Master Of None

Yet, when they did arrive past a few larger boulders and over a small hill of stones and sand, Walker and Su were able to determine that it was not a choice to make a fire. The three scouts around the fire were heating their daggers to use to close some claw marks on their arms and legs.

”What happened?” Walker started a healing spell while Midnight and Su took up defensive positions to watch for what might have injured the three scouts.

”Our team crossed a crawling tiger and her cubs. We tried to appraise them and lost our benefit of distance. It can leap very easily and might have a unique affinity. The appraisal was not finished so we canʼt give much other detail.”

”Any other injured?” Su spoke up while looking over the hills of stone and gravel.

”No, we were a small forward team. Just scouting so we can fill in small missed areas of the map we are making. I was told that we would not see much of the monsters here because it is too hot right now on the stones. The crawling tiger seemed to resist the heat well enough.”

”Thatʼs good enough information for me. I will have an eye out for them. I can understand that a mother would protect her cubs. That isnʼt a problem. You three need to be better prepared in the future. Your fire was a good move to help your wounds since it seems none of you have first aid kits. But…” Walker looked at Su who picked right up where he left off.

”You should have had a first aid kit. You should have been in fleeing positions even if you were facing a monster you thought you could appraise. You should have considered that your fire would attract more monsters causing you to flee while partially healed. Thatʼs why we noticed you and why we have three monsters approaching over Midnightʼs hill right now.”

Su stopped speaking just in time for Midnight to growl while taking her dragon form. She easily lashed out and threw body after body toward the temporary camp until three monsters were piled up.

”Those are called long legged hunters. They are a distant cousin of some spiders. Their long legs keep them from being on the hot stones and their piercing fangs drink blood directly. Normally they hide in crevices but the smell of smoke warns them of fires forcing monsters toward them from the forest.”

The knowledge added from Walkerʼs appraisal without giving every detail, was enough for him to make a good point. After a few moments of healing spells and resting, Su and Midnight came to help bring the three injured scouts back. They also made note of the fact that the scouts had shown their inexperience while leaving tracks behind.

In a threatening situation, survival was first, but this also showed the level of the scouts and how they need to grow beyond it.

In natural fashion though, as they walked back, Walker spotted another monster. ”Thatʼs a golem millipede. It gathers stones and pieces to make its body while eating the silt left after rain. I didnʼt expect monsters like this. Itʼs a new golem we havenʼt seen before.” Walker pointed out the larger golem moving along rubbing in to what must be dried puddles.

”If there are new forms of golems, then we can share that with the dwarves. They may be able to guess what ores they might be formed around or what could be harvested from them.” Su and Walker enjoyed chatting about who would make the best of this new information. The scouts remained silent but clearly were taking it all as a lesson.

Meanwhile, Midnight managed to sniff out a small thorny plant growing in the rocks with several bright red berries on it. She brought it back and was more than pleased to hear Walker tell her it was called a crevice berry that grew in cracks and crevices of rocky areas. Perfect for smaller monsters or for a small sweet treat.

She then made it her mission to find several of them. Enough to grow elsewhere on a farm when they returned to Genesis.

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