As she moved along at the head of the group, Rareth kept alert in every way possible. Now that there was another, bright source of light in the distance, visibility had become noticeably better. Low-light vision was still required, but she had a better effective range of awareness. Beyond that, her implants sent out regular pulses for echolocation to build out a picture of the surroundings beyond what her eyes could see. For now, they were heading uphill across fairly open ground.

“If the Rothians here are living in villages, then the threats they face must be creatures they can survive against without relying on stealth, else they would not be able to remain in one, fixed location. If they are animals that may try to ambush us, then we would benefit from keeping to long, open sight lines. If there are hostile, intelligent beings, then we may be attacked from a distance. Though, again, if those primitive villagers have survived, then I would not expect advanced weaponry.” Rareth reasoned. “For now, I would say that we should keep to open areas where we can clearly see our surroundings.”