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Occupied Equestria - Fall Chrysalis
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163000
163001 164814
In the distant future, Silver is partaking in a war to liberate West Equestria. In a far off land, Amber is running for freedom.
974 replies and 23 files omitted.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163557
163558
>>163556
Silver nods, and takes the colt out of sight. Once he does, he turns to the green pony.

"Alright, be honest: you are changeling, yes?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163558
163560
>>163557
His eyes widen, his pupils become smaller, and his ears fall down.

"N-no I'm not."
He sort of smacks his lips after speaking, as if trying to wet them
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163560
163561
>>163558
"Listen, if you are, this is your out. Unlike my son, I do not like to shoot unarmed opponents, including changelings. You can go to your brethren confident in knowing you have done your part."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163561
163562
>>163560
Now, he opens his mouth, and Silver can hear a sound of breathing in. He moves back, until his tail makes contact with the steel case of the unit.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163562
163564
>>163561
Silver tilts his head.

"I am being serious, just be honest with me."
Amber Sunset
b444421
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No.163563
163564
>>163548
Amber positions the pile of blankets–and herself–between the metal device and the wall so that it's hidden for the most part, and a casual glance would suggest these were tossed there for storage.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163564
163565 163592
>>163562
"Eye, eh, um..."
His mouth closes, and then his lips become relaxed and straighter. He makes a slow breath out his nose. Then he speaks in a voice that sounds alien, not only for the accent, but for a strange quality of having two tones at once.

"The refinery and the terminal are both supposed to be destroyed. If necessary, I along with it."

>>163563
Amber does have the difficulty of the gap between the wall and the roof. Unless she moves the machine towards one of the side walls at either end of the structure.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163565
163566
>>163564
"You are more than free to continue to try to blow it up, but I am certain you will be stopped either way. Retreating and regrouping will accomplish same thing without needlessly dying. You are clearly talented infiltrator if you made it this far without anypony before me catching on, what is point of throwing away your life when you can otherwise continue to serve Hive? There is far more war after this, and Hegemony will need every Infiltrator they need for this one."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163566
163567
>>163565
Okay, add another diplomacy roll
fa0e80d
?
No.163567
163568
[1d20-1 = (11-1) = 10]
>>163566
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163568
163569
>>163567
The creature moves to the right slowly, seemingly trying to find a position where he can move back without running into steel. He keeps his eyes focused on Silver.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163569
163570
>>163568
"And I will freely admit, if my son finds out, he will not be willing to let you go. I am giving you chance. I pray to Great Mother you take it."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163570
163571
>>163569
Okay, one last opportunity through dialogue or a roll
fa0e80d
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No.163571
[1d20-1 = (14-1) = 13]
>>163570
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163572
163573
He speaks
"I did not like our orders. To die for it."

The creature moves to the right, and moves to the right, and moves to the right, until there is nothing behind him. Then he turns around, and gallops off, tail down low.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163573
163574
>>163572
Silver nods in his direction as he leaves, happy he chose this path. Silver returns to where he left Spec and the white pony, seeing how the two are doing.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163574
163575
>>163573
Overhead, Silver hears a loud swoosh sound. It's almost like the sound of burning gas, waving and disrupted in the wind. Overhead, a plane flies, and then another one with the same roaring swoosh sound. It's low and close enough that Silver can see the tin can-like design, the angled back wings, the gaping hole where the prop out to be, the yellow stripes, and the rows of rockets under the wings. As it moves further, Silver can hear the distant sounds of multiple machine guns.

Further away, and almost in the same direction as Silver saw the green pony run off to, although a little to the left, Silver can see Spec along with the off-white pony next to a unit with many more pipes, and a tall, thin chimney.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163575
163576
>>163574
For a couple of seconds, Silver wonders at the rocket-powered plane before the sound of machine guns snaps him back to reality. He gallops over to his son and the worker.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163576
163577
>>163575
Spec and the pony each turn heavy valves, standing on their hind hooves to do so, and closing their eyes. As this is complete, Silver can hear the sound of gas burning above them.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163577
163578
>>163576
Silver moves to help them, figuring three ponies is better than two.

"Things must be heating up, if we are sending in those rocket...plane...things."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163578
163579
>>163577
The entire complex is a byzantine labyrinth of pipes. There are enough valves for Silver to turn.

Spec looks over at Silver
"Good to see you back." But he turns his head back to the unit, and to the next valve. "Yeah, close air support. You can tell central command doesn't give a damn about spooking civilians. I don't know if there is anything more the changelings could do to send the ponies into a state of fear than what the Republic is doing."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163579
163580
>>163578
"I heard machinegun fire. Perhaps changeling agents in city are moving into open warfare."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163580
163581
>>163579
“Yeah, it seems like it. They are all coming out into the light now. And the Homeguard is responding with heavy weaponry of its own.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163581
163582
>>163580
"This will mean lots of heavy casualities." He looks off in the distance at nothing in particular. "I hope Pear and foals are okay..."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163582
163583
>>163581
“It makes me wonder if high command new what was going to happen.” He pauses, and places a hoof on his fathers back.

“They are off to safety on the other side of the peninsula. We fight the i literature here, so they can’t get to her - to them - over there.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163583
163584
>>163582
Silver turns to the white pony.

"How many more flares need to be turned on?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163584
163585
>>163583
“The flare is already on. It’s valves at the units that need to be turned.” He pauses. “I can get from here.” Then he slowly turns his body, and looks directly at Silver. “Thank you… back there. I thought it was the end. I thought I was going down with them.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163585
163586
>>163584
Silver smiles at the pony.

"It was nothing, just doing our jobs. But you are welcome. Do you need us to stick around and help or do you have it from here?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163586
163587
>>163585
“No I… I think it’s clear here. I hope.” He answers, swallowing. “Most of security is gone. Hard to tell but… I’ve got it.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163587
163588
>>163586
"There is still guard left. It is not much but if you need somepony, he is there." He pats the pony's shoulder. "Finish this and then get yourself to safety. My son and I are going to rejoin fight against changelings."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163588
163589
>>163587
“Okay. Yes… and thank you again.” He says, thing out heavily and repeatedly, as if letting out suppressed fear that only now has the time to come to the surface.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163589
163590
>>163588
Silver nods, at turns to Spec.

"Let us go, rest of Homeguard needs help."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163590
163591
>>163589
Spec nods sharply, and the two go back to the car
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163591
163691 163692
>>163590
Silver takes the radio, and listens in on communications for who is asking for help.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
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No.163592
163594
>>163564
Then Amber moves the machine quietly to the end farther from the searchers.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163594
163595
>>163592
This is difficult, as not only is the machine heavy and the floor rather thin, but Amber doesn't know if there is anygriffin downstairs who could hear the commotion. All the same, Amber is able to move the machine.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
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No.163595
163596
>>163594
Time to hide as planned.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163596
163597
>>163595
Also, roll hide (dexterity check)

Amber is fortunate that those who are after her have not prioritized checking the loft, at least yet. The commotion of her moving the machine and the blankets has prevented Amber from assessing the situation outside.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
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No.163597
163598 163599
>>163596
[1d20+2 = (10+2) = 12]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163598
163599 163600
6247426.png
>>163597
Amber has settled herself in the pile of blankets behind the machine when she hears movement downstairs, and then a minute later, knocking at the end of the room. Amber can tell pretty quickly why it has taken several minutes for them to come to her - they search together, rather than splitting up. Amber can here the sounds of one entering the top, then silence, and then the sound of him coming up, and another quickly following. She can hear them speak

"Look around"
"What is this?"
"I don't know."
"Does it look like anyone has used this?"

[1d20 = 13]
[1d20 = 11]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163599
163600
>>163597
>>163598
Amber can hear them coming closer, and
"Does it look like anyone has lived in this?"
"With the blankets, maybe."

If Amber is looking outside at all, she can see that a light is shined in her area, although the inspection is cursory. She can hear the sound of the straw being disassembled and removed.

"Nothing in here."
"A drifter may have been living here"
"You can't say that. It could have been the Princess."
"As I said, a drifter."

And then they move closer to Amber
"What is this?"
"Some kind of... I don't know what that is"
But then a third voice speaks up. An older voice
"That's a tilt table"

Amber can hear them taking a closer look at the machine, and then the blankets behind.

"I don't see anything. Or hear anything."

And now, she hears a fourth voice
"We hear the car."

This is all the intruders need to vacate the loft.

After some seconds, Amber is alone again.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
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No.163600
163601
>>163598
>>163599
Wew. That was close, too close. Amber waits until they're far enough that they won't hear the floorboards creak, and tentatively looks out before leaving the pile of blankets. She looks below the loft and, if it's clear, goes downstairs to better ascertain what's going on.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163601
163602
>>163600
What makes the barn a bit more dangerous is that there may or may not be anyone downstairs at any moment, and it is hard to tell. So Amber would presumably be very slow in cautious in moving all the way across the top of the loft.

Peaking down. Amber sees no movement. From the windows, Amber can tell that it is late afternoon, but the sun is most definitely still out
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
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No.163602
163603
>>163601
Are there any griffons staying behind in those shadows, looking for any hiders who may venture out? Part of Amber, perhaps her smarter half, wants her to stay upstairs a good while longer, as there is no conceivable way to help her friends anyway. Nonetheless, although hiding in one place may be more prudent is it really the way to go through life?

Slowly, she creeps down the stairs.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163603
163604
>>163602
Roll Spot (wisdom modifier)
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163604
163605
>>163603
I have four ranks in Spot, that doesn't come into play?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163605
163606
>>163604
Yes.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163606
163607
>>163605
[1d20+2 = (13+2) = 15]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163607
163608
>>163606
Amber can see that the lower level seems to be vacated, although she can't really see into every stall, nor into the operation room at the end of the stable.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
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No.163608
163609
>>163607
Amber cannot investigate outside the barn without knowing the inside is clear. She glances into the operating room first and then each stall, careful not to expose herself.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163609
163610
>>163608
This is a little difficult, as Amber would necessarily have the walk down the center.

All the same, Amber appears to be alone in the stable, save for a couple sheep and a cow. However, there are windows to the outside that could give her away.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
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No.163610
163611
>>163609
Amber stays low to avoid getting spotted, and is grateful the livestock don't seem to mind her presence. She glances out one of the windows to see what's going on.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163611
163612
>>163610
Looking out the back side nearer the house… Amber sees nothing… except one vehicle that seems to be a police vehicle.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163612
163613
>>163611
So that's what they came in on. Are there other windows that give a better view of the house?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163613
163614
>>163612
Windows on the right side of the barn. At least at the moment, there is no movement at the house.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163614
163615
>>163613
Has Amber any idea where the police went? They mentioned something about a car.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163615
163616
>>163614
Amber does not where they went.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163616
163617
>>163615
Amber looks back to the police car. Are there any griffons near that?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163617
163618
>>163616
No.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163618
163619
>>163617
First checking to see that there is no griffon in the line of sight, Amber climbs through the window to the police car.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163619
163620
>>163618
Alright…. Roll Spot again.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163620
163621
>>163619
[1d20+2 = (20+2) = 22]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163621
163622
>>163620
Out of the corner of her right eye, Amber can see that the veterinarian owner of the house has left the house, and is standing facing away from the house maybe 50 feet away.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163622
163623
>>163621
That is odd, very odd. Amber doesn't like the look of that. Probably not a good idea to approach the veterinarian if the area is open. And the house is a worse idea considering the police probably went inside. She goes over to the side of the police car away from the house and quietly opens the door to look inside.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163623
163624
>>163622
So Amber is venturing out into the open?
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163624
163625
>>163623
Well, she hasn't seen any police looking in this direction, has she? If not, yes.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163625
163626
>>163624
https://youtu.be/7w6ScNOR6FE

Alright. Roll die. Move silently (dexterity modifier)

[1d20 = 14]
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163626
163627
>>163625
[1d20+2 = (8+2) = 10]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163627
163628
>>163626
Amber steps out of the barn, walks across the dirt road and open grass towards the house, and to the police car. But behind her, she can hear talking. Talking coming from the other side of the barn, and a little further to her right.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163628
163629
>>163627
Amber ducks behind the police car and looks behind her.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163629
163630
>>163628
The owner of the house turns Amber’s direction. He must have heard something. But more concerning us a group of at least three griffins together. These include one officer, but also an older griffin in an otherwise inconspicuous grey fedora and trench coat, and a familiar face - Helm. The three are positioned a little ways past the barn, and seem to be looking at some other sight blocked from line of sight from Amber by the barn.
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163630
163631
>>163629
Helm! No doubt he has betrayed them after all this. Amber's insides roil with disgust at such treachery. Keeping an eye on them, she opens the police car door and looks inside.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163631
163632
>>163630
[1d20 = 10]
Well, it’s a car. The upholstery is minimal, and if there are any weapons inside, they are not by the driver’s seat.

[1d5 = 1]
Amber Sunset
13f6f75
?
No.163632
163633 163639 163640
>>163631
Would it be possible for Amber to start the car?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163633
>>163632
Hmmm….
I have to go to sleep. I will reply tomorrow
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163639
244131.jpeg
>>163632
[1d2 = 2]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163640
163643
>>163632
The keys have been removed from the car, if it even has assisted ignition.
Amber Sunset
e8e1722
?
No.163643
163644
>>163640
Very unfavorable. Amber searches the car for anything useful.
[1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163644
163645
>>163643
A single pair of cuffs, a baton, some receipts, a notebook, one whistle, and what seems to be a loaded magazine for an automatic pistol.
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163645
163646
>>163644
Amber grabs the cuffs, baton, whistle, magazine, and notebook. Has she been spotted yet?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163646
163647
>>163645
It looks like the owner of the house noticed. As for the officers and Helm, Amber can't tell right now.
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163647
163648
>>163646
Amber looks to the vet and puts her claw to her beak to indicate keeping quiet. She hides behind the car and listens intensely for the adversaries.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163648
163649
>>163647
Amber can see why they take such interest - they have found the car, evidently hidden in a stack of hay. A pair of other officers move in from out of line of sight, and closer to the car. The fedora wearing grey officer says something to the black clothed police, and they nod and move out. It looks like at least one may be coming towards the house.
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163649
163650
>>163648
Would Amber be able to move back to the barn without them seeing, considering they are distracted?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163650
163651
>>163649
I think you know who knows
It's the dice. The dice know.

For what it's worth, the police are concentrated to the left of the barn (north west) and not so much to Amber's right (the southeast).
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163651
163652 163653
>>163650
Move silently:
[1d20+3 = (2+3) = 5]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163652
>>163651
[1d20 = 16]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163653
163654
>>163651
Amber can not at all be sure that she did not gain the attention of the officers
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163654
163655
>>163653
It's too late for caution, Amber climbs through one of the windows and hides in a livestock stall.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163655
163656
>>163654
Off screen: [1d20 = 6] [1d20 = 2]

Any particular approach to hiding?
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163656
163657 163659
>>163655
Amber hides behind one of the stall walls and waits with a baton for one of them to come by.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163657
163658 163659
>>163656
Alright....

An officer forces open a door (as if it weren't already unlocked, and looks around). Another follows.

Amber should roll for Hide

[1d20+2 = (12+2) = 14]

[1d20+2 = (2+2) = 4]
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163658
>>163657
[1d20+2 = (19+2) = 21]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163659
163660
>>163656
>>163657
To clarfy...

One officer enters into the stable at the far left side, near the entry to the loft. The other, which Amber cannot see, enters through a door into the operations room on the far right side. While the doorway is open between them, it's still essentially two separate rooms.

Only one officer is in the stable. He seems to take the strategy of moving away and looking into a stall on the opposite side, and then moving around to try to examine the other one at a distance. He seems to have at least somewhat anticipated the possibility of being ambushed from behind a stall wall. What he has gained in caution, he lacks in perceptiveness. He does not notice Amber, at least until Amber is in direct line of sight.
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163660
163661
>>163659
These are smart enemies. Amber stays where she is.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163661
163662
>>163660
Is Amber going to wait until he would be damn near looking at her? Does she have something special to hide behind?
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163662
163663
>>163661
What's in the stable? Amber can hide behind an animal or a piece of machinery, depending on what's in there.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163663
163664
>>163662
The doors are low, but still present. Aside from the doors the rails next to the central walkway are spaced apart enough to be seen through. There is some bedding straw, a few pails, and one or two livestock blankets. There are also sheep and a cow.
Amber Sunset
e36bda9
?
No.163664
163665
>>163663
Amber crouches behind the sheep, careful not to disturb it. She raises her claw to her beak in a gesture of silence.

This is a universe where cows and sheep are sapient, right?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163665
163666 163667
>>163664
If it is, then it is a universe where cows and sheep are racist against griffins
[1d2 = 1]
[1d2 = 1]

Well, Amber is definitely not noticed before the final approach to the stall. But how well hidden is she from the front?

Roll Hide
[1d20+2 = (6+2) = 8]