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READ ONE:

If you’ve completed RESCUE (KASENDE):

You wake up to a shout from the trail. Zek Tsal is at the edge of your camp on his stilt-horse. When he sees you, he tosses a bundle to you. “Glad to hand that off. Kasende says thanks!” Then he takes off. You unwrap the oiled paper to find it full of greasy hydraworm jerky. The smell is … pungent, but you’re pretty sure she meant it as a sincere gift.

Each Ranger gains one energy in an aspect of their choice for the first round.

If you’re currently on RESCUE (KASENDE):

Kasende has stopped responding to your jokes, and she is barely breathing. You can’t move her, but you’re worried she may suffer permanent injury without the help of a healer. You make her comfortable, then take her whispercrack darter and carry it to a nearby rise. You carefully load it with some homemade flare rounds, then begin to fire off the signals and hope for rescue.

After hours of waiting, you see a pair of stilt-horse riders heading toward you. You help her onto the back of one of the great steeds. You watch as they ride away, thankful that help arrived when it did.

Complete RESCUE (KASENDE), and record HELPED RESCUE KASENDE on the campaign tracker.

Otherwise:

You receive word from a stilt-horse courier that Kasende has been found. Kal Iver spent days searching for her in the southern swamps, before finding her close to death and hauling Kasende back to Tumbledown while fighting off swarming hydraworms. Stories of his daring rescue are already spreading up and down the Silverfin. Kasende is recovering from her injuries, and by all accounts, already planning her next hunt.

If you have SEARCH (KASENDE), complete it. If you don't, gain that mission and immediately complete it. Record KAL RESCUED KASENDE on the campaign tracker.