Mindartis and Heian hadn't walked far before they came to the place the shrieks were originating from. As Heian pushed through the underbrush towards the main lake, one final, ear-pierceing squeal of terror sounded, then all was silent. The trees loomed high overhead as Mindartis broke through the tree line behind Heian. A brief search of the area revealed two things to the sleep deprived heroes. the first thing they saw, was the head of a boar polluting the lake with it's blood. the other thing they saw, were drag marks leading further towards the center of the island.
Although Heian was a travelling merchant, his main area of training was under Rimtok DeFrantes, a ranger of the kingdom of Tokmeer. As part of Heian's training, Rimtok believed that tracking was the most important skill a ranger should know. So, Heian began following the drag marks through the mud further and further towards the middle of the island. The duo followed the marks for quite some time before the rediscovered a place they deemed "Rabbit Cave" as they had seen rabbits entering and exiting the system on their mapping expedition. Rain water clogged the drag marks as Heian slid through the mud after them. Soon after entering Rabbit Cave, the drag marks stopped at a dead end tunnel. the rain water that trickled down through the drag furrow did not collect at that spot though, quite the contrary. The water was draining quickly through a tiny hole in the base of the wall. also during Heian's training, Rimtok believed climbing was the second most nescessary skill he knew, and therefore, provided Heian with a grappling hook. Although this device is normally used for climbing, Heian used it now to rip open the hole and expose an unexplored part of the cave.
As Heian stood at the lip of the new hole, Mindartis snuck up behind him, and promptly pushed him in. Heian flipped over, and landed on his face in the pile of mud created when the wall crashed in. Mindartis slid in soon after, muttering about not having any opportunity to have the spotlight. Heian and Mindartis dragged their mud-slathered bodies down the passageway to find a blazing campfire in the middle of a cylindrical cavern. The bones of the boar were strewn about the new room. As soon as the pair of adventurers entered the room, they noticed a tent set up, off to the side. Two figures pulled themselves out of the tent and looked at their guests. the halfling, Corrin Aledrinker spoke first, "Do you have any ale?"
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