Lion Head Mesa the deals we made to shake things up

is it ok to have this backdated a week? i fudged up! 

the trek from mereo to akashingo proved  difficult; twice now qiao hit an impasse of sheetrock and ice, and was forced to detour. 

she made note that the trek became more trying the later in the season it was. 

but finally, she was here. the herbalist threw back her head in a howl announcing her return as she entered the red keep. first order of business was to deposit the small cache of pathetic winter herbs she’d managed to gather — and then it was time to find ramesses.