On the trail

As you travel Krest enlightens you and the rest of the party as to where this camp is located. According to the scouting report, the camp is roughly half a day’s travel south. Looking up to the sky, it’s now nearing noon so you must be getting close. Rounding a bend, you notice someone laying on the road about a hundred feet out. Upon getting closer you can clearly see the girl who lays on the ground. She looks to be a pale elf with dark black hair that hangs down past her shoulders. She looks to have once worn leather armor that is now torn to scraps on the ground around her. With her clothes in a similar state, her entire body is bare to the party. Small pert elven breasts sit atop her skinny frame. Despite the state of her gear, she doesn’t look injured and appears merely ****. You begin talking amongst yourselves as Krest approaches and throws a blanket overtop her exposed form.

“Attacked by orcs no doubt.” Krest says looking down at her form. “I can see their big clumsy footprints from here.” Petra peeks under the blanket with a concerned expression.

“Maybe. She hasn’t been… you know. Wouldn’t orcs do that, and take her back to their camp?” she says turning to the group.

“In most cases yes.” Bax adds in. “I’m thinkin’ the green skins left her here as a warning to the rest of us. In fact, willing to bet this is our scout, and they knew that.” The party seems to shift uncomfortably at the idea of it being a warning. You rub your chin in thought and turn to Bax.

“How exactly did she get the news back to the guild if she’s here?” You ask noting your distance from town. Krest looks down the bank of the road and points.

“Look there, a cage. Likely for a messenger pigeon. With the urgent nature of this mission, it would make sense they’d send somebody with one. A good thing too, otherwise we’d have no idea where their camp is.” You look over the fallen elf. Could she really be the tracker? Something glints from the dirt of the road. Picking it up you see a silver rank adventurers’ badge. It reads; Syvella Swiftwind, Class: Tracker.