Brad was overjoyed that he unknowingly made a sound, he covered his mouth as he listened and looked around if the sound alerted any beast around. Thankfully he was quite far from the boars already and the Glaring Pole did not scare them away. He had thought of using traps and pray they fall towards a hole but this flower would help him in many ways.
It was the Poppy Flower, and with a atmosphere like this the flower also looked larger than it's earth's counter parts. Brad looked carefully around as he crouched around the grasses to make his presence an small as possible. He held his breathe as he reached out at the blooming flowers, he was so happy that it made him want to dance.
But before that he must find a bait good enough for the boars, He took some flowers and the seeds in it and counted he had gathered many small seeds that it filled his hands. He doesn't know the tolerance of Boars on narcotics but a handful would make sure they all lie flat once he proceeds to gather more. He stuffed the seeds of the poppy on the Batman Utility belt as he got back into the cave to put the back pack down.
He closed the door as he listened for any signs of beast around the periphery. Brad felt things were getting bright for him, the thought of making roast pork made his mouth salivate already. He went to crawl on the bushes like a lizard to avoid getting seen as he carefully wades through the grass to observe what the boars like to eat.
He saw the boars sniff on the ground as they chewed on something, Brad realized he is standing on a gold mine here. Truffles, the seasonal food that pigs like to eat. This made Brad excited seeing his choice of menu might get better latter on. Soon he saw a larger boar the size of a pick-up truck, Brad was amazed at the majesty of this boar even if it fell short against the muscle gorilla and large bear with armor.
It's four tusks were like dagger pointing up the sky as it's cheeks grew a pair of horns that could be about one foot long. It watch over it's herd with great alert as this Hog knew the perils of the forest. Brad decided to crawl back carefully so he could prepare his plans, he went to a similar clearing about a hundred meters away where the herd might transfer later on.
He doesn't know how to find truffles but if he spread the poppy seeds around then the boards might get to sniff a small package of opium that'll make them feel the amazing world of being high!
"My little pork bellies come to Papa!!" Brad was strutting around like a disney princess spreading bread crumbs on the forrest waiting for birds to follow her singing, but for Brad it was spreading drugs for unwary victims that would enter Brad's tummy should they be unlucky.
"Hmm, this is enough." Brad looked happy with his work so he decided to use something that would confuse the boars, it was his cologne which has a hint of mint and eucalyptus that animals find calming. This would make them sniff the ground more as he waited for prey to fall for his trap.
Hopefully it would work but first he must hide away from here so he found a tree ten meters away which was convenient for hiding. It has a hollow inside which could fit Brad even with all his stuff. he climbed up inside to go to an opening where he could take a look but first check the insides.
He pulled out a small attachable flash light and looked above for any critters, and the coast seems clear so he proceeds to climb then he shall wait. Brad watched through the hole where he could see the clearing on the far left so he looked through from the right side of the hole to see more.
[30 minutes later]
Brad was alerted by distant rustling of bushes nearby, it was somehow not where the boars were. he peeked through the small opening carefully without doing much movement. He saw something he forgot to include in the plan, this place is a forest full of beast and there would always be predators.
What appeared was a beast he thought he found in a prehistoric documentary, a two meter tall flightless bird with a very large curved beak, sharp talons and large muscled legs. A Terror Bird, and it was not alone, it was with two other of it's kind that seemed to carefully stalk to where the boars were.
Brad berated himself in not thinking this through and blindly going for the boars without an assurance in preventing other predators eat his prey should they get drugged. He stayed still and waited for something to happen. He decided this was a failure and he should try later on, Brad waited and soon enough sounds of a battle between the boars and the birds started.
Brad looked up and realized there is still enough space above and it seems a larger hole is present, this must've been home to a large squirrel but it seemed abandoned for a long time. He went up and saw the view outside, it was breathtaking for him to see the wide canopy of trees unending towards the distance.
Just this view alone made him feel small and vulnerable, many flying beast could be seen from afar and some.so big he could see the back of the beast but it's legs were covered in fog. Brad forgot the battle raging down him as he felt so miniscule. He had hoped hans exist in this world like in the novels but this just breaks his dream of meeting people again.
He took a deep breath, taking as much air in his lungs that he felt lightheaded with all that oxygen. He exhaled soon which made his head clear and eyes resolute.
"I might be alone but I'll spend this life fighting even if the odds looks so big against us." he said to himself as he changed his sights back to the fight below.