{OOC: I'm sorry it took me so long to post, things have been kind of busy the last couple of days}<br/><br/>Saeko's brisk pace ate up the distance between her and the skirmish that became easier to make out the closer she came. There were five desert ghouls, like the one that Saeko had encountered earlier, discoloured ravening corpses with empty eyes and a vicious temperament. They had managed to surround their opponents, who were barely managing to keep the hostile undead at bay. One of them appeared to be a young warrior, wearing leather armour and wielding a short polearm with some skill against the monsters. The other was a squat, older fellow, dressed in somewhat-fashionable garb, who was flailing wildly at the snarling ghouls with a quarterstaff before they could slash him with their claws. The two humans stood back to back, fending off their assailants desperately. It was hard to say which side would emerge triumphant if no one interfered, but it was unlikely that either side would be making it out without casualties.<br/><br/>Saeko could take in the terrain as she came closer and closer to the struggle. Within a hundred feet or so, there was no cover to be taken, meaning that she would be clearly visible if she chose to come any closer. Beyond that, there were periodic boulders or hills which Saeko could hide behind. She could even avoid the entire situation, simply keeping cover between her and the combatants, and continue on her way to the Tower of the Damned. Alternatively, Saeko could continue on and insert herself into the situation, or she could stay back and observe the situation further. The sun was not quite ready to rise by the time Saeko neared the skirmish, but a faint glow was beginning to appear on the horizon.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Desert Ghoul</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://img03.deviantart.net/0a54/i/2011/355/d/b/zombie_by_targete-d4ju18m.jpg)<br/><br/>HP (Ghoul 1): 13<br/>HP (Ghoul 2): 15<br/>HP (Ghoul 3): 18<br/>HP (Ghoul 4): 17<br/>HP (Ghoul 5): 18<br/><br/>STR: 18<br/>AGI: 14<br/>INT: 4<br/>SPI: 7<br/></div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Young Warrior</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://pre02.deviantart.net/ed96/th/pre/i/2011/223/f/6/leather_armor_by_karehb-d466otd.jpg)<br/><br/>HP: 19<br/><br/>STR: 26<br/>AGI: 24<br/>INT: 21<br/>SPI: 23<br/></div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Old Man</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://orig15.deviantart.net/6a4b/f/2012/212/f/3/townsman_02_by_windmaker-d59924x.jpg)<br/><br/>HP: 13<br/><br/>STR: 21<br/>AGI: 22<br/>INT: 31<br/>SPI: 29<br/></div></div>