Waysoftheearth's Hinterlands PBP
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"I have torches," Josiane replies, digging one out and tossing it to Dorgan, "and tinder to light them with."sulldawga wrote:Dorgan watches Josiane prepare to climb down into one of the graves and frowns.
Musing out loud, he says "I wonder if anyone brought a torch with 'em?"
The tomb door remains shut, but Dorgan fancies he might have better odds of moving it if some stone dead-bolt and freed...sulldawga wrote: Dorgan will leave Gustave to keep an eye on Josiane while he goes back to see if the tomb door opened.
Following this logic, Dorgan will walk back to the tomb, drop his newly acquired torch on the ground to free up both hands, and have another go at sliding the door open.waysoftheearth wrote:The tomb door remains shut, but Dorgan fancies he might have better odds of moving it if some stone dead-bolt and freed...
Now that she looks more closely, Josiane notes that there are weeds growing on some of the earth works, but not all. The plant-free earth must have been turned relatively recently... that is two of the six graves. The other four must have been exhumed weeks, or even months ago.doctorx wrote: She returns her attention to the open graves. Is there anything to indicate how recently they were exhumed? How freshly dug does the earth appear to be in her opinion? She also examines the ground around them carefully for any signs of recent activity other than that of her own party.