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"Ah! very good! At least some adventure, I'm coming with you!" Vee says with bright eyes.

Having set up the tent, Kim turns to Echo: "Mistress Echo, would you like some help setting up the ladies' tent?
Strange, isn't it, that they leave the pack animals and all their belongings in the care of just two mages. Let's hope we don't have to prove we can defend ourselves."

As the rest of the group is following the path down, a sudden gust of wind lets them look up. A big black cloud had come over, and sheets of rain come pouring down, obscuring the view. The wind blows the rain against the cliff and tugs at their clothes. Vee's skirt in particular clings to her legs, making it difficult to walk.

"Oh good, rain." Brax says with a wet laugh. "Well, I am wet now, so...." Glancing around she looks up the cliff. "I am no mountaineer." She looks at Searos and Vee. "Perhaps I should check the other trail, as I'm wet already?"

Searos looks up at the cliff and the rain. "You know... its not really safe to climb a cliff like this when its raining like this out. I'm no mountaineer either and I rather like having my head face the right way."

Amon pulls up his hood. "We're all quite soaked, Sister Brax," he points out. "And I am in agreement with Master Searos. Rock-climbing is a dangerous feat, even without fierce winds and heavy rain."

"They're right, even an experienced climber wouldn't go for that. With this weather, I don't know how much further we're going to get. Also, look around, there are only two people at the camp, and they're both mages."

When the group comes back to the campsite, Kim's one-person tent and one of the other tents are set up. The mules are closely together, huddled under a tree with as much cover from the wind as possible. Only part of the gear has been taken down. The rain is now soaking the mostly even ground, forming small puddles here and there. Neither Kim nor Echo are outside.

"It appears we have our friends to thank for this." Brax smiles, standing happily in the rain, letting the droplets fall on her. As she carries her gear with her in the small pack she carries, she looks inside both tents, hopefully locating Echo.

"What a pleasant evening." She grins, "Change if you can, we need to agree watches, two at a time? Echo and Gunter, Searos and Amon, Myself, and Kim and Vee?" She asks over the rain, before diving into the tent and proceeds to remove her outer clothes.

(Ooc: I am assuming her pack is leather, so it would be mostly waterproof)

Dogmeat barks twice at this.

"You may take the watch with Master Searos, Sister Brax," Amon says. "Dogmeat and I will take a watch together. That way, nobody is left on their own. In addition, I'll place an Alarm spell over the campsite for extra security. The password will be 'monsoon.' Anyone who tries to enter or leave the campsite without speaking this password will set the alarm off."

"Why thank you Master Amon." Brax smiles and nods at Amon.

"Did I just get voluntold for something?" Searos looks around somewhat confused.

Brax does find Echo in the larger tent, who wrinkles her nose at Brax's good cheer. "Be careful to leave the water in just one corner of the tent, will you?" she says as Brax starts to remove her soaked clothes. Indeed, the tent is so small that it is difficult not to get everything wet in the process, because you can#t stand upright. There is just enough room to sleep for the three women (Brax, Echo and Vee) on one (dry) side, andsome room to stack their gear on the other.

The third tent is still fixed to one of the mules. Although the rain has slackened somewhat, the grass on the campsite is soaking wet and a number of puddles have formed.

"I agree with the setup of the watches, mage Amon" Kim concedes, opening the flap of the tent just enough to peek outside, squinting at the rain."But it is surely not necessary to start them now? The afternoon has just begun. What have you found?"

"It appears the 'Trail" head up a cliff, but it was impassible in this weather, and frankly I am not a fish." Brax giggles. "But isn't this cosy." She giggles again.

Gunter pulls his cloak up tighter around his shoulders and can't do anything but smile at the situation. Debating whether or not it was worth it, he eyes the tent still on the pack horse. Then he shrugs and finds Searos.

"Your thoughts on the tent?"

Vee steps inside the Tent searching for a blanket, to get herself wrapped in.
"Uaahh.... all my cloths are wet!" To demonstrate her words she wrings out her braid and a small stream of water drops out. "I think we should do something inside the tents the afternoon."