You didn't mention in your last description that the animals were on fire... >>;<br/><br/>*recently realized a minor change she'd love to make to her build that it's probably too late for now*<br/><br/><br/>Well, that solved that little mystery.  So then, some group of strange, fiery monsters were out wreaking havoc in the town...  That wasn't good.  People could get hurt.  It hadn't escaped Rose's attention that the man had looked towards the archway the chicken had emerged from<em>before</em>it had emerged from it, but she didn't really have time to take the matter up with him.  She already had a decent guess as to what he'd meant by 'too soon', anyway, and so instead, she ran off without a word to him, opening up another portal before her and stepping through, emerging up to the top of the stands to get a better look at the commotion that was happening elsewhere.<br/><br/>Too swift, too soon?  That suggested that he'd wanted this fight to last longer, which meant that whatever was out there likely had a definite goal of some sort in mind...  That redhead in the dull gray outfit who had ushered the Lady Sara away also likely had some inkling of what was going on, and since Garland didn't seem to be in the mood to talk, Rose was thinking that she'd probably try to find that woman some time later, try to talk to her and learn what it was that she was about to throw herself into the middle of.<br/><br/>For now, though, she'd simply focus on stopping those hounds and their riders from wreaking havoc, something for which she'd need to find them first...<br/><br/><br/><br/>Of course, Dimension Door ends your turn after using it, so any Spot checks I might need to make will have to wait until next turn before I make them.<br/><br/>Dimension Door recharge roll. (1d4=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2687035/)<br/><br/>Fortunately, I can then take one turn to activate one of my Rings before teleporting towards any trouble-spots I might spot...