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Like everyone else she was glad to [I]see[/I] the temple, but the lack of any sign of the party they’d been hired to locate had her drawing her blade before Alm gave the word. Catching the iron tang of blood on the air, Iroryn half-expected an attack as soon as the Irregulars got close. None came, but that didn’t mean there was no danger.

When Alm gave the word to move in, she positioned herself out front trusting her ears more than her eyes to warn her of an impending threat; nothing came of it, but it was clear the noble’s party wasn’t so lucky. The ‘unique’ aroma of blood, bowels and decay was something she was fortunately familiar with so she did her best to simply ignore the smells as she carefully inspected the site.

[colour=AF7817][b]”No dead,”[/b][/colour] She muttered. From the looks of things the expedition [I]hadn’t[/I] been caught off guard, and yet the attackers had left no bodies…that said unpleasant things about the type of enemy they’d been facing. Poor little Kaeci’s stomach got the better of him and she grimaced in sympathy, recalling her first time coming across an ambush, and that one hadn’t been nearly as bad as this.

She considered poking through the bodies to see is if the target was there, but none of the dead looked well kitted enough to be a noble…and she had no idea if there were any specific features to look for, so she left that fun job to Alm and cautiously moved out from the ambush site. Her eyes were beginning to adjust to the gloom and she was about to probe into one of the darker corners when she heard the *wack* of a failed crossbow shot. Rushing to the noise with her blade ready, she found Kaeci [I]apologizing[/I] to an unknown figure. Odds were the man was a survivor of the expedition, but one should never assume.

[colour=AF7817][b][i]Needs some steel in that spine if he wants to last,[/I][/b][/colour] She thought, looking at Kaeci as she came up. [colour=AF7817][b]”Hoy there!”[/b][/colour] She called out, blade still at the ready. [colour=AF7817][b]”Kaeci, why don’t you take your new friend there to see Alm; maybe he can shed some light on this clusterfuck.”[/b][/colour] She added with a smile. [colour=AF7817][b]”I’ll keep watch in the mean time.”[/b][/colour] She gave the newcomer a cautious, but not unfriendly, nod in greeting.