Archeology Requires Knowhow XV
The trail ends near a break in the dark canyon wall. The seam is wide enough for a person to carefully maneuver through and it leads right down to the river.
“We don’t have much daylight left. Let’s squeeze through here as quickly as we can and check the river. Then, we’ll come back here and make camp for the night. With any luck, Buddy is close by and will find us.”
A few meters from exiting the seam, a face appears around the edge.
“Hi friends!” Buddy calls.
“For the love of Rys, why would you do that, Buddy?! You nearly startled the life right out of me!” Lorn exclaims.
“Friends love to be surprised! I am so happy to see you both, but what are you doing out here?”
After you and Lorn exit the break in the canyon wall, Lorn tells Buddy that the two of you came to find him.
“We thought you might be in trouble, Buddy. You shouldn’t go off by yourself and get mixed up with folks like the Wodutrown brothers, without letting someone know where you’re going.”
“I know, Lorn. I’m sorry I worried you…”
“We nearly got ourselves killed trying to find you! You have to think about consequences!” Lorn’s raised voice echoes back through the seam.
Buddy makes no reply. Instead, he steps between you and Lorn and continues on to make his way back into the canyon. You and Lorn hurry to follow him.
Once he’s back in the canyon, Buddy stoops down and retrieves a satchel, cleverly hidden in the base of the wall of the canyon. He quickly flips open the bag and pulls out a wide strip of leather and tosses it at Lorn. Lorn catches the strip and begins to examine it. You move closer to get a better look.
The leather strip is about the size of a sheet of parchment. One side of the strip is covered in symbols that look like they were burned into the leather. You don’t recognize any of the symbols, but one of them resembles Buddy, if he were younger and had a wild mane of hair.
Lorn clears his throat and then asks, “Did you get this from the Wodutrown brothers?”
Buddy doesn’t reply, but nods his head.
Lorn continues, “I’m sorry. I was really worried about you after we got attacked.”
You all remain quiet for a time as the sunlight ebbs away. Lorn is the first to break the silence.
“Let’s make camp for the night and have something to eat.”
“We don’t have much daylight left. Let’s squeeze through here as quickly as we can and check the river. Then, we’ll come back here and make camp for the night. With any luck, Buddy is close by and will find us.”
A few meters from exiting the seam, a face appears around the edge.
“Hi friends!” Buddy calls.
“For the love of Rys, why would you do that, Buddy?! You nearly startled the life right out of me!” Lorn exclaims.
“Friends love to be surprised! I am so happy to see you both, but what are you doing out here?”
After you and Lorn exit the break in the canyon wall, Lorn tells Buddy that the two of you came to find him.
“We thought you might be in trouble, Buddy. You shouldn’t go off by yourself and get mixed up with folks like the Wodutrown brothers, without letting someone know where you’re going.”
“I know, Lorn. I’m sorry I worried you…”
“We nearly got ourselves killed trying to find you! You have to think about consequences!” Lorn’s raised voice echoes back through the seam.
Buddy makes no reply. Instead, he steps between you and Lorn and continues on to make his way back into the canyon. You and Lorn hurry to follow him.
Once he’s back in the canyon, Buddy stoops down and retrieves a satchel, cleverly hidden in the base of the wall of the canyon. He quickly flips open the bag and pulls out a wide strip of leather and tosses it at Lorn. Lorn catches the strip and begins to examine it. You move closer to get a better look.
The leather strip is about the size of a sheet of parchment. One side of the strip is covered in symbols that look like they were burned into the leather. You don’t recognize any of the symbols, but one of them resembles Buddy, if he were younger and had a wild mane of hair.
Lorn clears his throat and then asks, “Did you get this from the Wodutrown brothers?”
Buddy doesn’t reply, but nods his head.
Lorn continues, “I’m sorry. I was really worried about you after we got attacked.”
You all remain quiet for a time as the sunlight ebbs away. Lorn is the first to break the silence.
“Let’s make camp for the night and have something to eat.”
