Gaius trudged along, silently contemplating the situation. He and the Interrogator would need to get back to Inquisitor Case at some point, or at least get in touch with him, but how? As he moved quietly through the wooded area, he noted that Grav was being surprisingly quiet for an Ogryn. Perhaps he understood the need for stealth when scouting. This was definitely good. There may be hope for the brute yet, Gaius thought. Suddenly, there was a noise, a rustling in the foliage. Gaius fingered the shotgun on his back, but opted instead for the power maul at his hip, drawing it out and leveling his glare squarely in the direction of the noise. He prepped his shield and took a stance, signaling for Grav to stop.

 "Reveal yourself!" Gaius called. He regretted that he had. Out of the nearby foliage came a hideous mutant. Not massive like the Ogryn next to him, but tall and spindly, with multi-jointed arms and legs that bent in disturbing ways, and a mouth that was just slightly too big for it's face. Gaius flipped the switch on his power maul to it's highest setting, intending to fry the disgusting perversion of humanity when it got close. The thing jumped at him, and he smacked it with his shield, but it latched on, it's multi-jointed arms finding the gaps in Gaius' defense.

 "Grav! Go and warn the others! There is mutation here!" Gaius grunted out in a strained voice. He activated his shield's built-in arc-lumin, which shone right into the creature's face. It shrieked and jumped off of Gaius' shield. Gaius backed away slowly, moving towards the camp. He could hear shrieks coming from deeper into the forest, in response to this mutants wailing.