<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1d/Kyla_Thumb.JPG)</div><br/>Kyla<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">AC 14 (adventurer's garb)<br/>hp 6<br/><br/>Passive Perception +12<br/>Stealth +4<br/></div></div><br/>She followed along at her own steady pace, trudging along the road and tugging at her pack strap from time to time.  Slender halfling bodies really weren't built for carrying heavy loads like this, and she once again renewed her self-promise that she would acquire herself a proper beast of burden when the time came.  Maybe a nice skeletonized burro, or even a good sized yak.<br/><br/>The sounds finally filtered into her own ears, likely a full minute after the rest of the party had heard them, and Kyla trudged to a stop a few steps after everyone else had done so.  They all stood in the dark, staring at the cheery, welcoming yellow fire in the distance.  Not for the first time in this life, Kyla had to remind herself that the most expedient option was not always the one that others would go for.  After all, getting the jump on the competition and killing them in their drunken state often brought complaints, at least from Majet.<br/><br/>"Even if they are competition, they don't seem to be taking this quest very seriously.  It could be of benefit to us to determine their intentions, and to hear out anything they might have heard from the other passersby this day.  This group likely managed to get past the gate before the restrictions were put into place, would be my guess.  Tess is relatively quiet on her feet.  Why not have her sneak up, espy the group, and return to let us know their disposition?"<br/><br/>It was a logical approach, and Kyla was surprised no one had thought it through that far.  It's not like they'd all be miles and miles away should anything untoward occur, and the human girl<em>did</em>claim to be a rogue.  Wasn't sneaking and spying what they did naturally?