====== 2024.11.24 ====== ++++ Caught! | - Round - The Guards shoot at BrotherBlaise, but both miss! - BrotherBlaise cuts one down. - I shoot from the hatch in the roof, but miss (it's dark in there) - MrJolly hops down using the crane - RipperGeorge jumps straight down and stabs the other guard. - Round - MrJolly jumps off the boat and runs into the warehouse (near RipperGeorge) - Guard shoots at RipperGeorge, shaking him a bit. - MrJolly - BrotherBlaise grabs one of the rifles and shoots at another guard. - RipperGeorge whips one. - I climb down the ladder - Round - MrJolly grabs the wheel of the wagon (the one they are trying to move the kids away in). - RipperGeorge climbs up on a wheel, kills 2 more guards with thrown knives. - BrotherBlaise suddenly glows and calls on the kids to "Follow the light of God" - Guard shoots at RipperGeorge - I run forward, cover one with my gun, get her down on the ground. - Some children start to move towards BrotherBlaise. - The horses bolt (but they were not hitched yet, so wagon is still here) - ... - Round - ... - Round - We kill most of the guards, capture one handler. The boatful of men got away. ++++ ++++ Dynamite | LadyLeota finds dynamite in the basement. We try to figure out what to do. LadyLeota starts a reading, and after the first card, says we have to leave, now!. She turns into a horse and we hitch her to the cart and get the kids out just before the warehouse blows. ++++ ++++ Delivery | We take the children to the Knights of St George (don't know where else to take them). I check them for wounds (they are fine). I stitch up RipperGeorge. ++++ ++++ Lay Low / The Road Back | We crash at our hotel and leave back to town. We miss the train the next day, have to leave on the 31st instead. Meanwhile BrotherBlaise examines the book. ++++ ++++ The Inspector | While on the train, we are questioned by an Inspector from Paris. BrotherBlaise recognizes him from some papers from the Rippers. He is a inspector specialized in occult matters. RipperGeorge wants to kill him. LadyLeota tries to get more information out of him, but he is wary. ++++ ++++ The Cave | The lady that went with us to Marseilles tells of a cave we can hide in. But it's already occupied by cultists! RipperGeorge scouts it out for us. We wait until dark, and plan an assault. LadyLeota turns into a bird and checks out the cave.