As Par and Akira fled on George's back, he heard a voice shouting:

"Bear, Bear, Cuddly Bear!" behind them; he knew that sound; he'd been in Rob and Oaf's tavern his first few trips into Old Man's Corner! Those two brothers were people whom he didn't have any feud with, nor wanted to antagonize; nevertheless, they were apparently aiding the slavers in their search, and that cannot be allowed. Thankfully, he knew what drove Rob, as well as what got him and Oaf to join the pursuit. 

Before Akira can react, Par took out a pouch from his rucksack containing 200 caps, then threw it behind him, scattering said 200 caps on the forest ground. Considering the fact Rob was a businessman and his mercenaries were mercenaries, they would not pass up the chance for a quick buck, even if it was really a distraction.

"By the time they've picked up all of those caps," Par said, "we'll have gotten away! And if they don't pick up those caps, well, we'll just get them on more advantegous ground." If Akira voiced his disapproval, Par would say:

"You're wounded; and avoiding battle isn't cowardly when we've done enough damage, as well as plan to come back later." If Akira [i]didn't[/i] voice disapproval, then he would say nothing.

And with that, Par and Akira, riding George, broke out of the North Woods, wheeling south to make the pursuers - if there were still pursuers - think they've gotten away, then north again, to meet up with Gabe and John...

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