<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 20pt;">Keeper Post</span><br/><hr/><em>Location: Trail leading to Vortex Campgrounds</em><br/><br/>Megan was already done speaking into her radio when Jesse added his advice. She didn't try to relay his suggestion, as she thought, who would take the advice of some stranger who looked like he time-traveled from the Old West, much less heed the messenger's words when the messenger was but a humble park ranger? Megan deduced it would take a lot more to convince the Sheriff and his men to drop defensive and preventative actions and go straight into an offensive stance.<br/><br/>"I think you're right. Us rangers don't get guns while out on patrol. If we ever need to bring one, it's to take down an invasive animal or scare off a predator, like a wolf or a bear," Megan said, agreeing with Jesse's suggestion to stick with the odd pair. "White pants? That man who attacked your friend was dressed in white. I didn't observe closely, but I guess he was wearing white pants. He kinda looks like the members of this cult who have been staying at the campgrounds, which is where we're heading to right now."<br/><br/><em>Location: Vortex Campgrounds</em><br/><br/>The trail did eventually lead to the campgrounds. Thick forest opened up to several clearings, each occupied with groupings of three to five bell-shaped canvas tents. The campground had a gradual slope, with the tents occupying the higher plots, the larger tent used for worship gatherings somewhat in the middle, which also had the more lavish accommodations of a single modern RV parked nearby, and the lower sections occupied by cabin-like dwellings, which most likely contained the front offices and other facilities, like a public restroom, if a place as old as this still had running water.<br/><br/>It's around two-thirty in the afternoon when Jesse, Alyssa and Megan arrive at the northwestern edge of the Vortex Campgrounds. At this entry point, they have a vantage point overlooking the campgrounds. Their entrance hasn't been noticed by the occupants of the grounds at this time. The cult members dressed in varying outfits of white are casually (or cautiously) spending the afternoon lounging in their tents or immersed in private conversations outside of them. With news that the assailant known as The Prophet was seen heading toward the City of Mount Shasta, most are relieved, but some are still wary of the mysteries the forest surrounding the grounds hold.<br/><br/>There is not a police officer in sight, save for a man dressed in a beige trenchcoat, who is currently on the phone, but Jesse and Alyssa are too far to hear what the call is about. There a couple park rangers on patrol, most likely to replace the police officers investigating the crime scene, which is in the process of being cleaned up by CSI. Out near the entrance, a large olive camper truck is parked right outside the police barricade, where a pair of women and a pair of male park rangers are standing.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><em>Hunters permitted to reply to this post:</em>Alyssa Sturm, Jesse, Brook