Alex sighed in relief when he saw the silhouette of the castle. The sound of crackling thunder caught him off guard. I thought lightning in the snow was just a myth, guess I was wrong. He quickly headed towards the castle, but then stopped as he heard the crunching of what he thought was snow.  When he looked to his left to great the new comer his heart nearly skipped a beat. There, eating what looked to be a human were strange creatures, each one covered in blood and consuming the poor soul. Alex tried to sneak towards the castle and away from these devilish creatures but as soon as his foot crunched into the ground, one of them looked up and let out a blood curdling screech. 

“I think reasoning with these creatures would get me killed so,” Alex said before he suddenly bolted towards the silhouette of the castle. He carefully thought of a plan as he took out some of his Athletic tape. He made a small cut on the top of his hand. Not too deep, but just enough to let a little bit of blood out. He cut a few strands of tape from the roll, dipped it in blood, crumbled it up, and tossed them every which way he could. [i]Let’s hope these things go for scent rather than sight[/i]. He also looked at each tree he passed, looking for a sturdy branch to climb if things got too hairy. he needed a tree that wouldn't fall down if the things wanted to climb it.