When the four girls reached the stream, Whispers held up a hand to indicate that Kaguya should stay back.  Trusting in Crimson to protect her from unpleasant surprises, the raven haired girl crouched and examined the blood, and the hoof prints.  She moved carefully among them, being sure she'd taken in pertinent details before her own passage disturbed the signs.<br/><br/>“I see maybe a dozen,” she explained, rising and beginning to follow the trail.  “The horses move normally.  If they're dead, they don't show it in their gait.”<br/><br/>Whispers quickly picked up speed—not to a jog, but she proved able to maintain a brisk walk without loosing the tracks.  “They're not following any trail,” she commented as she continued.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Tracking: 4 successes.</div></div>