[b]Stannis Krolikov, Juno Aulia, Edwin Gordon, Linnea Falk
Unknown Forest, travelling to the village by dirt road.[/b]

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[b]"Alright."[/b] She began, [b]"I'm sure most of you have your own questions to ask, I know I do, but for now, we need to get to the village. We don't know what's in this forest that might have a hankering for us, and I sure as hell do not want to find out. That clay tiger can be replaced, but if you die, you die, so we best move. Now, before it gets dark."[/b]
Juno began to travel towards the village. Stas looked up at the sky and noted the current position of the sun, making an estimate of how much sunlight they had left. The night didn't bother him, nor did the possible predators. He recalled him night training, and they were travelling by road. Animals usually avoided roads, Stas thought. He might be wrong though. What did bother him was who else would be travelling under the cover of darkness, he carried out many military operations during the night, and heard that many FOBs had been attacked during the night. The night was a friend to attackers and a foe to defenders. He looked at the floating child and at Edwin the Artist, he would definitely be on the defensive if their group was under attack.

The floating girl opted to gain altitude to act as the navigator. As the group took their first steps, Stas took up the rearguard. They hadn't gone far however, when their navigator flew right back down and reported that three men were running right towards them. He cursed under his breath and Edwin spoke up, [b]"Officer Hightower, Colonel Klink and Wendy Darling, I think we should really pick up the pace. I smell burning and it doesn't exactly look like it's getting any darker."[/b] He picked up the pace and walked closer to Juno.
Stas jogged right by his side, [b]"Just call me Stas."[/b] Ignoring the nickname that Edwin had given him, [b]"If those guys turn out to be hostiles, I want you to dive into the bush and hide while Juno and I are keeping them busy. Don't run, they'll spot you and run you down. Just keep your head down and be well hidden."[/b] He instructed, [b]"If I go down I'll try and go down near you, so you can pick up the spear."[/b] He pointed at Linnea, who was hovering above them, [b]"You too. First sign of trouble I want you to bail out, keep an eye on Edwin so you two can link up after the battle if Juno and I are down."[/b]

He jogged up next to Juno. [b]"I've told the flyer to bail and Edwin to hide if the three guys approaching turn out to be hostile."[/b] He sniffed and confirmed what Edwin had said, [b]"And something is on fire. What's the play ma'am?"[/b]