Currently
Alice heads off in the direction of the ruins with Melissa unceremoniously 'slung' across the saddle in front of her. She takes the same road Traci and the Princess used and encountering no problems(1d100=96) arrives at the ruins having made good time and greets the girls in good spirits.
The girls need to decide how to proceed now, Melissa is still unconscious after all and they need to decide how to approach the ruins or whether to approach at all yet, or maybe wait for Melissa.
The options
- They could scout out another entrance since Traci has already told them of the beast that lurks within. Splitting up could help find another way in. Maybe they take turns staying with Melissa while the others go off searching.
- On the other hand, they could simply wait for Melissa to come round, but that's likely to be a while, and even if it happens quicker than they expect they don't know for sure when it will actually happen. For all they know it could be weeks before she regains consciousness, or not at all.
- Are they even going to be safe this close to the opening that Traci emerged from given the proximity of that creature, the beast with her young? Is there a chance it ventures out, maybe during the hours of darkness?
- Of course, one final option would be to put together a makeshift 'drag' to pull Melissa along and bring her with them, at least while they're skirting the ruin looking for a way in.
The decision and reasons for it
The girls decide to pair up, one stays with Melissa while two go off to scout out the exterior of the ruin.
- It doesn't make sense to be dragging Melissa around with them when they don't need to.
- They know they don't want to go in through the opening that Traci came from for obvious reasons, and since they are all well able for trouble if it should occur then splitting up makes more sense.
- They all agree that just waiting around doing nothing makes little if any sense anyway.
What happens next
Alice thinks it makes more sense for her to stay with Melissa now just in case she should take a turn for the worse or maybe even start to come round. Traci and the Princess head off to scout out the exterior of the ruins promising to return before nightfall.
[OOC: Melissa will regain consciousness in 4 more turns]
