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Tookrashk digs into the corpse with enthusiasm, seeming to regain a great deal of his strength. When the corpse is little more than a pile of bones, the manticore burps and circles a spot on the ground three times before laying down to go back to sleep.

Great! And the roasted meet? Khessa finds roasted owlbear good to eat? or not?

Jasper settles himself at the fire and tries the meat. After he continues his meditation. He prepares for his day in the early morning. Checks his pack and components. When everyone awakes, Jasper channels Twilight Sanctuary. Jasper rests and prays to the Moon Maiden while everyone prepares for the day’s journey. Regaining his channel divinity. 

Jasper will watch for danger on the day’s journey.

Perception:  15

Yes, you can each add 3 days of rations from the meat!

The rest of the night passes uneventfully (everyone gets a long rest), and you resume your journey toward Butterskull Ranch. You believe you will reach the Ranch after one more day of travel. Feel free to RP this day of travel and then tomorrow I will move us along. :)

Katarina yawns and curls up by the fire as Khessa roasts the meat. The tabaxi has saved one of the owlbear's claws as a trophy, which she plans to later turn into a piece of jewelry.

"Someday, Katarina's family will appreciate her," she sighs, playing with the claw absent-mindedly as she gazes into the fire. "How many trophies do you think Katarina needs to have on her necklace to make her father proud?"

Khessa, struck by the words of her tabaxi friend, stops turning the meat on the fire for a moment, approaches her and starts stroking her fur to console and reassure her: "The way I know you, I'm sure your family already appreciates you and that everyone misses you" the blonde arcane warrior speaks in a low and sweet voice, like when she was taking care of one of her siblings. "And, last but not least, that when you come back they will be more proud of you than of any trophy".

"But in any case, you can rest assured," the tall adventuress smiles and tries to play down, going back to taking care of the meat so that it doesn't burn it "if you like trophies, I think the next claw will be a dragon's one!"

When morning comes, Khessa, who had the last watch, first helps Jasper out of his trance with a light kiss on the lips: "Good morning, dear! Night passed by, taking the stars so far away... Everything flows, here comes another new day. It's time to get ready!"

Then she wakes everyone else up too, shaking them, calling to them, and offering chunks of roasted owlbear.

When the elf cleric blesses her, the blonde arcane warrior smiles at him: "Thank you Jasper!"

When the party resumes its journey, the tall adventuress does as on the previous day: she stays at the head of the group, so as to be among the first to face possible dangers, with Anator who at times remains perched on her shoulder, hidden by her thick blonde curls and at times takes off to check the surroundings.

“Good morning to you to my dear.” He says as Khessa’s lips leave his. “Shall we prepare breakfast for the others before they awaken?” Jasper leans in and suggesting to Khessa. “I’ll get more wood for the fire.” 

Jasper casts Vigilant Blessing on himself as he gathers fire wood and watching for dangers. 

"Good idea Jasper!" Khessa approves "Mr Feather Bear was really an impressive beast, but at least it tasted great! Not as great as cabbages,  but still..."

So as the elf comes back with more wood, she ignites it in no time with magical fire and, when she awakens the others, she has freshly roasted meet to offer.

As everyone eats, Jasper addresses Aura. “You are very good with that bow. You seem to miss your mark rarely.“ Thinking about that final shot on the shapechanger and how easily able to put arrows into this beast. “You must have practiced a lot? You will probably get the final blow on that dragon.” Looking at the others. ”Unless someone else wants that honor.“ Jasper smiles. 

"Maybe it will be Katarina who will deliver the final blow..." Khessa jokes "a blow with which she will detach a claw from that cursed overgrown lizard - she needs it for something important, you know..."

"As far as I'm concerned," assures the blonde arcane warrior "it's enough for me that the final blow is delivered! That impudent tyrannical beast has caused enough trouble already here".

While everyone is eating and talking, Jasper is reading some of his Magic Theory book. 

Katarina, as it turns out, isn't exactly a morning person. It may take a little bit of shaking and nudging to wake her. But once she is awake, she's more than happy to dig into the breakfast that Khessa and Jasper have prepared. Normally she would at least try to be ladylike when eating, but since they're in the middle of the woods eating an owlbear, the feline cares a lot more about filling her belly than putting on proper appearances. Still, she does her best to make sure everything is cleaned up properly once she's finished.

Before leaving the campsite, Jasper takes an owlbear ration and gives it to Tookrashk. “Are you ready to hunt some orcs? We only attack orcs today. You can be our eyes in the sky. Come warn us first, right.  We also maybe find hurt people to save and be heroes.”

Tookrashk regards Jasper's proposal with interest. "Tookrashk no taste orc flesh before. Orc flesh tasty, yes? Tookrashk scout ahead for tasty orcs!" With that the manticore launches himself into the air and flies off to scout for enemies.

Early in the afternoon you come across the ruins of an abandoned village. The Triboar Trail which you are currently traveling on runs right through the decrepit collection of buildings. The abandoned village is eerily silent except for the whistling of the wind as it blows through the settlement’s burned and crumbled-down structures.

Jasper carefully continues forward looking at the ruined buildings for signs of life.

Perception: 10

Khessa is both curious and saddened at the sight of the abandoned village: "What happened here? There must have been people... life... joy. What wiped all away? It has been Cryovain's work?"

The blonde arcane warrior takes some time to search and investigate the place, looking both for clues about whst might have happened and survivors (telepathically asking Anator's assistance).

Perception: 12

Investigation: 15

Jasper doesn't see anything other than the run down buildings, but Khessa notices a group of three unsaddled horses grazing near an old well. Khessa's sharp eyes can make out a brand on the haunch of each horse that reads BAK.

"Those horses are branded..." Khessa points them out to her companions "I can make out a brand on the haunch of each horse that reads BAK. 'B' could be the initial of 'Butterskull Ranch', but I wouldn't have an explanation for 'A' and 'K' then".

"Anyway," the blonde arcane warrior quickly reflects "the ranch could use those horses... and we too, to speed up the journey! We would have to mount two people per horse, so perhaps the horses would not go at their maximum speed possible, but I imagine they will still be faster than us on foot..."

And having said that, the tall adventuress tries to collect some grass to feed the animals and asks Echo: "You, like me, grew up in a farm, my friend... I remember it well, because the first night I arrived in Phandalin you hosted me there! You should know how to deal with animals... will you help me try to catch them?"

Khessa therefore tries to approach the animals, reassure them by offering them grass, and to induce them to accept her on their backs first and, if they prove to be docile, also the other members of the group.

Khessa's Animal Handling, if needed (assuming Echo's help): 21