Vlad looked past him toward the trees. The black haze still lingered between them, and the broken vegetation marked the direction from which the creature had charged. A trail of crushed brush disappeared into the gloom, wide enough for several men to walk abreast.
"Already? We still haven't established how far this reaches."
Harven wiped his sword clean while looking into the same stretch of forest. His voice had lost some of its earlier force, though the concern was reasonable.
"There could be more of them farther in." He said.
"Which is why we should report what we have found. The nearest portal city is not terribly far from here. Once we reach it, we can travel directly toward Solania."
Vask looked at Pedri. They had spent enough time discussing their route that this change deserved an explanation, even if he suspected the answer.
"There were other villages we intended to check."
