Will's time in prayer granted him no vision, no true answer for that day, but as he finished his prayer his swordarm was strong and firm, his strength focused. The knight's strength seemed to have become enhanced, and that was all the answer he seemed to receive for his prayer, but above, the sky rumbled with distant thunder. There was no serenity to be found anywhere nearby it seemed, not with the storm approaching.<br/><br/>In the light of the lightning bolt, in the distance, Will could see black smoke, somewhere far ahead at the raised cliffs of the island's spine.<br/><br/>(OOC: Will has a +4 enchantment bonus to strength, for the duration of the next hour.)<br/><br/>Back at the camp Calton was at watch, looking around, waiting for everyone to be ready to head on. The morning so far had seemed to be lacking a real rush anywhere, but the horses were nervous, and he had been trying to calm them for a short while in his passing. The panic among the horses seemed to be growing though, as he frowned, shouting up. "Whatever we are going to do we might watn to get on the move soon ,the horses must not like the storm or something." He looked upon the rest of the group.<br/><br/>Astal cast a glance at everyone and then nod. "If you will follow me then." He turned to lead the way, with the rest and the care the group had given him, the ranger seemed to be a lot better off than he had been on his arrival. Walking the path, he began to lead the group, both Captain Sheva's followers and the heroes. He seemed keen to try and talk to Sheva though, smiling and trying to exchange words with her whenever possible, from little chit chat to trying to coax Sheva to talk about herself. In the meanwhile, he told a fair share about himself.<br/><br/>Apparently, Astal was a bastard of a guild official and a village girl, but had been taken up by his father to learn as an operative even if not accepted to the family. He had done his best to become a capable man, but the recent events had shocked his conviction in his abilities. He seemed to be eager to complain about the hardship of being a boss, even to just a handful of people, but still smiling and laughing about the pleasure of their company at times, recalling the others only briefly. He spoke of a small island where he wanted to settle down as an old man someday to watch ships cross safe seas once more, before being lowered to the waves one day.<br/><br/>It took the group roughly twenty minutes from the campsite to reach what could be described as a road-in-progress. Sand had been cast along a path through the woods, vegetation chopped and broken out of the way, and the path seeming to be leading towards a nearby small sandy beach, and the other end towards the cliffs. "We follow this road and we can move ahead a lot faster, especially thanks to horses. Here on, they are helpful up until we reach the watchtowers. We can try and take those towers by surprise, the enemy doesn't seem to have a lot of magic to spare to grunts, so they'll rely on messenger birds. If you are confident that we can take down any messenger bird sent, we could take them by force and ride past then, but if you want to try and use caution, there's a detour of a small passage beneath the watchline. Its moist caverns, and leads to the other side, but there's no room to ride in there, the horses will have to be walked through. I think it should be fine, as long as no horses panic. Which way would you like to take everyone?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">I'll try and separate the divine prayer for restoring the spells &amp; prayer for aid in the future if you prefer, Aether, Zaer. Its benefits rarely last for long, generally not more than an hour, but they can come in handy at times, and they work for other classes too not just the religious ones. Once a day is the amount of times it can be tried, but it could be useful for a rogue locked up in a dungeon waiting for execution to see if the fortune favors them then, even if they don't particularily hold a strong faith, but still, an advantage, on occasion. I hope it wont end up abused though, as the more its used, the greater the risk a luck turns sour. *Shrugs* Anyway, given enough time it ought to be fine. On a side note, donations to causes the characters might support <em>might</em> also hold an effect.</div></div>