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Your attempts seem to be going well until your leg hits an underwater log hard enough to make you splash forward. The alligator swings in your direction and glides your way, opening its jaws. Just before it reaches you, everything goes black and you hear a low chuckle before your surroundings form back around you. You're back at the entrance of the swamp, safe and sound, but eliminated from the search.

You manage to reach the other side safely, smelling of nasty bog water but away from the hungry alligator. Before you stands a small cabin, designed to blend into its surroundings. It seems abandoned, but appearances can be deceiving. You also think you can see the rest of the group across from you.
The Kitsune pushes past you and gapes at the house. "This is it. This must be it!" They exclaim in a loud whisper, wisps dancing around them excitedly. The Kitsune looks like they want to act now, but you're not so sure.
Knock first?
Screw it! This witch is a thief and we have numbers on our side! Charge the house!

It was tricky footing at times, but you made it and have found the rest of the group who made it across their own waters.
The Kitsune pushes past you and gapes at the house. "This is it. This must be it!" They exclaim in a loud whisper, wisps dancing around them excitedly. The Kitsune looks like they want to act now, but you're not so sure.
Knock first?
Screw it! This witch is a thief and we have numbers on our side! Charge the house!

The water turns brackish almost as soon as you enter it, and the smells of the swamp suddenly assault your nose, but nothing terrible seems to happen and you emerge on the other side safely. Before you stands a small cabin, designed to blend into its surroundings. It seems abandoned, but appearances can be deceiving.
You see the Kitsune push forward through a couple of ponies to gape at the house. "This is it. This must be it!" They exclaim in a loud whisper, wisps dancing around them excitedly. The Kitsune looks like they want to act now, but you're not so sure.
Knock first?
Screw it! This witch is a thief and we have numbers on our side! Charge the house!




Oh no! You got lost and were swallowed by the darkness! Don't worry though, you'll just appear at the entrance to the swamp, but you've been eliminated!

The odd smell of salt and the smooth passage through the water. It was rather nice and she managed to hold her pearl in the wing joint. It made her happy. The house was rather strange. She blinked and moved forward to knock. Something was wrong here the swamp kicked you out but never harmed you then there were that lovely magical field where it didn’t belong this must be another illusion or something non harmful. She cast a glance back at the Kitsune  and gave him a look that said he was a moron. This witch clearly wasn’t so bad. At the end of all this she was going to have update Nox on her thoughts.

)Knock first

~ Papa stares at the small cabin, interesting the smell of the bog . Papa looks at the Kitsune, sure they might have the numbers, would it be foolish or brave to charge the door. He wanted to catch the witch unaware that would be best. Wouldn't it to attack. But then again it was potentially unwise the witch could be waiting for them. Attack his bring screamed now while the witch is unaware. He gets ready to charge. Fight win~

Screw it! This witch is a thief and we have numbers on our side! Charge the house!

Luna contemplated the decision in front of her. If the Witch was powerful having the element of surprise would be beneficial. However, Luna's instinct was cautioning her to approach the house and the situation carefully. Slowly she walked forward and knocked on the door.

Try to be the voice of reason and calm the situation down?

The witch was exquisitely beautiful and seemed completely unphased at the group in front of her. Granted, it was supposed to be A LOT more than this. Phaedra wasn't feeling confident about the original plan now that their numbers had dwindled so. The kitsune was clearly starting to lose their temper and the witch not sounding the least bit worried implied she was indeed dangerous. Time to get control of the situation.

After this was all over, Echo Moon was going to find a nice, dark, quiet place to hole up in for a very long time. He felt a headache coming on. "Perhaps we should talk this over first..? I honestly have no idea what is going on. I came to help, if it is within my ability to do so." Shooting a glance at the highly agitated Kitsune, Echo Moon fidgeted. "I'd like to hear the full story, from both of you, and no withholding information this time. I think we all deserve to know just what we got ourselves into, especially after what we've gone through already..." He could only hope that by talking things over, they could reach some sort of truce.


Try to be the voice of reason and calm the situation down.

Stop! She reached a claw to keep the Kitsune back. Really how foolish was he? He didn’t share the shape of his precious object so if something happened to the witch they would have no idea just where the witch hid it and of course She couldn’t help as she didnt’ know what it looked like. “We need to slow down and think this through.” she hissed at him.

)Try to be the voice of reason and calm the situation down?

The water seems to be reaching up to grab you when there's a flash of light instead and you find yourself standing safely on the shore.
"Return what you stole." The Kitsune growls, their wisps circling them in agitation.
"Foolish fox." The witch replies. "I've stolen nothing. bIndeed, it seems as if you're the ones who have come to thieve...but since you've endured the hazards of the swamps, I'll indulge you."
Stepping fully out of their abode, they look around at you all. "I will set to all of you a series of tests. Those who pass them may pick of the treasures I have and the gifts given to me. Or you can simply step into the waters flanking my home and they'll see you gone from here and back to whence you started."
What will you do?
Agree to the tests
Step into the water and be done with this
Insist the witch listen to the Kitsune's grievance of what they supposedly stole


The Kitsune is clearly fuming, but with all of you standing back to try and reason the situation out, they seem to have no other choice but to take a step back.
"Return what you stole." The Kitsune growls, their wisps circling them in agitation.
"Foolish fox." The witch replies. "I've stolen nothing. bIndeed, it seems as if you're the ones who have come to thieve...but since you've endured the hazards of the swamps, I'll indulge you."
Stepping fully out of their abode, they look around at you all. "I will set to all of you a series of tests. Those who pass them may pick of the treasures I have and the gifts given to me. Or you can simply step into the waters flanking my home and they'll see you gone from here and back to whence you started."
What will you do?
Agree to the tests
Step into the water and be done with this
Insist the witch listen to the Kitsune's grievance of what they supposedly stole