[@BytheSpleen][@Shikaru]

The two shadowy creatures left a bloody trail behind them as they wobbled onward across the fields of grass. The green turned to crimson that slowly turned darker and darker as the blood of the cougar dried in the sun. It was a long way for the two of that size.

Transparent, ink-like and thin tentacles of smoke surrounded the carcass of the dead cougar briefly before they dug hungry into the limbs and extensions of the beast. After they disappeared, without a sound, without a breath, the body of the cougar tried getting up on it's legs. Without it's other rear leg it fell accompanied by a disgusting sound of flesh. Slowly it got up again but it remained sitting. It was a gruesome sight. It's jawless head was hanging from the left shoulder. All that still kept it in place was the meat that had not been cut by Steven's halberd.

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[@Lord Santa][@Baklava]

Clearly disappointed, exhausted and given up, Säätur just remained sitting on the ground at [color=coral]Steven[/color]'s feet. He didn't say a word and kept his eyes at his feet.

[color=gold]"Lion..? There ain't no lions here boy. But there is a pack of mountain cougars near the Rocky Gate."[/color] The old man looked at Steven with his searching old eys. [color=gold]"They never come down from the mountains..."[/color] With that he became pondersome and silent again. [color=gold]"It must've been a hungry stray then,"[/color] he mumbled under his breath.

[color=khaki]Abel[/color]'s demand for doctor's location took him back to the urgency of the moment. [color=gold]"Doctor? Remember where I told the Inn was? Just go diagonally across the square to the opposite corner. It is the brown two floor house with a red circle on the door, on the long side of the square."[/color] The old man made a throwing gesture with his hand to emphasize the "on the other side" part.

The old man jumped off the wagon with a cup of water and went to [color=coral]Steven[/color] and Säätur. He gave the cup to [color=coral]Steven[/color]. Then looking at [color=khaki]Abel[/color] he said [color=gold]"if you hurry, you can borrow my horse. It will be faster than running. The doctor is not as strong and fast as your friend here."[/color]