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[h2][color=598527][i][b]Kathryn Pyke[/b][/i][/color][/h2][i][b][color=598527]Human, Battle Master, Level 03[/color][/b][/i]
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	Kathryn listened to Marita with the curiosity of a small child as she explained in detail how her magic worked and what she did to Cavendish. She almost looked like a giddy child if it wasn't for the fact she was an adult woman, tall enough to make easy eye contact with standing people while sitting. But magic fascinated her to such an extreme degree. It's something she had never practiced before, and likely never would outside of some magical items and artifacts. But it was still some of the coolest things to learn and hear about! Maybe when she gets old she could retire and become a wizard? Many of them gain magical abilities through nothing but their raw ability to learn and think alone! And when Kathryn got too old to fight with blade and board, maybe she could protect a homestead with radiance and flame! Though this wasn't helped by the fact that magic was even more uncommon back in Arcanaple. Sure, those with money could get magic items and weapons from time to time. And some people had abilities here and there. But there weren't a ton to speak up. Mostly old clan magic and some light ritual casting. "[color=598527]That is so cool! I'm excited to see what other amazing tricks you have up your sleeves![/color]" Kathryn exclaimed. 

	It seemed going on the attack and torching the place wasn't on the table. Kathryn couldn't say she was surprised, but she was a little disappointed. She worried the longer this went on the worse it would get. But if they were too rash, and got themselves killed before things could be fixed, then a raging fire in the middle of town would help no one. Though Kathryn did like the way Blackberry claimed "TO GLORY!" It made Kathryn want to cheer it, though she figured this wasn't the time to cheer out. "[color=598527]What if we didn't confront them when we lured them away? But instead diverted them to somewhere away from the municipal building? That could buy us time to get in, look around, and maybe even gather some useful information. I'd feel a lot more confident taking on the leftovers than whoever Cavendish takes with him to confront us.[/color]" Though if the home base was important enough she figured he may leave some of his more elite fighters there. But either way, they would be fewer in numbers if they wanted to get in. Blackberry did put together a decent plan if they were able to corner those who gave chase. Kathryn still held her own worries. "[color=598527]Though I think we could give them a run for their money, there are too few of us who can take them on. Unless we wanted to throw them into a pit somewhere it would take some time for them to get out, we'd need to be sure we could win the fight. And if he gives chase with 20 well armed lads, we're in a bit of a pickle.[/color]" If he only had the guards who were with him before, they stood a decent chance. They were down manpower, and Cavendish no longer held his hammer.

	It did seem that everyone agreed hunkering down for the night was the best course of action. "[color=598527]The L'Rose's are still at the bed and breakfast last I checked. I think wherever we hold out we should take them with us. At least for tonight. Though you bring up a good point about burning the places down... I think our best chance to last the night would be to not get caught at all though. A temple could work, but not all are made of stone. And there aren't a ton of temples here that we're familiar with. We'll need somewhere familiar, somewhere secure, and somewhere we can still tend to our needs through the night.[/color]" Victoria brought up a string of good points, but she was definitely one of the bigger advocates against the arsoning of the town. And the bait and trap issues could easily go wrong. "[color=598527]We could just go back and get our pay, but we also seem to be the only ones in town who have any real chance of fixing things. That makes it our responsibility to do what we can. I'm with you Victoria, we're staying.[/color]" Her talk about bigger problems concerned her. The were rats were already pretty bad. With most of Kathryn's encounters in her life being sell swords and goblins, it seemed every hour something new and far out of her experience came into play to remind Kathryn that she was still very new to this lifestyle. "[color=598527]I do worry about splitting up. With the L'Rose's being so close to Mallards, I think we should be deciding which place we're stopping at first rather than splitting up. Cavendish still has at least three well armed goons. We can go toe to toe with him with those odds as a full party, but at half strength it'll be a slug fest at best. And at worst, we'd lose people. And that is assuming he only has three goons under his command.[/color]" 

	"[color=598527]We know our camp pretty well, and it's pretty defensible should worst comes to worse. As well, it won't draw a lot of attention to itself should things get rough tonight.[/color]" Marita brought up planning for tomorrow, and Kathryn was all for that. The moment the sun broke Kathryn wanted to be out the door and working on damage control, and bringing this whole thing down. "[color=598527]On top of your points, I think we need to send that message the moment daybreak comes. We can decide who either tonight once we bunker down, or dawn once we have a little more information on just how bad things are. But I think the garrison at the fort should know what's going on. And if someone can make it there early enough, they may be able to have help arrive before nightfall again.[/color]" Kathryn finished up the last of her food and began loading up her weapons and gear again. Making her way to the door she peaked outside to see the fog, and to feel the colder temperatures. She didn't like this, not one bit. Closing the door again she stepped back towards everyone. "[color=598527]If we're going to leave, we should do so soon. The fog outside may not clear before night, and it'll be impossible to tell how fast things will happen once night does hit us.[/color]"