„All might falls before the lightest details"
Three fingered footprint in the wet mud indicated that it was definitely not human or an animal.
Closest one would be a goblin foot.
However it was at least twice the size of it.
-Hmmm that`s weird. Goblins don`t grow this big - Elandra analyzed the ground too.
-That much I know. Champion? – Aries had his suspicions .
-Maybe. Wouldn`t be unusual, they got rid of the whole village. –
True, goblins cant usually be THAT dangerous.
Sure, they might hunt some lonely hunters in the forest or travelers .
But attacking a big population of armed, to some extent, humans.
YOU`RE RIGHT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE.
-Elandra we`re going in. – Aries calmly said, but with confidence.
-What? We can`t handle this on our own. – She was a bit angry at him.
-Perhaps, but someone needs to find out what is even here. If it`s just an old footprint there`s nothing wrong and we`ll just kill some monsters. And if there is something.. –
-we go back. Got it. – She understood the assignment
-Great. Let`s go then. – And so they went in.
~Goddess I have a small question. I vaguely remember having some incredible acts with the sword and …light. Do you have anything to do with that? ~
YES. I HAD TO HELP YOU START THE JOURNEY. WHY DO YOU ASK?
~I just have a feeling I`ll need it soon ~
HMM
~Something wrong with asking for help? ~
I AM DEBATING WHETER TO HELP YOU OR LET YOU HANDLE THIS ON YOUR OWN.
~ I CAN DIE HERE ! ~
Elandra turned to Aries as they crawled through the trees, since he made some weird movements.
IT MAY HAPPEN ,YES. BUT YOU ALSO FORGOT.
YOU NEED TO AWAKEN.
~Yea. BUT. I need to be alive for that. ~
BARELY ALIVE TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST.
~not the point ~ He continued to walk forward nonetheless.
Not a sight of any goblins, animals, or anything alive really. Nothing.
-Not good. – Elandra pulled one arrow from her quiver.
Aries similarly, released the small string blocking his sword and slowly unsheathed it.
-Yeah...I can feel that too –
And arrow flew right as the sound came out of the bush, hitting something.
Leaving a sound of blood splattering, vague but hearable, and meat.
Elandra pointed for Aries to walk up there.
Nod to confirm the task, he took the sword out fully, and slowly came up forward.
He moved the branches away ... and it`s a dead rabbit.
-False alarm, just a rabbit. – Aries sighed with relief.
~Wait why is a rabbit here? ~ Slightly tilted his head in questioning.
-Aries, why taking so long? Get back here and we go further –
Why? No reason to be where nothing is alive.
Unless.
-Elandra. – He turned to her with a pale face – run –
-What? – She also tilted her head in question
-that`s why –
It could only mean one thing.
The hare would only be here, If it ran away from something worse.
Not a wolf ,not a human and not a goblin.
Worse.
TROLLS.