The hunter was not fond of the open and moving through it, the none too distant treeline was his goal after all. They needed to move the precession along beside the thicket where then their silhouettes in the darkness, from an insider looking out, would melt away into the indistinct shadows, effectively vanishing. Even [i]if[/i] the enemy had noticed this approach, they'd either have to come looking or wait out the inevitable advance. Perhaps the faint haze of smoke and what surely was distracting embers within the city could only hopefully add to the effect, but there was no way of knowing. Brannor was not displeased with what approach they did have at least, only a short venture through what seemed like the river's depression, then back into the welcoming wood.

More south he watched than anything else, looking into the dark where small dwellings laid none too far beyond. The most likely avenue the raiders would approach from at this moment, enough to keep an arrow knocked upon the string and his bow at rest in his arms. If they were to be so attacked, his first instinct was to step into the wood and fight from tree to tree until the gap was closed. If they were to do the attacking, he prayed they could surprise their enemy. The bow wasn't his preferred weapon, more a tool to him that a thing to live and die by, but just as it did well to hunt unaware prey it did well to fell unaware foes.

Drinking the night air in a breath, here he could smell again and listen in to the most subtle of details; no more dust, decay or debris to foul the air. Only smoke tainted an otherwise calm night's atmosphere, just as ominous as it should be...

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Brannor rolls a [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/1917]9[/url] for a Stealth check, [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/1920]19[/url] if their path is granting advantage by cover and concealment.
Brannor rolls a [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/1918]10[/url] for a Perception check, [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/1921]13[/url] for advantage if the enemy would be discovered easier by sound or scent.
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