Fuu chooses to flee

Fuu knew when to make concessions. When it was time to act, she sometimes had to make decisions as a leader that she would mull over later. She collected her spirit and ran to Emmaline-"We're leaving" she stated with a mild voice crack. She took her partner by the hand and yanked. The boar charged her. Fuu pulled Emmaline aside and the boar skirted beside them. When she saw that it had missed them she broke out into a sprint through the cave door.

Through the caves doorway she looked back at Emmaline. and saw how stricken her face was, with fear, pain and... regret. Fuu tried not to think about how Liv or any of the women they were sent to save had been abandoned. Fuu tried not to think about it as she wove through the maze like caverns, pretending that she knew where to go, every so often she would look back to see that Emmaline was still moving, and to make sure nothing was on their tale.

"It's okay" Fuu's voice was barely above a whisper. They remained mostly silent, their bare feet making a backdrop of sound on the mud floor. Eventually they stumbled across the first mangled Gnoll corpses. The bravos kept composure- as mercenaries should- but it had come at a poor time.

"We can follow a trail" Fuu stated. It was unnecessary but she wanted to break the silence. She couldn't let them ruminate in their thoughts for too long. She lead Emmaline left at a crossroads, through twisted paths until they found themselves back, again at the crossroads. Fuu scowled and took them foreword instead. She ran on until a fork in the path, where she chose the wider road.

She kept running through the dimly lit tunnels until she hit a dead end. In her exhaustion, she failed to recognize it before it was too late and she practically ran straight into it. Her hands broke her fall but she felt the impact and hoped that she wasn't bleeding. 'I can't let this best me.' The thought filled Fuu's head. She was upset that she had already failed half of her team but had to hold on, just for long enough to get outside. She took Emmaline's arm in her hand began to back track.

Fuu continued to rattle her brain for a plan "So many dead gnolls... this place must be cleared. We can do it again, loot it or come back. Our weapons won't be far and then we can finish the job. First, we have to find the exit... I'm sure they keep whatever items they looted nearby. Then we can get back and find Liv and Becky and get our reward. I can do this... we can do this" She turned back to Emmaline, and realized that she had been running in silence for quite a while now. For the first time Emmaline spoke up

"It's okay Fuu, you've helped me out a ton." Emmaline said. The words were positive, but her tone sounded oh so bleak.

Fuu hated how grave Emmaline sounded, it filled her with shame. She didn't want pity. She broke from Emmaline's stare as the silent caves were filled with a sudden outbreak of barking and howling. Fuu looked ahead and could make out two figures approaching. She had taken for granted that all the gnolls were dead and now was caught fully off guard. The two of them were in rough shape for fighting, but... she supposed they could make a break for it.