"Yes, animals indeed. Strange and curious creatures, four-legged things. I should take more notes along the way if we encounter any. Perhaps they will make fine specimens to collect and send back home to AugToor." 'Riley' accepted the potions and tucked them away in his newly acquired satchel which he had simply forgotten he had all this time as it was slung across his shoulder naturally. "I would hope there is a water feature nearby, but unfortunately my time outside of the seas are infrequent and I have no way of ascertaining the availability of water. Frankly woodland survival is not my forte..."

One step into the woods however as the party decided it was a better idea to go searching in the woods. To which R'lyeh attempted to figure out his path, twisting around the familiar new sights as he strolled peacefully through the forest. Well, more like an unnatural hobble as he supported himself with his staff to bear. 

"I believe we had already past that floral arrangement there. I once attended a symposium on the biological recurrence of patterns in nature based on variations on two similar but distinct species..."

One lecture of the anatomical differences observed between the Northern Banded Sea Snake and the Southern Banded Sea Snake, they arrived at the clearing, following the light as it broke through the break in the canopy.

"Ah! This should be the place. The probabilities and statistical likelihood is almost guaranteed. Also, note the half-eaten corpse of my former research assistants attracting the flies..."