Day 225 - Hunted

Day 225 (25th September – midday)
The party has just driven off the large Blink dog pack and has a few rounds to catch their breath…..
From her vantage point Quercius can see that the valley the party is travelling up gets deeper and deeper until the river itself goes into the mountain. Already the sides of the valley are 30’ high and vertical or even overhanging in many places. The lake coming up does possibly offer some easier routes back to the surface or so it would seem to her.
The cloud level is very low, which makes it impossible to carry out any high altitude observations, but the wooded hills and mountain slopes all “feel” unsettled – as if there is lots of activity.
Down in the valley, Laeromir now appears unharmed and to be sleeping soundly. The gemstone on his sword that flared at his death is now opaque and cracked.
It is wet, a nice steady drizzle that soaks everything…….
==Further info:==
Backtracking would be about 2 hours at most.....
By unsettled I mean, birds being disturbed, obvious signs of movement in the woods (that to an eagle do not feel like prey!)......
Laeromir, looks healthy but a bit gaunt..... Wun would say he is simply sleeping and could be woken with a shake (or being thrown onto Umars back).