Padisha's Dance (Moore, Tryll; 85 days left)

[Anastasia]

Just keeping your eye open for one?

[Nephrite]

Yep!

[Yuthirin]

Sorry, I passed out at like 4 pm. Does this tree that we've found give any indication of being a third tree?

[Anastasia]

It's a tree along the Arborean/Arvandor border. Looking carefully, you don't see any signs of it being a third tree.

[Yuthirin]

Right, moving on then.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=48 ]{48}

The two of you wander for another twenty minutes or so. It's then that you all hear soft rumbling - no a growl. Decidedly a growl, coming from a ways behind you.

[Nephrite]

Moore lets out a breath and turns to look at Calleigh and Tryll. "I leave it up to you."

[Anastasia]

Stalking the party is a black panther. A large, powerful great cat, about 50ft away and steadily following the three of you. It pauses when you look at it, sitting down and watching.

[Yuthirin]

"KITTY!" Calleigh cries.

'Hello.' Tryll reaches out to the large cat.

[Anastasia]

At this the cat steadily advances towards all of you, tail up as it slinks forward.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for K:L (Arborea) for 46, are animals here usually intelligent enough to understand people?

[Anastasia]

Usually not, no.

[Nephrite]

Moore will just wait for it to approach them, if it tries anything dangerous, well...

[Anastasia]

The feline approaches all of you, settling her gaze on Tryll and sitting before him.

[Nephrite]

"...Well, that's interesting." Moore helpfully states the obvious. "Maybe it knows where this spring is."