131 Along The Trail

Kelley and his master stared at the footprint with interest. It was funny how they were more curious than actually scared. “You know,” Erom said conversationally. “All the while we were in these woods moving from place to place, searching for Nordveka artifacts, we did not come upon a single beast or whatever even though we've heard tales of the myriad beasts that lurk here. But look at it now. Just a day here and a great beast is following us about.” “Do we track it and see what it is all about?” Kelley asked nervously. Erom thought about it for a bit. He had never been one to voluntarily go look for trouble. Particularly not trouble that involved strange beasts. He did not even like regular animals like wolves and all. How much more whatever this was? Besides, they had come out here not to chase strange beasts but to find the missing young men of the Stuttin family. “No,” he said definitively. “Let’s focus on finding our brothers first. So long as the beast doesn't stray into