Rutger took the poster from Artemis and looked over the map, a frown creasing his face. 

"This is looking fishier by the minute," he said in a low tone, looking over the scribbles that barely constituted a map. Nonetheless, he led the way out of the guild, and onto the southern streets that would take them out of town. "At least it's within walking distance, so we won't have to pay for train tickets." 

The dark guild had been set up out in the depths of the forest, but a place as wealthy as Hobbs Grove was bound to have a well paid guard force, and the richer folks would likely have their own security. Why stay so close to such a high profile, high security target? Were they just stupid and overconfident, or powerful enough that they didn't care? Maybe the people of Hobbs were the kind of rich folk who were rich enough that they didn't have to know anything about the world around them. Maybe they were just throwing this ridiculous sum of money out because they could afford it, and they were naive enough about the world of mages that they thought a simple band of thugs were worth this much.

Somehow Rutger doubted things would play out so conveniently.

The woods would give them a lot of cover, especially at night, but they weren't familiar with the area. The dark guild, unless they really were just a rag-tag bunch with an unjustified bounty, would probably have lookouts posted in various places, maybe even traps or alarms. How could they get through all of that? Rutger knew a fair bit about wilderness survival, but his experiences were with mountains, not the woods. Then it hit him, and he glanced over his shoulder.

Mombaki was a well-traveled hunter, even though he was young, and his type of magic gave him an affinity for animals and nature. He could probably navigate through the forest, and maybe even track the dark mages down. And while Darren was blind, he used magic to sense vibrations around him, like a bat's echolocation in a way. Those vibrations could tell him a lot about the environment, even some things that people with sight might overlook or miss entirely. Maybe between the two of them, they would be able to do this without being ambushed themselves.

"Darren, Mombaki. Do you guys think you could work together and take point when we get to these woods? With your combined skills I think you might be our best chance at finding the targets and avoiding any traps or lookouts along the way." he said.