Carefully, you take the talisman from inside your robes and slide it into Tomiko's robes. You push her aside, se gently as you can, and you turn to the side of the carriage, pressing your palms together, a symbol of greeting. You bow as much as you can in the small carriage, and carefully incant the chant you were taught by your father.
On the flower-decorated wooden wall of the carriage, a face emerges, that of a rough-looking man with a beard and big, bushy brows.
"Honored Carriage," you say, feeling ever-so-slightly self-concious. "Can you tell me what is happening?"
The Face gives a big nod, then, creaking and rustling, the whole carriage turns, first one way, then the other, as if… looking? Then the face speaks, with a voice like creaking and breaking wood.
"There is a creature out there. It is hungry. My ox lies on the ground, red water all around it. There is another carriage down the street. My driver is on the ground, with just a little bit of red water around it, and the creature is moving towards him. He is moving away from it, but it is almost on him. "
What do you do?
[ ]: I step out of the carriage, to fight the creature or do something else. Exactly what depends on what happens when i step out. Perhaps i can surprise it with a mantra?
[ ]: I ask the carriage to get us away! To my father's house, where we'll be safe!
[ ]: I ask the carriage to get us away! Home! I'm scared and tired and the palace is full of people who can help!
[ ]: I ask the carriage to get Tomiko away, then i step out to fight the creature or help Jun-dono.
[ ]: I bless the carriage to protect us, before i do anything else! This will probably take a few moments!
[ ]: I ask the carriage to run over the creature! Who knows if it can be hurt by something like that?
[ ]: I do something else! Write in!
