It was with such anticipation for the task at hand that Andrew and his newly formed team came to the forest that seemed on the cusp of teeming with a bit of vitality.
Although at this time, the plants still had not sprouted the slightest hint of greenery, the animals that had begun to stir and the insects hiding in those withered shrubbery had started to make faint noises.
They walked through a forest that had already been scoured by the majority of mercenaries.
It was rare now to see any signs of significant animal activity in this area.
After nearly a year of cleansing and raiding by mercenaries, many small magical beasts, frightened and wary, had hidden themselves deeper in the forest.
Following these small magical beasts, larger predators had also ventured into those deeper areas.
If one wanted to find prey that was more fitting for them, using my words, then without a doubt it involved taking some risks to go deeper into the forest.
