As Ed was about to explain his discovery of new plants, he turned back to see that Asteria had chosen to release their captive. The significant burden on his heart lifted as he saw the event unfold. He spoke nothing at the time but it was apparent that the blue furred ratman had appreciated what Asteria did. She then told him to go onto all fours and tread carefully. [color=chocolate]"Understood. Just gimme a second or two, Asteria. I found some real interesting plants that could be useful to us in the future. I just need to memorize their scents so I'll know which is which when we encounter them again."[/color] Ed first focused on the smell of each flower and took note of their distinct aromas. After memorizing the scents the flowers, Ed grasps his bludgeon in his mouth before lowering himself onto all fours. Using only the ball of the foot and the sides of his hands, to minimize the number of blades of grass he tramples over; thus minimizing the tracks he leaves behind. He follows Asteria close behind, mimicking her actions to use her tail to realign the grass she had trampled over. Hitting a number of the thorny weeds in the process as he was not as used to maneuvering his tail as Asteria was. The needle like thorns hurt as much as one could expect them to hurt and it would be a tedious task to remove each thorn out of his tail. Though after a number of minutes after, the trio stopped and Asteria spoke to Ed again. Using a free hand he removes the stick from his mouth and lays it in front of him before giving her a reply. [color=chocolate]"Perhaps, but we did pretty good in covering our trail back there. Unless they have an exceptional perception, sense of smell, or investigative ability I don't think they can track us that well. As for traps, I don't think we have enough material to make any complex traps, but maybe we can set up a simple one."[/color] Ed says while bending his tail in between his legs and begins to tend to the minor injury his tail had sustained, using his hand to pluck the needles that had embedded themselves into his tail. [color=chocolate]"But I think we should find a quiet and hidden spot further south and just lay low there for a while."[/color] As he finished speaking his mind, Asteria entered a short trance. Perhaps trying to calm herself and relieve stress she received from the whole situation they were in. Ed tries to distract himself as the female dire rat meditated, inspecting the humble cudgel nature had provided him and focused on his vision to observe and see every part of the stick in detail. [hider=Stats] LVL: 5 HP: [color=yellowGreen]Minor Injuries[/color] SP: [color=yellowGreen]Rested[/color] MP: [color=green]Full[/color] Effect/s: [b]SKILLS:[/b] Unspent Skill Points: [color=red]12[/color] Current Skills: Beast Sense II (1.4) Rabid Fit I (1.2) Stronger I (1.05) [color=green]ACTIVE[/color] Muffle I (1.0) [color=green]ACTIVE[/color] __________________________________ SKILL PROGRESS: Material Analysis (0.2) Magic Analysis (0.6) Monster Analysis (0.6) Faster (0.4) Warcry (0.1) Alert (0.3) Dexterous (0.8) Tremor Sense (0.025) Mental Resistance (0.9) Telepathy (0.075) Mana Shape (0.6) Focus (0.6) Shield (0.5) Mana Shell (0.3) Soil Manipulation (0.45) Overwork (0.5) Harder (0.2) Crafting (0.25) First Aid (0.1) Meditate (0.3) [b]Inventory:[/b] - Vine Belt (Shoddy Quality) - Healing Herbs x 4 - Bundle of Sticks - Flame touched crystals x 2 - Tainted Crystal x 1 - Gnarled Stick (Unknown Quality) [/hider] [hider=Action Summary] -Used [Beast Sense II] to amplify his smell again to help memorize the scents of each flower. -Being sneaky in the tall grass and mimicking the method Asteria uses to realign the trampled grass. -Receives minor injuries to tail due to inexperience manipulating his tail. -Stops and talks to Asteria regarding the probability of the goblins to follow us. -Tending to his minor injuries as he discusses what to do next. -Makes a suggestion on what to do next. -While waiting for Asteria to finish relaxing, uses [Beast Sense II] to amplify his vision while inspecting his bludgeon. [/hider]