36. A Difficult Decision

[] Moderate Pace: Don't need to rush, but you don't want to dawdle either. (Average travel time and average chance of random encounters)

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In the end, you decide that there's no need to rush ahead. You keep your group moving at a steady pace, making sure to rest every so often to avoid wearing anyone out, not that any of your pokegirls seem to need it. 

Ana in particular seems to have perked up considerably since leaving the city walls. The little Woodmouse has taken it upon herself to act as the group's scout, disappearing into the underbrush and returning to warn you of any dangers on the road ahead. 

Halfway through your second day of travel, you're almost leisurely pace is interrupted as Ana bursts out of the bushes along the side of the road, looking more panicked then you've ever seen her. 

"Fighting!" she squeaks out. "On road ahead. Two groups of people. I think they're trying to kill each other!"

Your other pokegirls look worried, murmuring among themselves.

"Bandits?" Lamina barks out, the Armsmistress looking almost gleeful at the chance to fight. "If we hurry, we can still catch them!"

"Too dangerous." Thana disagreed, shaking her head. "We don't have enough information. I say we avoid them."

"But someone could die!" Ana exclaims, looking horrified at her harem sister's callousness. 

"Not our problem." Isadora shrugged. "I say we go around them."

"Doesn't matter what we think. Mistress has final say," Thana noted before turning to face you. "Your commands?"

[] What will you do? 

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A.N: You are really lucky that Ana can scout for you.