Seralyth
I will take the sky now. From above, I can compare the woodland paths without disturbing them.
The white dragon spreads her white wings and rises into the broken canopy, vanishing among drifting shadows. Axat and the others continue beneath the dense trees, their footsteps measured and their conversation brief.
After another quiet stretch, the wounded traveler slips ahead toward a circular opening in the leaves. A cold campfire rests at its center, ringed by flattened earth and old ash.
She studies the clearing for a full minute, tracing the ground and the surrounding trunks with careful eyes. Then she turns and beckons the companions forward with silent signs.
The Wounded Traveler
I passed here freely once. The paths felt open then. Later, this place began to trouble me, though I could not say why.
The lead sage kneels beside the cold ashes while the scarred elk studies the grass. Beyond them, a distant crystal shelf conceals a narrow seam, and a faint draft moves through it.
The arrangement suggests recent watchers used the camp to study the trails and track the Chobo refuge. Above the canopy, the white dragon circles once, awaiting the group’s next decision.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the group’s tracking advantage from the watchers