Lane and Damien stood both rooted in place, staring at the Wall as it continued withdrawing - Damien with shock and apprehension, while Lane with a spark of excitement shining in his eyes. Such a phenomenon was unheard of, at least as far as the public was concerned, therefore Damien was so surprised he didn't even know how to react at first.
The time waits for no one, however. As more and more of the unexplored terrain was being uncovered, the Wall soon passed over a small pack of monsters resting by a small pond in the previously unseen part of the clearing.
The monsters were quite peculiar. They resembled a weird mix of a deer and a hyena, with sharp antlers and snouts full of long teeth. Their paws were even odder, more like those of a mouse, except that longer, and somewhat skeletal. With their short bluish-grey fur and ghastly appearance, they looked somewhat out of place in this fairytale-like forest.
