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[h3]~Forest outside the Cavern~[/h3]
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[i]Throat Pouch:[/i]
- 5x empty slots.
[i]Rawhide Backpack[/i]
- x2 Agrep Leaves.
- x1 Blue Agrep
- x1 Flak Beetle Mandible
- x1 waxy Fern
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Ash quickly took notice of the plants in her surroundings. However, that was not what immediately interested her. The first thing was the mandible from that creature that those were fighting. The explosion carried it quite the distance. After a moment of studying, Ash grabbed it with her lesser force, before storing it in her backpack. She could probably make something with it, given a long enough moment to rest. She also took note of the waxy fern looking plants, quickly picking one and using both [b][i]Alchemy and Magic Analysis[/i][/b] on it before stuffing it in her backpack.

[color=598527]"Mourn speaks the truth, Digbie."[/color] Ash replied, frowning only slightly at Mourns seeming assertiveness as the supposed 'leader'. [color=598527]"We have yet to be acquainted, correct? I am Ash, a pleasure. And trust me when I say from what it looks like so far, you are nothing like those goblins. You helped rescue Torrent, and for that I am grateful, and that is not something any other goblin would likely do."[/color] She ended it there, not having much else to say on the matter. She had to keep alert for anything else potentially wanting to kill them as they traveled.

Thankfully, it seemed the explosion had driven off most of the animals. Good, less chances for complication. Ash really didn't want to put up with fighting anything else. A chore, that's what fighting was. An unwelcome chore she'd much rather deal without. She did however, take note of some particularly wide footprints, and stopped only for a few seconds to take note of them and study. Judging from how they were shaped, and spaced apart...perhaps some sort of creature that moved solely by bouncing or jumping more than walking? Difficult to say. Ash moved on, quickly, taking only a moment to use [i][b]her analysis skills[/b][/i] on that tuft of Black Fur.

Finally they reached the part of the forest that seemed completely devoid of Goblin interference. That meant, at least for the moment they no longer had to deal with them. However, given how things were going they may only have a moments respite. If Orchid did win she could be reasoned with, at least, but Ash didn't like to take chances on unknowns. The only thing that seemed to be amiss was a small tingle, a small alert as though she was being watched, like earlier, but whatever it was left them alone.

For some time, it seemed as though they didn't run into anything interesting, until suddenly, her alert skill only seemed to give her notice at the very last moment. The creature, some sort of deer moved far to fast, far to quickly to completely register. Its fur, a beautiful blue, its horns an elegant curve but it leaped away before she could fully study it. Intriguing! Her first sign of truly interesting otherworldly, fantasy life. She couldn't help but to be curious.

Eventually they came to a creek bed, a good source of water if clean. Ash made a mental note of it. If they could make a good shelter near here, then it would be an excellent place to do so. Further down the creek, she could hear the frogs. Several frog like creatures that had a texture of some sort of rubber, and were as large as watermelons. They seemed peaceful, or at least immediately non-hostile, which the same couldn't be said for of the creature in the burrow.

Mourn then had to go and suggest something quite absurd. After [i][b]using her analysis skills[/b][/i] on the frogs, Ash turned to the Corpselight.

[color=598527]"...Mourningstar,"[/color] Ash began dryly, in a tone a disapproving mother might use to scold a child. [color=598527]"Remember what happened the last time we tried to 'gank' something just now? You all almost killed Torrent. Food, while a priority, I have already found us some edible plants that are decently nutritious. It's what I was doing while [i]someone[/i] was busy trying to kill themselves."[/color] Ash sat up straight, stretching her neck out to its full length as she observed the others. [color=598527]"...as well, that thing in the burrow does not sound like the friendly type. For all we know it might not take kindly to us killing things in its territory. You are correct in thinking we do need a shelter, but simply taking and killing what we want from everyone and everything makes us no different than the beasts or monsters themselves."[/color] Pausing a moment to gather her thoughts, Ash gave her own suggestion. [color=598527]"We build ourselves our own shelter. I have some crafting skills, and with the help of Digbie and Torrent we could very well make our own nest without needing to disrupt this forest entirely, and I would suggest doing it first before someone gets seriously injured and we have [i]nowhere[/i] to return to recuperate. If we're injured, it will make us prime targets for another monster. If we work at it, we can easily have ourselves a decent base by the end of the day. I would suggest making it a little upstream away from this den."[/color]