River awakes and shiver a moment, both from the memories of his nightmare and from the cold air of the morning. He looks around but see little. The sun hasn't yet come up, but the sky starts to takes shade of dark blue. Feall is standing watch with Sheeva.
River stretch and offer the drows to take more rest before the group have to go. He then find a place to sit and grabs his holy symbol and starts his morning prayer. He closes his eyes a moment and as he opens them, he finds himself in a forest. The forest floor is in the shadow of the green trees. He finds himself a few meters from an hunting cat. The predator seems to ignore him, too occupied to eat a freshly killed prey. He neither seems to find River as a menace. River spots the trace of more of the kin of the preys who have fled in different direction. River find himself sad about the fate of the prey. He looked like a young animals, probably slower than his parent and he has been catch by the hunting cat. Life wasn't fair.
River stares a moment at the scene before a flash happen. The forest have changed. The hunting cat is gone, the prey is still there and alive this time, with more of his kin, many more. The trees lack all the luxurious leaves. They almost seems dead, but it doesn't seems to bother the preys. They continue to eat the tress up to the last leaf. River stays puzzled in front of such spectacle.
Another flash happen and he is back in the beautiful forest where the hunting cat is gently eating his prey. The creature seems to be satisfied and starts to walk calmly toward River. The shifter doesn't feel any hostility about the predator. Crows fly down on the remains of the prey. The hunting cat pass next to River and stop a moment and stare at River.
River take a moment, confused at the sight and after a moment, just sight and look at the cat. "I think I start to understand. I don't like the idea, but I start to understand what your are telling me, Mistress." The hunting cat nods and continue his way, leaving the remains to the crows.
River blinks and find himself back in the ruined house. He turns around and see the drows who are still setting to take a few more hours of rest.
[SBLOCK=OOC]I'll try to update River soon to level 10. Do we need to approve them in middle of the adventure, or the proposal have pass in both L4W and LEB?[/SBLOCK]