Welcome to the City of Rome

[Dracos]

Unfortunately, the trip remained monotonous as they traveled comfortably along the well kept Roman roads.  If they were looking for trouble, this definitely wasn't the route to it.

Dracos

[Trunkyboy]

Luciano plods along, always on alert.

[Dracos]

And lo did many such days pass peacefully as they made their way out of roman terratory continuing generally towards the port cities.

Dracos

[Trunkyboy]

Plod, plod, plod.

[CyMage]

Eventualy the group got to where they had to leave the main road.  Azen double checked his directions, then turned onto the smaller path.

"Well, we're getting closer.  We should also be more careful now as we're more likely to encounter something on this leg of the trip."

[Trunkyboy]

Luciano nods and fingers his chain.  Plod, plod, plod.

[Dracos]

The path was harsher after they left the roman roads, almost seeming to go in some sort of twisted circle...

And encountering a group of wolves that looked hungrily at them from a distance.

Dracos

[Trunkyboy]

Unslinging his chain, Luciano waits for the others to let off a few potshots with their bows before charging in.

OCC:  How far is this 'distance' anyway?

[Sunhawk]

Bran, not having much luck in finding large game to feed an equally large appetite, looks back at the wolves with equal hunger and draws his sword.

[CyMage]

Azen pulled his ride behind the others and waited for the beasts to close in.  He tried counting them then checked the sides and back in case some tried to get around.  

Two daggers left their sheaths as he prepared for a fight.

[Dracos]

The wolves remain in the distance, looking hungrily on.

Azen: You see about twelve wolves.  To your back is plains.  To your sides is hills.  It's pretty barren out here.

Dracos

[Corwin]

Cedric unsheathes his sword, and takes a position next to Bran, letting the wolves come to him.

[Dracos]

The distance is maybe a hundred yards.  The wolves, being wolves, don't charge the party, merely watching from the distance.

Dracos

[Trunkyboy]

"Nobody thought to bring a ranged weapon?"  Luciano snorts in disgust and begins advancing slowly, the anticipation of battle enveloping his senses...

[Sunhawk]

Bran shrugs.  He USED to have a bow, but that had been lost when he was captured.

He pauses and frowns.  Wait... wolves aren't usually man-eaters - not packs, at least.  Loners might sometimes be driven to prey on kept animals, but that's about as close as it gets.  And attacking a group of humans is... absurd.

"Hey... this isn't normal for woves, friends."