It's okay. This is okay. This is expected.

Okay, maybe not entirely expected - after all, who goes into a stable [i]expecting [/i]a freaky phantom ghost horse thing. But the scribe seems to have it under control and, screaming notwithstanding, appears to be riding it as you'd expect of any other animal.

Lucky ghost horse even got ear scratches.

That said, Kalaya was expecting that this mission would have to shed the veil of stealth at some point. For one, she's never been that great at sneaking around and, secondly, stealing horses was always going to put them on a timer. This whole scenario just meant that they were ahead of schedule!

Kalaya kicks open the stable doors, signalling to Fengye to follow her, before crossing the remaining distance to the broken gates at speed. When the scribe's voice starts to fade, Kalaya steps in with her own and, screaming, charges through into the unknown.

And if this means she happens to draw the first volley of fire away from Fengye, then that's just a bonus.

[Defy disaster 6 + 1 + 2 + 1* = 10 - Kalaya is willing to sacrifice her safety to get them into the dungeons faster than the defenders can react. Gallant Rescue activates and grants a string on Fengye. *Fengye spends a string to give Kalaya a bonus +1]