[Clankity clank clank. They sound like a whole barrel of toys and laughs as they trundle their way over to the right. Are they taking all the rights again? Because by all rights that should take them out of the hedge maze, but same as the first time Siffrin went in: it doesn't.
The broken hedge-and-thorn walls recede and the curtain of rain advances.
They don't encounter any enemies for a bit, but they can hear the sounds of clashing and rustling and shouts, inhuman noises in the brush -- perhaps from their allies fighting, perhaps not. What's certain is that it's coming from all sides.
Eventually: they see a man in commoner's garb, same as the one that might have been spotted in the garden yesterday. He's holding a heavy cooking pan in each hand, swinging them in wild arcs like he's trying to fight the hedges. When he sees them he lets out a bizarre yell, like a steam kettle going off.
And then he throws one of the pans at them with an enthusiasm that almost tips him over (9) -- it's a bit too high to hit either of them straight on, but given that the hedged pathway is a straight path, it's also hard to completely dodge. Also, something rustles behind them.]
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The broken hedge-and-thorn walls recede and the curtain of rain advances.
They don't encounter any enemies for a bit, but they can hear the sounds of clashing and rustling and shouts, inhuman noises in the brush -- perhaps from their allies fighting, perhaps not. What's certain is that it's coming from all sides.
Eventually: they see a man in commoner's garb, same as the one that might have been spotted in the garden yesterday. He's holding a heavy cooking pan in each hand, swinging them in wild arcs like he's trying to fight the hedges. When he sees them he lets out a bizarre yell, like a steam kettle going off.
And then he throws one of the pans at them with an enthusiasm that almost tips him over (9) -- it's a bit too high to hit either of them straight on, but given that the hedged pathway is a straight path, it's also hard to completely dodge. Also, something rustles behind them.]