[LOCKED] Homeward Bound - Tier 1

[king_in_the_north]

WHO: Robb, Lyanna, Major & Steve
WHERE: Inari Shrine & elsewhere
WHEN: 10 May 2018
OPEN TO: LOCKED to the above
WARNINGS: None yet, but possible violence

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Robb couldn't have said whether this experience, this sudden lurch from the familiar to the not felt like the last time. His arrival to the village — The first village, perhaps, or whatever version that might have been — remained muddy to him even now, a shadowy blur punctuated by Jon's face and soft words. What Robb did know, however, was that 'alarming' didn't even begin to explain it.

He was standing inside a sort of pavilion, like a shrine, not unlike the one he'd visited with Margaery before, rows of red columns opening up on unfamiliar terrain, the flicker of sun off water in the distance. He was disoriented a moment the way you might be when stepping from a stair you didn't realize was there, but then spied other bodies between the columns and surged forward. Lyanna, and two men he recognized but didn't know well, all of them looking as bewildered as he himself felt.

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[super_seal]

Not knowing Peter, Steve minutely shakes his head. Hearing that they can communicate with others in the village is a relief. Not only does it mean that are still in the same world and within communication distance, but he can check in with his sister and best friend to let them know he's okay and make sure they are as well. While Lyanna responds to Peter, Steve sends out a quick message to Mary and Danny.

With a nod at Robb's suggestion Steve starts to head towards the water, but then pauses as he reaches the tree line and turns to the others. "I'm Steve, by the way, Steve McGarrett." Major he knows but while he's seen the Robb and Lyanna in the village he's never had the pleasure of making their acquaintances.

[iron_beneath_beauty]

She had at least seen Major around the village to know him, but Steve was a stranger to her. There was at least someone in this company that she trusted, a sign that she was at least safe enough to let down her guard, if only a little.

"I'm Lyanna," she glanced at the man, pausing to pick up a fallen branch. It was flimsy and damp from recent rains, but it would have to do until she could find something better. Even a minor form of protection was better than none at all.

"Do we have something to hold water in? We will need it for the journey."

[king_in_the_north]

"And I'm Robb Stark," he said with a nod to Steve and Major. "Lyanna is my aunt." As strange as that was, when she was clearly several years younger.

"I've nothing apart from what I've got on," he added with a glance to Lyanna as they trekked the remainder of the distance to the water's edge. The stream before them would have been a good size to begin with, but it was clearly swollen with rainwater, rushing swiftly through the forest.

"Perhaps once we get our bearings, we'll be fortunate enough to be able to follow the stream, or find another to follow. This land seems to have no shortage of them."

[iron_beneath_beauty]

"It would be safer for us to keep a water source close at hand." Though she hoped that if they were to lead a stream, it would be one that would lead them straight back to the village. "The sun will be at its height soon and the walk will be hard for us. I don't want to go thirsty."

They at least all seemed to be experienced in the outdoors. There were no frilly ladies that would melt at the first sign of hardship. They might be able to push themselves as long as possible without needing to rest for long.

"We best hurry though. I want to be a bit further into the forest before the sun hits us."

[super_seal]

"My sister and partner are back at the village, both from other times than my own." Not as far apart as Robb and Lyanna appeared to be, but enough that he understood. He had to wonder if that was done on purpose - both the taking of those familiar and from different times.

Steve too was limited to what he had on him when he was transported and sadly that wasn't much. Combination of growing up on Hawaii and being a SEAL gave him the skills needed to survive in the wilderness. With the impression the others were also comfortable in this setting, he was fairly confident they'd figure something out along the way for both food and water.

"The question is how will we know what's the right stream to follow with there being so many...?" Without some idea where their villages are they could be following streams for a very long time, even if he did agree following them was the best idea. "We could ask those back at the village to light a signal fire."