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Oscar's smile widens as Katya chose to play along. [color=orange]"Ah, truly Katya. You really are the bravest, best, and strongest priestess there is in all of the land."[/color] Soon enough, the party manages to fill the cart with the expected amount Reynauld gave earlier. The ranger was about to congratulate the mage but saw the rather...ok...knot done by said magic user. Oscar waited and once the mage was not looking, he undid the knots done by the mage and tied them into a more...appropriate trucker's hitch knot. Tying the rope on the anchors of the cart, making sure that the mage not notice the little modification while doing so.

Once Ettamri returned with the horses they were off into the white abyss.

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The snow covered wilderness outside of the city walls was rather nice to look at, but it didn't hold a candle to the Ranger's Reserve. It maybe a little bias on the ranger's end, but the fact that there were no monsters hiding in the treeline was a great incentive. They had reached the snowfield when Oscar noticed something off in the group. Not once did he see anyone bring out a map to look at or a map at all. A realization struck him as harsh and unforgiving as a hammer strike to the face. Nobody had bothered to get a map. Shaking his head slightly while walking beside the right flank of cart. Truly this was a common mistake for beginners, an embarrassing mistake to those more experienced. [color=orange]"Foolish, foolish, foolish..."[/color] Oscar muttered into the wind. He may be an expert in traversing and navigating the wilderness and all kinds of terrain, but he had never gone past the forest, plains, nor the swamp. Anything past here is a new experience to him. But at least their leader seemed to know where this fort was judging from how she looks at her compass.

While a little bit chilly, he didn't seem to be phased by this cold as much as his companions were. Admittedly, his body had grown accustomed to the cold due to him living in a near perpetual state of camping. He was forced to adapt to the cold or risk dying in his sleep. While most normal people would need heavy winter clothing just to stop shivering. His three layers of cloak, pieces of leather armor, and warm underclothing was enough to ward off the cold and the frostbite. Though the cold brought upon the lack of sunlight was a completely different level of coldness. He dared not think what would happen to them if they failed to find shelter by the time the sun had left their company. Even more so for Katya. She may have been a soldier like any one of them, but the fact that she was still a child. Children were supposed to be in safe and in school experiencing things normal children should. Not as soldiers, not in the unforgiving wilderness, and most especially not fighting against monsters that would kill them in a heartbeat without mercy nor hesitation 

Things were fucked here...and he couldn't do anything about it.

The sounds of rushing water broke his line of thought as they approached a large river that had not frozen under the negative something degree cold of winter. They stopped and observed the river. He approached the riverbank to inspect the 30 meter wide body of water. There was no crossing it without a sufficiently long bridge, nor fording it as the depths of the body of water was completely unknown to them. The tall woman told them to scout up river for a possible way across. Readjusting the had on his head, he spoke up. [color=orange]"Scouting? Ah, my other forte. Come along, Muu, we're burning daylight."[/color] He turns to look for the blade dancer, only to find her talking to the small priestess sitting on the back of the cart, smiling at her while doing so. Approaching the duo, he makes his presence known to them. [color=orange]"You really should smile more, it fits you."[/color] He comments to Muu while waving to the small priestess. [color=orange]"Hey, there Katya. How are you doing?"[/color]

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[*]Bow +1
[*]Quiver (20 Broad Head Arrows)
[*]Arrow Bundle (10 Bodkin Arrows)
[*]Trusty Machete
[*]Hunting Attire and Cloak
[*]Wide Brimmed Hat
[*]Durable Backpack[list][*] Sleeping Roll x1
	[*] Mess Kit x1
	[*] Tinderbox x1
	[*] Water Skin x1
	[*] Dried Rations x10
	[*] Coil of Rope (60ft) x1
	[*] Small Hooded Lantern x1
	[*] Spool of Fishing Line (150ft) x1
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[*]Coin Pouch (3 sp, 3 cp)
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