EVENTS:
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Eigla and Rosa look over the body. Aside from the head, there's three major warts. They're rather big, but don't seem to connect too be rooted too deep. It might be possible to remove them, if you're cautious.



Klimt reattaches the tally post, then returns to the forest. He and Peggy quickly locate another healthy deer. Wow!

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EVENTS:

Rosa takes the lead, using her headgear to analyze the tissue and cut around the infected areas. It takes some time and effort, but she does it without puncturing any of the warts. The deer carcass looks a bit slashed up, but should still make for a good offering.
Looking up, they both realise it is almost sundown.


Peggy fires once again. The first shot misses, but she manages to quickly reload and hit the back of the deer's neck as it is fleeing. Not bad!
Klimt grabs the beast, and considers carrying it back to the mill. The sun has almost set, however, and taking the trip would mean they'd be in the forest at night.

DAY 1 - NIGHT:
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Both teams grab their loot and head to the sawmill through the quickly darkening forest. They arrive together at the clearing, along with the last rays of sunlight.

As the party approaches the building, they notice a gigantic cloaked figure sitting on the roof, watching them intently through half-open jaws. Peggy and Klimt know all too well what it is, but Rosa and Eigla can't hide their surprise.

The Red Wolf cocks its head, then grabs its axe from beside it. The weapon is long enough to touch the ground, even when held from the second story. You hear a voice coming from its head, through unmoving lips.

Redwolf: "SO. ̷Y̢O̧U̸ ͠ŞE̡EK TO ͝B͝R̴IB̧E͞ ͟US. O̕R̀,͠ ÀŢ L̶EAS͝T҉,̴ BR͝IBE ͏THĘ ẀE͠AK ̵AMONG͢ ̧TH͝E P͟AC̨K͝."

A few howlers and biters whine meekly from within the mill, some even lying down on their backs in surrender.

Peggy: "That thing is gonna eat us all, isn't it?"

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Redwolf: "͟A͝ SḾA͞L͝L̢ PRICE̸ FO̶R̶ ̵TH̨Ę ̀DE̢A̕TH̶ ̵O̧F ͞MY͡ C͏HILD̡RE͢N̴.̀ ̶
WHA͠T͡ Y͏O̕U'VE̕ ̛H̷U̢NTED ͡IN ̷A̢ DAY̡, Į CO҉ÚL҉D̢ S͟LAU̡GHTER ̡IN ̛AN H͟O̡UR.͟
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WHA͟T̸ AR͏E ̡YOUR I̧N҉T̛EN̶TI̛ONS͠?̀ TRAVELLER̀S K͘NOW ͏BE҉TŢER THA̢N ͝TO I͞N̛VA͠D̵E MY̶ ̛FOR̶EST̛.͜ IF͝ Y͟O͏U WANTE̡Ḑ PA҉SSAG͜E, YǪU͜ WOU͠LD ͠H̨A͡V̀E͝ ͠F̴ÒLLO͘WȨD T̢H̀E͟ ̀OL͟D ͠ROA͜D͟ ̛AT̀ N͝OON, ͏ŚHI̕V҉ER͡ING̶ ̢ĮN ͢F͡EAR.͜ I̡N̵STÈAD̨,͏ YOU ̢MAR͢C̨H͞ INTO M̨Y̷ ͏H̸OM͡E҉,͝ ̢A̧ḾB͞U͜ŚH͠ ̀AND̨ KILL͏ M̶Y̢ ͜PACK͟,̸ ̀A͘ND̸ ͝TH͘E͝N ͜AS͡K ̡FO͞R͘ PEACE̛?͟
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IN ͘TH͟E ̵EI͠GH͟T̷ ̧D͡OZE̷N̸ ̢WINTE͜RS̴ I H̵AVE̕ ͏SEÈN, Y̵OU AR͜E T͏H͟E F̡IRŚT҉ ̸T͏O CHALL͜E̶NGE M͘Y ͘RU̶LE̕.̡ ̛
Y̷O͏U ̛W͝IL͘L TELL͠ ME͝ ͟W͘HY."