The Steingeweser Equivalent of Cracked Ribs?

Astra nodded.

Fred was rather relieved by that. It seemed to him that Astra could carry out her mission to fetch help just as well unaccompanied. Perhaps better, in fact, if Thomas was not very fit and would have slowed her down. And Thomas remaining behind would mean that the group would continue to have the benefit of his leadership, assuming that he could manage to communicate as well as Astra had. From what Fred had seen, all the others respected him. Fred knew that he himself had arrived too recently to be readily accepted as a replacement leader had Thomas departed with Astra, and he doubted that any of the others had any leadership potential.

Astra pointed at the mountain wall and then at herself. Fred guessed that she intended to convey that she saw no reason to delay and proposed to start on her journey.

1. Astra sets off. We go with her, at least for now.
2. Astra sets off. We remain with Fred, at least for now.
3. However her departure was delayed by...

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