[center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjcyLjAwMDAwMC5UM05qWVhJLC4w/canterbury.regular.png[/img][/center] [hr] [@GreenGoat] The ranger let the taller soldier continue to berate and scold him. Quietly nodding and the occasional 'mhm'. [color=orange]"Finished? Ok."[/color] The ranger then spoke his piece. [color=orange]"For one."[/color] He raises his finger and points to the very severe snowfall. [color=orange]"Snow, especially this with this kind of weather, can, in a matter of minutes, easily render a well defined and well used trail to be covered to the point that even beasts can't follow. What more the tracks of two [i]very[/i] light individuals. In a span of [b]hours[/b]. Hence, near impossible to track."[/color] He raises a second finger. [color=orange]"Two."[/color] He points to the fire. [color=orange]"Last I remember at the riverbank, there was a fire being made and there was evidence that there was a fire there. So, I believe the ones waiting for us both could have waited a liiiiittle bit longer and we could have made it...or at least see you in the distance. I mean, whats an extra twenty minutes sitting around a campfire? You get to be warm. You rest your feet."[/color] Oscar shrugs. [color=orange]"But I suppose being in the main group along with [b]all[/b] the supplies, including our own mind you, was [i]infinitely[/i] more difficult as compared to having nothing but the clothes on your back and walking alone in the frigid wilderness where making the smallest mistakes would have costed your life."[/color] He raises a third finger. [color=orange]"Third. Even if, by some blasphemous miracle, the mud goblins manage to track us down in this kind of snow and conditions, may it be for food or loot, they primarily look for the easiest prey."[/color] He a wide sweeping gesture with his arm to all the persons present. [color=orange]"We are definitely not easy prey. Even more reinforced by the fact that they fled when it was only Muu and I fighting against all nine of them. I'm not being cocky, I'm only stating a fact."[/color] The ranger then raises a fourth finger. [color=orange]"Fourth. I'm not blaming anybody. I take full responsibility for that attack. I just said it hurt being left behind like that. It really [b]was[/b] the first time someone abandoned me, so forgive me for being a little bitter about it...and I will not lie how hard it was to get here."[/color] No wonder Muu hated the larger woman. The ranger lets out a long and tired sigh after his little rant, running his significantly less numb hand down his face. He would have argued some more, but it was a waste of calories and energy. His body was too exhausted and too cold to be upset. So he lets go of the topic. He dons his gloves and boots once again as he stands and approaches the side of the cart that held his bag and procured a bag of dried fruit. Before doing anything else, he takes one out and buries it in the snow as an offering to Kur-Innus as per usual of any ranger before having a meal. He then walks back to his seat beside Katya and begins to eat his meal for the day. Offering the bag of dried strawberries to everyone in the party, even to Ettamri. [hider=Inventory] [list] [*]Bow +1 [*]Quiver (20 Broad Head Arrows) [*]Arrow Bundle (9 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 [/list] [*]Coin Pouch (3 sp, 3 cp) [*]Dagger x 1 [*]Goblin Ears x 3 [/list] [/hider]