>"Kasen, we're following them."
>Follow them.
>"I'll be right behind you," says Kasen.
>You follow the troupe as it slowly begins to make its way northward. A few groups range out a bit to the north, east, and west, trying to keep ahead. Regardless, the forest floor is thick enough to keep one from moving at a full walk, Not that you have this problem, of course, it's easy enough to float over the brush and have plenty of headroom under the forest canopy. You have to admit that the soldiers' leg armor works to their advantage; keeping them from being scratched by the bush or the errant briar from catching onto their uniforms underneath. Agent Sombraluz, though he lacks armor, is surefooted and swift enough to pick out a path without any apparent difficulty. The Emperor has a harder time, he is not as agile as the Agent and his cape periodically catches on a branch; the lack of tears is a testament to its quality. VIVIT has the hardest time, her skirt refuses to cooperate with the underbrush, and you find yourself wondering if she has spent much time in the forest. You would certainly curse up a storm in her position. Kasen stays behind you, choosing walk rather than float.
>"Kisume," Kasen says softly, "Look to the right a bit, just up ahead by that dead ivy."
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