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Pursuit
At least there was a good moon, a waxing Gibbous that shed plenty of light. Between that and the snow that still covered most of the ground, they were able to see quite well. All the same, why was it they always seemed to make these chases in the middle of the night? It was enough to make a man think the gods were conspiring en masse to deprive him of sleep.
At first it was obvious which way the thieves had gone; Main Street was the only road out of town that led anywhere outside of the Vale, and even after the paving on the street ended at town's edge, the road was more or less clear for a goodly way outside of town. But soon enough, they came to the intersection where the road leading to Holbart's Pass, and beyond to Mangin City, veered to the left and the road leading
