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<span class="mu-i">BANG, BANG!</span>
What sounded like gunfire exploded to your left. Someone else might've been out here!
You caught Steele's attention with a gesture and pointed. "I think it came from over there. We've got t' be careful, right?"
Steele nodded, but didn't move. "...yes, certainly! If you don't mind, I'll keep our supplies in order..." ...he walked over to you and plucked the trunk from your back, carefully slipping it over your shoulder, giving you a thumbs-up. "...just in case things go awry."
You stamped out the brief doubt in your brain and gave him a thumbs-up back. You hadn't even considered keeping your trunk out of this, and couldn't help but thank Steele for thinking ahead.
With that, you held Taylor tight to your shoulders and snuck into the bushes...
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The sound was further away than you thought. By the time you got closer, there was no doubt about its origins.
<span class="mu-i">BANG, BA-BANG</span>
Smoke spat out from behind a tree as some enormous, dark-armored <span class="mu-i">thing</span> spun after it. You could hardly make out what it was-- the entire thing was a blur amongst the smoke-- but you could most certainly hear how it was tearing up the dirt and ramming into things.
You heard a man's voice, younger than Steele's. You kept watching--
A horse <span class="mu-i">rushed</span> by you, dark and fast, with a man atop it. Another <span class="mu-s">BANG</span> rang out and left smoke in its wake, prompting Florian to cough just long enough to stop trembling, with the spinning thing returning soon after...
>Wait this out. You don't want to get in the way of this fight in case you get hurt.
>Shout something as loud as you can to see if you can grab the man's attention or distract the spinning thing.
>Get Mary to chase after the spinning thing and try to shock it still. The man's clearly in danger, and you can almost sense Mary's anticipation...
>Write-in.
