<br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/6Uzxfey.png)(https://i.imgur.com/UMJkDhK.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/LEKagIZ.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/D3yP3yn.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/7oSm2nX.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/fu2TiVd.png)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/iOtPPNd.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/0zQCXti.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/kQLBjB4.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/ZG1uh1x.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/ORUp57j.png)<br/></div><br/>"Y-Yeah! I don't eat people anymore" the sword on Grella's back chimed in,<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 7pt;">"Well...maybe...if they're already dead anyways..."</span>she added in a whisper that only Grella could hear.<br/><br/>While there was some disagreement on what exactly to do if a fight were to break out, the majority vote was on hiding and hopefully letting the band pass them by. Fortunately there were a few trees and plenty of bushes nearby for them to hide within. Sure the bulkier and less nimble of them might have been a bit less covered: Juro's ears poking out a bush, a fully armored "raven" nesting in the branches, and Grella's hulking form was hard to mask even if the leaves matched her skin; but overall they managed not to be too suspicious. Valna and Xanavel in particular seemed to vanish entirely, Valna due to her sharply honed sneaking skills and Xanavel with a little assistance from The Thief, again darkening the shadows of her hiding spot.<br/><br/>The only one who didn't manage to competently hide was, unsurprisingly, the brightly garbed Traveler, who's tall form stuck out like a sore thumb behind the tree trunk they were standing behind, "Hmm?" the goblin girl at the front of the band hmm'd as the gang was making their way through, tilting her head as she clearly noticed Cinnabar, "Heya there, you alright Traveler?" she asked. Realizing there was no point trying to hide, the wing-cloaked Traveler shuffled out from behind the tree, "Greetings. Don't worry I was just looking for something I had dropped from my pack" they said, trying to think up a lie quickly.<br/><br/>"Need us to lend a hand? Always a good thing to help out a Traveler in need" the draconic trumpeter said, "yeah we can rummage through these bushes for you" the voluptuous fairy offered, "Oh no it's fine! I actually found it already. Though the sentiment is dearly appreciated" Cinnabar politely declined, "Ah, well that's all well and good then. Well since we've stopped for a chat anyways, care to take a break and listen to a song?" the goblin girl asked with a widening grin. However a moment later the bone-white skinned tiefling man leaned down and whispered something into her ear, prompting a tilt of the head and an, "eh?" from her, "Oh, and uh, how about we make it free of charge? We know you Travelers don't got a whole lot of spare change on ya" she offered, her smile a little more forced, "Ummm...well...I probably should be continuing on my way. I'm a long while from my next destination" they said, "Oh come on, a quick show ain't gonna hold you up too long. 10 minutes tops. It's free after all. We'll even through in a little bardic magic as a pick-me-up for the road, since you've still got plenty of miles to go" she insisted.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>You've all managed to avoid the band's notice, however with 3 partial successes out of 5 you've encountered a small complication: Cinnabar has been spotted, and now they're being egged into watching the gang's show. While it's general knowledge that helping out a Traveler on the road is good luck, there is also a superstition that impeding a Traveler can bring bad luck, perhaps even curses. The question is: do the bandits know this? And if they do, do they care?<br/><br/>What do you do?<br/><br/>Both<strong>Xanavel</strong>and<strong>Valna</strong>recieve a +1 to their next move as a result of their perfect successes, perfectly positioned to take them completely off guard.