01-13-2015, 03:46 PM
Declan shrugged. Each man was due his own preferences, but Declan could not imagine not taking advantage when the opportunity was present. Shortly enough they would be far from such fineries.
"Suit yourself,"
he said, seating himself nearby. "There has been some news. It seems that Noah and his team hired a trail guide to lead them to Roopkund lake. When the five men did not return, a small group was dispatched to investigate. They confirmed their demise, collected valuables and returned to the village where the personal affects await us."
Declan forwarded a set of pictures, ill-quality, but evidence nonetheless, of the scene on to Soren. Mounds, fluffed white with fresh snowfall, indicated the bodies. "I asked if the guides had been able to determine cause of death. They refused to say, but it must have been a weather disturbance. I suggest we wear some sort of protective head gear when we near the lake."
There was nothing to indicate the lure of undiscovered property in the water itself. To that end, the guides knew nothing. Declan had seen the ferocity of impending fame in Noah's eyes, though. Something drew the wanderer there.
"Do you have the hiking gear you need? Or will we need to make a few purchases before tomorrow's train ride?"
Declan had a second suitcase of just such gear waiting in the other room. By the sole bag Soren brought, he doubted his friend was as prepared.
"Suit yourself,"
he said, seating himself nearby. "There has been some news. It seems that Noah and his team hired a trail guide to lead them to Roopkund lake. When the five men did not return, a small group was dispatched to investigate. They confirmed their demise, collected valuables and returned to the village where the personal affects await us."
Declan forwarded a set of pictures, ill-quality, but evidence nonetheless, of the scene on to Soren. Mounds, fluffed white with fresh snowfall, indicated the bodies. "I asked if the guides had been able to determine cause of death. They refused to say, but it must have been a weather disturbance. I suggest we wear some sort of protective head gear when we near the lake."
There was nothing to indicate the lure of undiscovered property in the water itself. To that end, the guides knew nothing. Declan had seen the ferocity of impending fame in Noah's eyes, though. Something drew the wanderer there.
"Do you have the hiking gear you need? Or will we need to make a few purchases before tomorrow's train ride?"
Declan had a second suitcase of just such gear waiting in the other room. By the sole bag Soren brought, he doubted his friend was as prepared.