The Pass to Archenland (From Narnia and the North): Free RP

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When Ninecatcher heard Longtail's report, she said to Felstan, "Perhaps another of your brothers should ride to your nearest neighbors and alert them, while we see about preparations to ambush any raiders."

"Yes, that's what we'll do," said Felstan.

 
"I have a strange feeling that these are to keep people in Narnia and us out rather than anything else," Longtail said, "After all, didn't you and Gripstone meet patrols in the pass."
 
Ninecatcher

"Yes, that makes sense. If we can't find another, UNUSED mountain trail to get back into Narnia, further attempts to save humans may be even less successful than our first." At the time the Tigress said this, she was not yet aware that she and those with her had achieved more good than they knew: keeping Jadis' attention on them, they had prevented her from even considering the possibility of anything like Woefulgut's evacuation by sea.
 
"I suppose that we need to start trying to find a new trail then. If we can, we can continue our mission from Aslan soon."
 
Gripstone

"I feel well again; and I want to make some of the Witch's minions PAY for their murdering of defenseless victims. First we'll ask our human friends for whatever information they have about possible trails, then we'll get going."
 
Felstan told them what he knew, and asked Aslan's protection upon them; then the three Tigers were ready to make for the likeliest point along the frontage of the mountains.
 
Longtail was very happy to be heading back into Narnia with his friends. Were it not for the fact that they were about to be back in dangerous territory, he might have been inclined to sing one of the songs he had learned as a cub in Limtal. "Do you think we will find and be able to save any more humans?" is what he whispered instead.
 
Gripstone

"That depends in part on the humans themselves. Any of them who thought they could appease Jadis, are doubtless dead already. But for any who realize her true murderous intent, and also realize that Aslan is allowing her to prevail for now, I expect that Narnia offers enough hiding places that some will still be alive....hoping for some kind of help to come."
 
OOC: Copperfox, if there's no response to your "Wanted" request, I think you should be fine moving things along and moving the characters further into Narnia whenever you choose.
 
There was, hardly even a path, more like a snaking ripple in the stone side of a mountain. It certainly was not a trail which soldiers in armor, or merchants with wares, would ever try; but three determined tigers, armed with what information Felstan had been able to provide, started along it. It should bring them into Narnia at a point in the route Gripstone had taken days ago, when he had come up from Archenland by the coast and then pressed inland--thus, not IN any part of the region where the action had gone on before. And once in Narnia, they would not tread on any part of the land they had trodden in the first rescue attempt, but keep to one side or another, as they searched for signs of surviving humans.
 
Longtail was glad of his long tail on the path they were taking. "Are we going to be able to bring humans on this path or do we need to find a better way going back?"
 
Gripstone

"Only the fittest and cleverest of humans would be able to travel this trail. We've got our claws full keeping safe on it ourselves. But we must trust Aslan to provide SOME sort of options for us. Maybe the coastal route I used before. I find it hard to believe that He will permit us again to suffer so nearly complete a failure as our first attempt was. Meanwhile... {grunt, strain} ...if I'm not mistaken, this trail is no longer heading as directly into Narnia as it was. I think it's gradually drifting closer to the main pass."
 
"If it is thus, we need to proceed with even more caution, if that is at all possible. Which way is the wind blowing?"
 
~ ~ The following is based on scientific logic, having to do with warm air rising and cold air sinking.


Gripstone replied, "It's been blowing out of Narnia, north to south, almost all day. Which means we should have the advantage of first smelling over hostile creatures north of us."

"As a matter of fact," Ninecatcher put in, "I almost think I smell a trace of _human_ scent from somewhere northerly of us."

"Too bad we don't have Retaw with us to scout ahead," grunted Gripstone.
 
"Retaw, would be endangering his life by scouting ahead right now, he is as well known to our enemies as we are."
 
Ninecatcher

"It's a shame, though, that we don't have _some_ kind of aerial assistance. I wish that the winged horse who carried those women and children to safety when the wolves were besieging us would show up again."
 
NPC Sparrow

Overhead, a small, unobtrusive bird, a sparrow, to be specific, circles several times before coming to rest a small distance from the tigers.

She settles on a low branch with a quiet readjustment of her feathers and peers down at them.
 
Ninecatcher knew she was hungry when she saw a sparrow lighting on a perch out of her reach--and imagined swallowing it, beak and all. But once thus looking at it, she realized that it was looking at her.

"Peace to you, bird, if you understand my speech. I dare to speak myself, because as far as I know, almost no flying creatures have cast their lot with the accursed White Witch."

"Whom are you talking to?" asked Gripstone, who had been busy in front, trying out the claw-holds on the next stretch of difficult going.
 
OOC: Inkling is it a White-throated Sparrow? They happen to be my favorite at the moment. And Lava reappears for now, hopefully things will slow down enough for me to post more often now.

IC: "Gripstone, there is a sparrow in this tree; it appears to be intelligent."
 
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