<div class="floatleft">(https://www.withanaccent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ben-Barnes-joins-The-Punisher.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Collin Whoreson</strong></span><br/>Human Paladin 1<br/>HP 10/10<br/>AC 15<br/><br/><hr/>Rat knew his letters well enough to point out Gundren's initials.  He was pleased that he could do so... before realizing that everyone present was likely a hundred times better at reading than he was.  Maybe Lynnara was in the same boat but she could read the forest the way the others could read books.<br/><br/>"I'm willing to follow the trail," he said, wanting to be useful.  "Well, follow whoever is following the trail.  If they've got Gundren and Sildar, we should be getting them back."  Now that the horses had been pulled away from the road, he'd strapped on the long sword.  The shield slung over his shoulder felt awkward but he'd need to get used to it.  With his crossbow reloaded, he was once more ready to go into battle.<br/><br/>He felt horrible that Kathra had been attacked by the fake Burdock and he'd been too far away to even notice.  He hoped Kathra would not blame him.  She didn't look injured, so maybe the error would be overlooked.  If he kept making mistakes at this rate, he was going to get somebody killed.<br/><br/><em>I hope you know what you're doing, Helm.  I know that sometimes rats can do things that lions can't but sometimes you need a lion and not a rat.</em>