Caleb thought out loud as they walked, "Hopefully the power of the artifact isn't enough to keep the monster away from his lair. It's our only hope of finding the beast."
As usual, they walked in silence for most of the day, only talking when crossing over another old wooden bridge, which clearly hadn't been maintained in decades.
Late in the day, when the sun was beginning to set, they were climbing out of a relatively shallow natural ditch, when Caleb turned to Kai and exclaimed, "Good lord man, can you smell that?"
Kai wrinkled his nose and grimaced, replying through gritted teeth, "How on earth wouldn't I notice that: It's rancid, putrid...hellish even!"
Forcing themselves to go on, they made their way over a small crest and through a thick bush and were quite suddenly faced with a hideous view.
As usual, they walked in silence for most of the day, only talking when crossing over another old wooden bridge, which clearly hadn't been maintained in decades.
Late in the day, when the sun was beginning to set, they were climbing out of a relatively shallow natural ditch, when Caleb turned to Kai and exclaimed, "Good lord man, can you smell that?"
Kai wrinkled his nose and grimaced, replying through gritted teeth, "How on earth wouldn't I notice that: It's rancid, putrid...hellish even!"
Forcing themselves to go on, they made their way over a small crest and through a thick bush and were quite suddenly faced with a hideous view.
