"Branch!" a voice hissed from ahead.
Drop the artifact behind you. Orcs have a greed trigger. A shiny object might cause a half-second of hesitation. A half-second is a mile in flee-time. Escape from Orc- Fleeing -Final-
Kaelen crawls. Squeezes. Bleeds.
He turned.
Kaelen, a human scout. One broken sword. Three arrows left. A wound in his side that won't stop bleeding. "Branch