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Alliene stopped her gelding abruptly at the drop-off, not wanting to break his legs. She dismounted and stood at the edge, peering down into the trees. She could see the snapped branches from the kreen's fall, but not the mantis.
When the rest reached her, Alaerth hopped off Moon Shadow and stood next to Alliene.
"Since it dropped down there, I doubt it is a danger to anything. Do you still want to follow it?" She asked him.
"Yes. It may come back, and eventually find its way to the castle, or to the stables in the night, and decide to eat some of our horses."
Alliene huffed, "Well you'll have to leave the horses here then, I don't think theres a way around it." She hopped off the ledge, Alaerth close behind her.
Alae sighed and slid off Star Shadow, giving the mare a pat, "Well, you are war horses, Iguess if it comes back you'll be able to kick and bite it." The two horses nodded, and Alae signaled to Gus and Arlyth, "Come on, the drop isnt that far." She followed after her brother and aunt to find them peering at the small tracks of the kreen's feet. Arlyth was a ranger, he could probably track better than them.
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