Cast gAK on the bandits
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You cast the spell, and a terrible fear blooms in the minds of the two bandits. The first woman's eyes go wide with terror. Her sword drops from her trembling hand. "No," she whispers, backing away. "No, no, no..."
The second bandit's face drains of colour. She stumbles and trips over a rock, and scrambles away whimpering. Both women flee into the scrubland.
You continue along the path, leaving the village behind. About half an hour later you reach the start of the climb into the Hills proper, and continue upwards until you reach a fork in the road.
The road splits around the base of a gigantic tree, but does not rejoin on the other side. The left path winds down into a valley. There is a river there, and the path follows the left bank. It is a safer route, secluded and protected, but the curve of the landscape would mean you were almost backtracking. The right path rises up a slope towards the first thick forest of the Hills. It's hard to see much further, the forest is so sudden and thick. It may be hard going in that direction, but the Hills will involve a lot of climbing eventually and you may get a decent view of the next leg form the top of the ridge.
You are about to make your choice when you hear a faint cry from somewhere close at hand.
Do you:
