(358) PP of Magnolia and TK to get them into the land. I would ask the other participants not to join until after our second round of posting, when the horses will start to make noise and alert the Ichikan's. Salvia is taking the llamas Rory, Pippa, and Calico.
It had started as an innocent enough reconnaissance, but Magnolia’s report had caught the ear of their leaders. Strange animals could prove useful trading, and so it was sent down to her to lead them into the lands. Sirius knew of her skills—Salvia and Salvia alone had entered Inferni untouched, and this was in part due to her acute awareness and hyper-sensitivity to her instincts. With Magnolia leading and TaeKyung following behind her, the three wolves traveled in the single-file of all their ancestors before them. This allowed for the greatest speed and greatest chance of closing the distance without being spotted.
Salvia had positioned herself between the two for a reason. When they reached the land it would be Magnolia’s duty to lead them to these strange animals and TaeKyung’s to protect them. While Salvia outweighed them all in her hulking Secui form, she intended to shift and deal with the animals when they arrived. A length of rope was looped across her neck like a collar, one of the last pieces woven by the slave-woman before her death. This had no meaning to Salvia. Her duty mattered, as did the goals given—get in, get the animals, get out.
They found the barn without incident. Salvia took the time to shift and once two-legged, crouched in the underbrush near her companions. She had discussed the plan with them before; both of the other women would provide as eyes while she dealt with the animals. Coated in the flowery scents that hid Salsola, she had made a point to further mix this with a sheep-pelt. With her scent mingled with that of a prey animal, it would help keep the animals calm.
Salvia slipped towards the building. No one was present, and the long-necked animals were huddled outside, and they did not run as she suspected. One of them, a brown and white animal, even went so far as to stick its neck out. Pleased with their stupidity, Salvia looped a length of rope around the animal. A smaller one, mostly white, neared at this sight. If things went this easily, they would be without issue.
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