Adam shifted a little as Ylva shook him.  The Wizard waved her off, and mumbled softly.  "Just five more minutes mom..."<br/><br/>The second shake was a little more insistent.  Adam groaned and sat up on his furs, bringing a hand to his eyes, rubbing them, listening to Ylva speak about the situation between Antony and the other pack.<br/>He then stopped her from putting on her clothing...   "Wait a second..."  He murmured, and produced a small leather bag of holding from his breeches, still hanging on the makeshift drying rack he had made earlier..   Though it was but the size of a large purse, he was able to stuff all of his clothing into it.<br/>"Put your clothes into this, they will stay dry during our swim to the surface."  Adam then rummaged around in his stack of hides, and found a rather large and soft elk skin to wrap her in, feeling supple like a warm and fuzzy blanket...<br/><br/>The wizard then stoked the campfire, heating the cold room to be more comfortable.<br/><br/>Adam then had Ylva continue her story, and talk about a friendly pack to the Northeast of their current position...  Adam grasped a partially burnt stick from the flames, and waved it around, putting its flaming end out...<br/>He then sketched out a rough map of the surrounding lands on a relatively flat part of the cave floor.  "We are here...."  He gestured to his sketch "...On the lower part of this delta.   Your caravan was headed North along this road, and I can only assume you made your escape here near this crossroads."  He murmured.<br/><br/>Adam explained about how the river flowed from the northeast, and how his camp was roughly a few miles upriver, with his cabin being a few days further up the river.<br/><br/><script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json">
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</div><br/><br/>"We have some options..."  He murmured to Ylva.  "...Your friends likely hunt by scent, and so if we stay in the water, the chances of them following us are slim. "   Adam then leaned on his stick, considering.  "Assuming they are still in the area, they may have tracked my scent back to my camp. "   The wizard then grit his teeth and swore.<br/><br/>"My Traveling spell-books are there, along with a bundle of wands, and one of my magic staves...  Its a good bet they trashed anything that was there, but its all replaceable.  With any luck, they will try to open up the books, setting off a nasty little trap I have in place if anyone but me was to open them.."  He murmured, with an evil grin on his face."<br/><br/>Adam then looked back to his map.  He then snatched up a few scales from the cavern floor, from the same fish that Ylva had eaten the night before.  He held them out in his open palm, and moved them around with his fingers... "..Yes"  he said, "....I can use these to poly morph us into Salmon for a short time, and allow us to swim upriver.   In this way, we wont leave a scent trail, and stay hidden. "  Adam muttered.  "...However, we run the risk of being predated on by bears, or gar, or anything similar.   It will also be slow going, and strenuous.   The current is somewhat swift."<br/><br/>He shrugged at Ylva, and sat down cross legged before his map.  " We could swim to the surface, and search for bird feathers..."  The wizard surmised.  "I could use those to polymorph us into birds, so that we can fly to the northeast.   This would be possibly the fastest way to get there, and provided we stay in the air, we wont leave a scent trail.  But if the four werewolves are still in the area while we are searching, they might find us, so there is that."<br/><br/>"We could also try to walk on foot, you could morph into your wolf form and run along the ground, while I turn into something similar.  We could cover good ground, and not expend as much energy as flying, but we would leave a trail that your friends could follow...."<br/><br/>He then shook his head.   "I suggest we try to get back to my camp, and then the cabin if possible, I am not as strong without my foci..."   He shrugged.<br/><br/>Adam then looked to Ylva, and considered her beauty in the firelight, but then banish any amorous thought, staying focused on the matter at hand.  "What method of travel would you suggest?"