Sohalia
Their progress was blessedly free of further obstacles. Soh was making good progress on her map, and she was more than happy to wrap things up soon... right up until they heard some distant noises. With her companions' reluctant agreement, Soh moved towards the sound, nervous and ready to flee, should something go awry. She'd halfway hoped they would vote to turn around, but as the leader of their little expedition, she felt that she should honor their courage.
As they grew closer to the noise, the sounds became clearer. "Eyes!" croaky voices called. "Meat!" Soh stopped, recognizing the calls. "I think they're gore crows," she said. "At least, that's what the books said they sounded like." The books had also said a great deal about how dangerous they were. "I think we should turn back. I'll just mark this spot on the map." And she did so without delay, peering through the fog to try to determine whether this was a nesting spot, or if there was simply a carcass that the birds were feeding on.
It was with some disappointment that Soh turned them away from the calls of the gore crows, following her map back to the relative safety of the ship, being careful to skirt around the quicksand. It wasn't a perfect map, by any stretch, but it was better than what she'd had before, and an improvement over what she'd seen in the books she'd read. Although now she understood what made cartographers want to steer clear of the region.
When they arrived at the ship, Soh turned to her friends with a smile. "Thank you both for coming," she said. "I've got some good information. I think we should go home now."
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This wraps up the PQ - feel free to post one last time. I'll close out the thread in a few days. Thank you both! <3
As they grew closer to the noise, the sounds became clearer. "Eyes!" croaky voices called. "Meat!" Soh stopped, recognizing the calls. "I think they're gore crows," she said. "At least, that's what the books said they sounded like." The books had also said a great deal about how dangerous they were. "I think we should turn back. I'll just mark this spot on the map." And she did so without delay, peering through the fog to try to determine whether this was a nesting spot, or if there was simply a carcass that the birds were feeding on.
It was with some disappointment that Soh turned them away from the calls of the gore crows, following her map back to the relative safety of the ship, being careful to skirt around the quicksand. It wasn't a perfect map, by any stretch, but it was better than what she'd had before, and an improvement over what she'd seen in the books she'd read. Although now she understood what made cartographers want to steer clear of the region.
When they arrived at the ship, Soh turned to her friends with a smile. "Thank you both for coming," she said. "I've got some good information. I think we should go home now."
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This wraps up the PQ - feel free to post one last time. I'll close out the thread in a few days. Thank you both! <3
