>>5731450You politely decline Joz's offer and instead find a somewhat more secluded spot. Taking out a piece of wood and a small knife you begin to carve off shavings of wood while trying to observe as much of your surroundings as possible. You do better than you did that morning, only glancing down a few time when your knife slips. Feeling a little more confident in your abilities, you head off to bed, wondering you'll be given the chance to prove yourself to Impa tomorrow.
> +10 to the DC of Impa's next test for you.The next day dawns gray and cloudy, but already the camp is a flurry of hurried preparations. Joz fills you in as you help him strike your tent. "Yeah Matt, a bit after you left, a rider showed up on a blown horse with a message for the crown prince. After he was done reporting, we got him sat down and plied with beer. He told us that he was from the southern army guarding the passes into Gerudo lands. He said that a few weeks after the Gerudo King and his party passed through. A massive Gerudo army started pushing through the passes. They used explosives to break through forts and were flooding into Southern Hyrule. The other remaining prince, Tassan, is putting up a heroic rear guard to buy time, but the Gerudo are pushing hard for the capital. He was sent ahead to warn the crown prince of the coming army." Joz finishes as you finish bundling up the tent.
"And so we're striking camp, we're going to flee." You think a loud.
" What makes you so sure that we're running away?" Joz asks.
" Simple," you respond "if we were going to counterattack the Gerudo forces coming up from the south. We wouldn't be striking camp. There's also the fact that If the crown prince had the forces to counterattack, he would have already used them to retake the city."
Joz nods understanding the situation now. " That makes sense. Damn, it sucks leaving the city in enemy hands. What are we gonna do now?"
"I wish I knew, we're in a bad way here now."
" The crown prince is going to scatter his forces for the moment. Then he's going to try to rally all the able body men in Hyrule that he can, for a counterattack." A familiar voice says behind you. You turn to see Impa standing there. " The Prince has tasked me with bringing the rest of the Royal Family to safety. I've come to ask you if you wish to join us. I'll understand if you say no, it's hard to abandon one's liege in such a dark hour. Should you do so however I can almost guarantee we shall not meet again.
In just a few short hours, your life has been turned on its head once again. Here this Impa woman is again offering you a once in a lifetime opportunity, or so it would seem. At the cost of the life you'd been building so far in the Hylian army. Impa's words resound with the truth however, you can feel the heavy gaze of the goddesses on you in this moment as you make your decision.
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