The three of them all look around at the city. Resh moves his hand to rest on the hilt of his sword, though the movement is mostly obscured by his cloak. The gesture didn’t have much purpose other than to make him feel more secure. All three of them seem to relax significantly after making it past the guards with no issues.
The wolf looks around at the city, significantly more uneasy than in the forest. It would make sense, being a wild creature. They speed up pace again to walk just in front of the trio.
Resh watches the wolf as it moves back in front of the trio, then pulls out the map and looks at it again, narrowing his eyes. He stares at the map for a long while, mumbling to himself. Teth looks up at Resh as he stares at the map, but doesn’t say anything.
(debates making the map do more than just be a map because it was given to them by a literal deity)
(Magic map)
(Isn’t this the plot of dora the explorer)
(Hmm)
(Eh fuck it I’m gonna)
(Resh is Dora now. Mekh or whichever one you are get out of the way)
(LMAO NOOOO)
(Now I’m just imagining him like “Where is the insert extremely big and obvious thing here? 😃”)
(intense wheezing)
(Resh voice “Where’s the mountain?” long pause “All around me?” long pause “Great!” 😃)
(Dear lord that’s so fucking cursed 😭)
The map starts to change before Resh’s eyes. The glowing points on the map swirl and reform to make a map of the snowy mountain realm in particular. There are more landmarks and paths visible now, including a bordered area that cuts through the realm to the Wasteland border marked “Abandoned zone.”
(Ohohohohoh very magic)
(Cyrus pushed them out of the abandoned zone lmaooo-)
(Another reason to hate him)
Resh tilts his head as he watches the map change. He stares at it for a few moments longer. “‘Abandoned zone..?’ What does that mean?” He asks no one in particular. Oh, wait- I’m an idiot.
Teth narrows her eyes. “What? Let me see that.” She reaches up and takes the map from Resh’s hands, squinting. “That’s weird. Wasn’t it different earlier?”
Resh looks down at Teth, slightly annoyed. He sighs and shrugs. “I wouldn’t question it. A literal deity gave me this map, of course it’s gonna have some magicky bullshit involved. Now give that back-“ He snatches the map back from Teth and puts it away. He’ll have to figure that out later.
(It means it’s abandoned)
(Shhhh)
(I’m sleepy writing right now give me a break)
(I’m only halfway paying attention to what I’m yeeting)
(Do you want to sleep)
(n o)
(👌)
The buildings have started to change as they move further into the city. There are larger houses, and maybe even a few small shops among them. It’s difficult to tell, some of the signs are written in a different language.
A few people pass them along the street, paying little attention to them.
(intense vibrating)
Resh glances around for a moment, gripping the hilt of his sword a little tighter. He feels really uneasy, although he himself isn’t very sure why. The trio generally stays out of the way of people.
Teth lowers her hood and looks around, seeming like she’s in a better mood overall, other than her constant resting bitch face.
(Patience I’m not sure how long it’ll take them to get to the More Populated Areas)
(Ahskjaks shut)
Some of the passersby go out of their way to avoid the trio, mainly due to the very large and very pissed looking wolf in front of them.
Up ahead, the main path opens up to a large area. The snow is fairly cleaned up, showing the bricked path underneath.
(Ah yes people with braincells)
Resh pulls out the map again and continues to stare at it, completely silent this time. He tilts his head slightly to one side, and he doesn’t really seem to notice he’s doing it.
The wolf looks around for a moment before disappearing through the side-streets. The number of people around is slowly increasing, and it looks like there’s quite a few in the open area just up ahead. Not enough that you can’t walk through, however.
(hmmm)
(Ok I’ll shut up)
Resh glances up as the wolf disappears, blinking a few times. He shrugs it off and puts the map away, then grips the hilt of his sword again, being sure to keep his cloak over it so it doesn’t draw too much attention.