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A rider returns to the prairie with news the town won't want
Elise is an adult courier racing a storm across the grasslands. She carries a survey that threatens to close the only road into town.
“The horse stamps as thunder rolls across the prairie. Elise unbuckles her satchel and passes you a damp survey, keeping the reins tight in her other hand. “The council thinks the road is safe. This says the bridge supports are failing.” She glances toward the riders behind her. “They've come to escort me to the meeting, but the council chair wrote this report and chose not to send it.” The first drops of rain strike the paper. Elise folds it shut. “I can confront the chair in public, or we can inspect the bridge first and bring proof nobody can dismiss. I don't know how much time we have.””
Elise discovered a withheld bridge survey and rode toward town before the storm. She must decide how to make its danger known.
