[center][h2][color=F0E68C]Asteria[/color][/h2][/center][hr][hr]
Asteria ignored Ed's antics in favour of frowning after the goblin that left them not that long ago and the trail she’d left that lead almost directly to them. She arose from her contemplation at Mother Rat’s squeak and noted the tracks signifying a pair of humans or similar humanoid beings having passed through the plain. The tracks lead northwest, either toward the cave or the mountains. Asteria tilted her head at Ed’s suggestion, and whispered a reply [color=F0E68C]“No, let’s avoid following any humans for now. Jezee wasn’t exactly subtle when she left, so…I believe heading further south and covering up [i]our[/i] tracks is still the best idea. We can research where those two went to or came from later. Even if we found a road right now, visibility isn’t an advantage to us just yet, I dare say.”[/color]

That said, she brushed against Mother Rat to thank her and nudged her into following once again as she proceeded to stealthily and dexterously lead the trio south, relying both on the new passive alert skill and her trusty beast senses to listen for any disturbances. She glanced back at Ed to reassure herself he’d was willing to follow just as stealthily as he had before. After that one look, however, Asteria kept her attention on moving forward, diverting a slight tendril of concentration on trying to keep up Mana Drain to get whatever nature and/or wind mana she could from the environment. This time, she intended to proceed as far as they could get unless something prevented them from doing so. It went without saying that if any of the trio of Dire Rats sensed a danger and alerted the rest to it, as Mother Rat had done with the tracks.