Yumi and Alkai looked at one another sighing, "hardly funny." Alkai muttered and Yumi chuckled slightly.

They moved and set up their own tents, making a small hardly noticable fire, just for warmth and hopefully to cook something on. Be it small or not. Yumi and Alkai looked at one another, as if telepathically talkign to one another, "I'll go" Yumi said standing and Alkai nodded movign to attend the fire.

"Be safe, I'll return shortly."

"Maybe you should take one of them along with you, they do have a better sense of smell then us." Alkai said and Yumi nodded softly.

"Which one of you two want to go hunting with me?"

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Thorn and Feeble nodded in agreement. "Lets rest until dawn, then we pack out things and head out towards the elf village."

They followed the two girls over to newly found area and discovered a fairly open spot in the brush,. They watched as the girls pieced their campsite together, neatly and organized. Thorn grunted in disbelief. "You'd think they'd be quick and easy, and not take their time at it." Feeble instantly bursted out laughing and fell on the ground, rolling back and forth. Thorn scratched his head, watching his brother as he laughed his ass off. "What the hell is so funny brother? You lost your mind?" After a minute, and after the girls had already raised any eyebrow, Feeble finally caught his breath and stood up. "That's what she said......" Feeble immediately lost it again and fell to the ground laughing. "That joke never gets old brother....hahahaha" Thorn turned away and tapped his foot, *why me* he thought, *I'm gonna kill whoever told him that line*

After the laughing session, they finally broke ground and started. The ground was nice and loose, good enough to maintain a tent with four posts they thought. Feeble instantly undid his backpack and brought out a green matted sheet, four poles and some rope. He neatly placed them out before thorn. Thorn shook his head and started to help put it together. They found a sturdy tree limb to hand the sheet, pushed either corner pole into the dirt and roped it down for security. After a half hour of construction, they tent was made and they both broke out their sleeping bags to make for a quiet night's rest.

Yumi stood on the hilltop and looked out at the black smoke, rolling high into the sky, "Alkai, that isn't..." she trailed off and looked over at her, sadness in her eyes once again.

"It seems the villans are moving faster then we assumed. If our assumption is correct, and it always has been that right there is the hidden Elf village of the elders. A secret shrine to those who have fallen and those elders who created our kind, our priests are there, and they have no weapons."

"Easy prey..." Yumi muttered softly. "we muct go see if there are any survivors."

"It'll be dangerous at this time, night is falling, I bet they are setting camp there. Shades will be scowering the area, it's best if we stay away for now."

Yumi looked around, "over there..." she pointed to a large brush that seemed to be hollowed out in the center, "we can stay there for the night, no fire, just sleep, rest, eat what food we can without cooking." alkai nodde in agreement and started walking first, leading the way wiht Yumi right behind her.

"We don't have alot packed, only a few items and a tent for two. Didn't think we needed more." Feeble shrugged at Yumi. "Only went to hunt game for a day! Meat supply was running short so we figured we'd contribute what we could to the town."

Thorn popped open the backpack and pulled out a large green canvass tent, a set of tin cups and plates, cutting knife, knitted fur blanket, bottle of 'Loars's Wonder Scent', bottle of wheat grain and a box of matches. Thorn grew a look of concern when he reached the bottom. "So where's the gun powder feeble?" His smile slowly turned to a frown. "Must've left it at the shooting range when we left."

Feeble looked back at Yumi with a smile!

"Lets try to press on with what we have and we can decide later when it's safe to hold camp. The animals are watching us with grave concern and I fear that were slipping closer into madness. The forest holds many surprises, but none that we can predict right now." He clicked shut the backpack. "Lets follow this path and continue on."

The four treaded onward and ventured further into the forest. The girls seemed anxious and kept quiet. Occasionally they would stray off and glide amongst the fallen oaks that lay from past storms. Other times the brothers would stray off and walk low under the trees. Both had their weapons close to their side, ready for any lingering surprises but nothing came. Soon an opening in the woods gave through and they found themselves walking high uptop a hillside, viewing over a valley below. Evening was approaching and the grass started to accumlate dew for the nightfall. Black smoke rolled over a distant mountain side up ahead.

Yumi was looking around into the darkness of the forest, "Shadowmen are the least fo your worries, that was not a shadowman, it was a shade something far more dangerous though created off the same principle. Only real difference other then strength and power is their ruler.." she said looking down towards the ground.

"Mindsnare, the demon who we are going to kill."

"There will be more, this is not a safe place for us anymore."Yumi cut off, "do you have any stuff at the camp site?" she asked looking at Feeble and Thorn, "if not, it's best we press on now."