[i] What an strange creature that was. [/i] though Mihai'en. [I] I don't believe I've ever seen anything like it. Whatever it was, it didn't seem to take kindly to strangers. The sooner I get out of this damned forest, the better. [/i]
The sun had already begun to set, and the world was soon painted with a pale, dim light from the horizon. As it got darker, he began to tense more and more: his mind began to wander, along with the rest of him. 
[i] I must be going in goddamned circles! [/i] He thought. And as the world went to sleep, the forest came to life: animals peered out of their holes, and insects sang their mating calls. As he kept walking, Mihai'en began to feel as if he was being watched. In truth, he hadn't seen or heard anything that would have indicated that anyone was watching him, but as the sounds of the forest got louder, he simply became irrationally paranoid. 
"Who's there?!" he shouted at nothing in particular. "Show yourself, lest you be craven!"