one for days, so this isn't unusual especially for a Sunday. How do I survive? By the grace of gods I suppose. I haven't seen a bandit, though some of these drivers might as well be, I've been roughed up, though those type often meet unseemly ends. One of those type was just killed the other day I hear. I believe in karma, and a little curse here and there never hurts," ''she winks, then she softens. "So tell me about you? What's someone so young, looking like you do, doing out here in the wilds?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "Shouldn't you be in school or married off to some prince or who knows what, I understand the Tabaxi, they'd sooner stab a prince than marry one, and the Aasimar, who can understand that type, but you, human, cute as a button, how did you escape the noble gaze? Concubine, slave, wife, whatever." Ashley is wary of this line of questioning, "not interested. Like at all." "They all say that at one point or another, even I was propositioned more than once in Neverwinter and Baldur's Gate when I was younger. It took some careful words and deeds to escape it." "I was kind of busy like I don't know, I don't remember any of that, but hey, I should get back." "You all are going to cram into that cold tent? There's plenty of room in here and I keep it warm with that handy cantrip, I placed this tent on a large stone slab, all I have to do is send the spell downward and it's warm for hours, or cold, it's the best spell I know. Seems like a waste not to share it." Ashley is really skeeved out now. "I'm not selling you anything, I'm not trying to get you in a compromising position, I just wouldn't mind some company is all." Ashley gets a small pang of humanity and gets an idea. With a flash of violet energy and a loud pop another Lynx pops into the material plane. "Hanna, this is Helga, she's warm and soft and cuddly, I have another one to snuggle named Helena. If you want you can borrow Helga and you're right, it's kind of crowded in the tent and I don't think I'll get much sleep anyway, so I'll probably go sleep in the cart with Helena." Hanna's eyes widen as the beautiful cat bats her with a slap of her tail, "Oh gods, she's gorgeous! Oh how I wish I could do that... oh! Thank you Ashley! I love her. So she can stay with me tonight?" "Mhm, she will because we're tied mentally, so because you're so nice, consider her your friend for the night," Ashley says softly, "So I gotta go do watch for a while, I don't think we should be relying on the grace of gods." They say their goodbyes and Hanna cuddles sweetly with Helga as Ashley leaves. Ashley then reports back everything that's transpired. "So I'll be in the cart, Helena and I will watch out tonight, she can sleep on our trip tomorrow." By the way, I believe I mentioned but Ashley's spawns no longer despawn when she's unconscious. They will instead guard her with their lives if she sleeps or is downed. [Possible interaction #1] Ashley crawls into the cart with a blanket and sits with Helena warmed and comforted thinking about all the memories she doesn't have and what they might be. ... > Yulya takes the wooden box and tries to decipher the note. [Intelligence check 1d20-1=14 Wisdom Check 1d20+5=17] After a closer look it's looks like crudely scribbled Dwarvish. There's no chance of deciphering it now but Gundren would likely know it. [Possible interaction #2] After a good meal everyone piles into the tent except Ashley and Helena of course. [20:00]