After having their lunch, both Lumian and Erudite stated their journey through the forest again. The path was getting more rough, unused. But a loud screech echoed through the forest again. It was the same sound that spooked their griffin before, but there was a small growl combined with it.
"Walk fast," Lumian started walking faster. He kept glancing around as if he was hiding from something.
Eru followed behind him without a word in fear that unknown creature might find them.
Glancing down, there were even traces of animal footprints on the muddy ground. It looked similar to a cat's print, but it was at least thousand times bigger. 'Are there mountain lions here? Tigers perhaps.... No, it must be something else. Something more terrifying enough to spook even a griffin,' he thought with a gulp.
The small trees in their pathway suddenly shuddered.
Lumian stooped him and unsheathed his sword.
