Meeting them outside the Winged Hall Inn, Fortrakt and Gilda began to guide them towards the Southern Gate. Tara had brought out some metallic tools and a blank booklet made of white human paper (Tara called it a ‘notebook’) and strange writing tool (which she called a ‘pencil’), advising that she was doing a survey of the place. Chris simply had one of those magic windows he called a ‘tablet’. Marco, though, looked like he was ready for battle. He brought a small pack that strapped around his shoulders that made soft clinking sounds every time he moved. Around his waist was a belt that held a lot of familiar tools, but miniaturized. It included a shovel, a hammer, and what looked like some sort of pickaxe. The two males wound up sticking together. Marco explained that he’d be at the fields collecting samples while Chris talked to the steadholders and farmers there, while Tara opted to go to places with higher ground.