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The trip by ship took some time. Nothing too unpleasant experienced in order to get to a point where a vessel can shadow-shift out. And using the Pattern to get to this other shadow wasn't fraught with sea monsters or killer storms. How unusual! Maybe because the vessel is already carrying the flesh of such horrors on the way to the dinner table. Where the Beast ends up is somewhere beyond the Golden Circle.
A good wind carries the vessel towards land, and the ship harbours in a deep bay. There are rivers and tributaries that come from the forested interior. Once everyone is ushered onto land, they're met by a servant of their Host who has been chewing their nails. Seeing all the people being ferried to land, there is some surprise at the number of guests incoming. The servant hastens back along a path that follows a river inland, leaving Ruby to lead the group at a more relaxed pace down the same path.
Further inland, a primitive but large looking lodge is situated near the edge of the river. The scent of things cooking is thick in the air. Ruby heads thataway, beckoning folks into the dwelling. "Thank Bog...I starving. I 'ope we don't 'ave tah wait long. Waited long enough."
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