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The sun was crisp as it edged over the rocky horizon. Pine needles crunched under the horse's large hooves as it tromped along through a clearing surrounded by large trees. Thellyn yawned and patted it's muscular neck before sliding off onto the frosty ground.
"This looks good. We'll set up here for now. At least until I can figure out this damn magic map."
In her hands she held a tattered parchment to the sky, letting the sun shine through the back of it. Apparently, it was supposed to show the surroundings of wherever they were, but it was only showing up as faded green splotches that looked nothing like the landscape.
The servants riding behind her dismounted their steeds and began loading supplies onto the ground. The tents went up quickly and efficiently, and a little campfire crackled cheerfully in no time. Behrik, one of the servants, strode towards her casually.
"Have you tried scrubbing it?" He asked, with a slightly amused tone in his voice.
"What do you mean 'scrubbing' it?" Said Thellyn with a puzzled grunt.
Behrik plucked the map from her hands and picked up a handful of dirt from the ground. From a clutched fist, he let the dirt trickle down onto the map in a steady stream, shaking it every once in a while. He then proceeded to rub his palm over the page in a circular motion until the green splotches turned to delicately detailed mountains. After giving it a light blow to clean it off, he handed it back to her.
"That's incredible!" She exclaimed, flattening it onto her lap. "Look, that's us!" Her thin hand pointed to three small circles that followed them wherever they went. "That's me, there's you, and this one must be Kandor!" They looked over at Kandor, the other servant, who was humming to himself as he tended the fire. Thellyn folded the map into eighths and slipped it into her breast pocket. Rising to her feet, she jogged over to the fire and found a nice rock to sit on. So far things weren't going too bad, and the mountains presented an incredible view. She wondered if anyone else was around.