Magni Historia - Escalation/Stage 3 - Storyline

Hunting Grounds

Savage Wolf	whimper
Siegfried	Whew... They sure are savage. At least we can breathe easy now. Everyone okay? Teach, are you getting what you need?
Minerva examines several of the monster corpses closely.
Minerva	As we've observed, not all of the wildlife here exhibit unprovoked aggression. It appears that only a certain population is affected... But, why?
Roxanne	If it was contamination from the earth, we'd be contending with an entire forest of aggressive wildlife... But clearly, we're not. I really hope they aren't directly feeding on Alchemia samples.
Siegfried	They wouldn't be able to break into the containers anyway, if they're anything like Lustburg's. Nothing short of a heavy impact would.
???	Grrrrr...
Soren	Did you hear something?
???	howl
Siegfried	Dang! They're back!
Savage Wolves A	...
Savage Wolves B	...
Siegfried	Guess they came with backup.
Soren	Where do they keep coming from? There weren't so many of them when we were observing them just now.
Siegfried	We'll have to find out later. For now, let's try not to turn into monster food!
Later...
Savage Wolf	...
Siegfried	!
Savage Wolf	...
Siegfried	Golem slayer, wild beast wrangler... That's going to be a long list of titles to add to my card.
Roxanne	I think we've lost sight of the trail. They've chased us to some unknown part of the forest. And since we don't have a map of this place, it's going to take us a while to find our way.
Minerva	Indeed. Given the overgrown conditions of this section, this will soon become quite the task.
???	HEY! You there!
Soren	?!
Captain	Halt! This is private property! State your identities and business at once!
Siegfried	Wait, what?
Roxanne	Excuse me, sirs. We are accompanying our professor in the study of ecology, and the tavern owner informed us that the trail is open to the public. However, we lost our way and stumbled into the deeper parts of the forest. Please do forgive us. We don't have a map, you see. Would you kindly show us the way out?
Captain	Hmph. My men reported hearing a disturbingly loud ruckus, and a trail of blood and slain monsters led us to you. I could have you arrested for trespassing and illegal hunting in Milord's private grounds.
Siegfried	Hunting? We were almost torn to shreds by those savage beasts, and we did nothing to provoke them. Maybe you should get your lord to look into these monsters. Won't do to have them escape and terrorize the locals.
Guards	...
Captain	I will report this matter duly. As for the lot of you, we will be escorting you out. Stay out of these parts if you know what's good for you. And one last thing... no funny business. My men are armed.
Siegfried	...
Roxanne	Certainly not, good sir. Thank you.
Minerva	... ... (This amount should do it.)
Guard	Hey, pick up the pace.
Minerva	Certainly. My apologies. I was simply making sure nothing gets left behind. Now that would just be TERRIBLE for your lord's hunting grounds, you know.
Guard	Tch...