Hunt for the Thessalhydra

She no longer hears any sounds from either direction.

Hm. She pads back towards Val until she can see him, then motions him closer.

Val approaches his cousin, wondering were their pursuers went. Assuming Evy shares her (lack of) findings with him, Val whispers: "Should we just trek back or do you think they are waiting to ambush us? I'm guessing they are hoping the owlbear will take us down, and they can surprise us if we try to run away from the beast."

I should clarify. The sounds she heard before were not necessarily sounds of individuals approaching — just sounds of people moving.

(Ohhhhh… we almost had owlbear-sized problems for no reason. Still, this is pretty on brand. 😂)

Evy takes a deep breath to settle herself, then says, “Again?”

"Again... back the other path?" Val nods. "Yes, let's go."

So ... where?

 The middle path from the chamber that splits in three paths, no? The path to the right leads to the owlbear and the path to the left is now caved in, so middle path, I guess.

Oh, OK. So, that path splits to the left and right. Previously, Evy heard movement both directions.

Left!

Evy nudges Val to the left.

Val leads the way left, sniffing the air, as usual.

Heading left, Val encounters another righthand turn. Perception check, Val.

-> Perception check: 8

Evy follows her usual 10' behind.

Val, you peek around the corner. 20 feet away is another larger chamber. Several troglodytes are in view. Some are lounging. Some are moving about. These trogs are not as big as the ones that attacked you the night before.

(OOC: What is several? Three or thirteen?)

"What is going on here? Surely they heard of camping intruders the night before and the falling rocks from the other room. Why are they lounging?" Maldorn think to himself and then whispers it to his cousin as he describes what he sees. "Maybe we can take them?"

"Are they a family group? Not the fighters, maybe? Are there a lot of them?" Val seems confused about whether there are three, or thirteen, and Evy would dearly like to know. She ties her hair up with a cord from her pouch while he replies.

Through the opening, you can see seven.

”I’m not sure I like our chances, but that has never stopped us. But let’s see if they want a fight, first.”

Evy will step forward into the cavern where she can be seen, both hands up in a non-threatening gesture.

Val is not liking this approach, but stays back in the shadow for now in case things get aggressive. He is planning to lunge forward at the first sign that his cousin is in danger.

-> Stealth roll if needed: 8