In the Middle of...Somewhere

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

The path was dark and very rough. Tree branches cut in here and there and the limited light made it interesting getting around without being caught on something. The ground was soft and there was an odd smell in the air that was hard to really pin down.

It went on for a good distance, and a good ten minutes later there was a literal light at the end of the tunnel. It was faint and probably about thirty or so feet away, and it was impossible to really identify anything on the other side. One thing everyone noticed the entire time was a feeling of being watched. Birds were seen here and there and a few other small animals, but all of them did their best to escape before the group came anywhere close. But there was something beyond that and it was unnerving.

Jan:[sblock]Beyond the small animals, you've seen a constant movement in the dark for the past minute or so. It may just be a trick of the light coming through the canopy or an animal but you can't help but feel that its something larger than what you've seen around.[/sblock]

 

[stonegod]

The boy gripped his weapons throughout the climb, his darting side to side. At one point, his fearfully stated in a low voice, "There is something moving... something bigger than the birds."

 

[EvolutionKB]

Victor 66/66 hp, 10 DR remaining for the day.

Victor, curses quietly under his breath, and moves his spear from his shoulder, slowly scanning the brush, and then says confidently in common, "Come out we know you are there, and we both know you can not stand against us."
[sblock=ooc]Well we really don't know anything, here is to hoping that it/they is intelligent. Bluff, +21; Intimidate: +20[/sblock]

 

[Legildur]

Seeing the party take a stance, Yarra holds up and slowly scans the surrounding jungle.[sblock=ooc]In my earlier post, I indicated that Yarra would stop every so often to search for tracks. Were there any?[/sblock]

 

[ethandrew]

At Victor's pronouncement, Slim tenses up, clutching his sword a little tighter and holding it in front of his body. He looks around side to side, hoping to discern where their silent stalker could be located, "I do not like this one bit. Definitely puts me in a bit of a mood. At least if this goes poorly, the light at the end of the tunnel is pretty close."

 

[Blarkon Dragonslayer]

Valmun watches matters, keeping a scorching ray ready to fire, just for the sake of variety.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Yarra:[sblock]You haven't seen any tracks. However, the underbrush is so thick that it doesn't seem like any tracks would really stay for long or be at all easy to see without a lot of searching.[/sblock]

At Victor's call into the trees, everyone hears a noise. It sounds like an intake of air, soft but noticeable still, a shuffling of leaves very rapidly, probably no more than five feet beyond the path...and then nothing.

 

[Legildur]

Yarra lowers his crossbow from the ready position and waist for around 30 seconds to see if anything develops. If nothing happens, then he'll resume following the path.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Victor

Victor pauses for a moment as well. When it seems clear he says, "Well, whatever it was, it's gone. Hopefully it doesn't have friends. Let's continue forward."

 

[Blarkon Dragonslayer]

Valmun starts whistling a cheery tune as they go forward. After a few moments, he says, "We can be pleased, I suppose, that whatever it is wasn't undead. It both breathes, and can be frightened by well delivered threats. So at the very least, we can be slaughtered by rampaging hordes of living, breathing, foes."