Introduction

A full house again this week. A few interesting events just to keep them on their toes or confuse them some more depending on your erspective. They're also all back together in one place so I can hit them with bigger groups of baddies... Now would I?.

Somewhere in Shadow

Allagahn, having found his sword starts to make tracks back towards Nancheng. Having observed Charity learning to Hell ride and asked her awkward questions adopts the same strategy. It hurts like heel, is exceptionally tiring but he's making progress all the same.

Nancheng 25 Qiyue gui-chou

Charity, Alfred, and Sorcha ride early and head not so much out of the city but out of the shadow and back to a similar city, booking in to an almost identical inn to grab breakfast and ride out the up coming 13^thHour.
The experiment to try and take Charity with them into the 13^thHour fails and Charity remains frozen. They are attacked by the biggest demon they've so far met, one that is capable of using power words.

After Sorcha severers its left arm it escapes. Sorcha pursues it into an alley where it again uses magic to attempt to bring a building down on her. It escapes as she saves her own neck.

Alfred and Sorcha make themselves scarce, leaving a note for Charity. A short burst of pandemonium ensues when the world returns to normal and Charity is forced to make large apologies and hastily vacate the inn. After a certain amount of confusion they join up again and Charity decides to take them back to Nancheng, at least from there they can follow the Royal Way to Amber, whilst she goes and retrieves Allagahn.

Amber Date 18 Savich PPF 5 - The Great East Road and Near Shadow

Its evening, Amber time, by the time Charity finds Allagahan, using a mixture of Hellriding and Scrying. Her horse is pretty fragged so they are forced to rest a while then managed a few hours normal Shadow walking before they are forced to rest again for the next 13^thHour incursion. They choose to make this and over night stop to give Charity's horse a decent rest.

Meanwhile, Sorcha and Alfred reach the first travel inn on the Royal Way which are set at 40 mile intervals - one days cart ride apart. They settle in for a quiet nights rest.

Amber Date 19 Savich PPF 5 - The Great East Road and Near Shadow

The 13^thHour incursion which marks the start of a new day passes peacefully for both groups. By Amber time Charity and Allagahn rise and set off first, with Allagahn leading. progress is slow but he's learning. After an hour and a half Charity takes over on the pace picks up. A further six hous pass before they are forced to rest the horses. A couple of hours rest followed by a couple of hours hell riding bring them to the next 13^thHour incursion. They risk this one in the open.
Another couple of hours rest and they're moving again, reaching the travel inn Alfred and Sorcha frequented last night by early evening. The horses cannot go any further and require a good nights rest.

Meanwhile, Alfred and Sorcha have been travelling at a steady rate all day. They to risk the 13^thHour incursion in the open selecting a hilltop rise in the road with a good view. As the 13^thHour draw to a close they are nearly caught by a band of demons lead by one who limps slightly and is missing its left arm.

On reaching the inn, Sorcha and Alfred do a deal with the inn keeper, exchaning their cart and horses for a pair of fresh riding horses, a meal and a bath.

Amber Date 20 Savich PPF 5 - The Great East Road

Sorcha and Alfred leave the inn just after midnight, intent on covering distance. Riding at night severely limits ther speed but they make a respectable 19 miles by dawn. A small argument ensues over what to do about the up coming 13^thHour, but they end up tucked up in a farm house just over a mile off the road. They are not bothered by anything.

With the 13^thHour and breakfast over they set out again, adopting the cavelry tactic of walk-trot-canter-trot-walk to maintain 10mph for the rest of the morning and early afternoon. The pass the third travel inn late morning.

Charity and Allagahn, spend a restful and peaceful night in travel inn 1. They take a leisurely breakfast, neatly circumventing the 13^thHour, and then depart with Charity leading.
They pass inn 2 about 10:00 and inn 3 at midday, finally catching Sorcha and Alfred shortly after 13:00.