Patricia
*Kiora would follow after Jeremiah, Making sure he had all of possession with him before he did so picking up his bag from the mud.* "Sure thing, Let's." As the walked Kiora would splosh through the mud and the damp ground of the forest following after his companion. The scent of the pine needles after the fresh rain washed out their oils, and had them Begin to evaporate into the air was rather refreshing. Kio didn't have a map for the this area specifically, as he wasn't planning on coming this way originally. Though it was derm who was leading the two. He was likely the one with the knowledge of the upcoming hunting grounds.* "It smells good out here, does this scent bother you too?" *Kio would tease thinking back to their earlier conversation.*
Jean
*Derm chuckled at Kiora's question.* "No, I actually find it invigorating. I grew up in this area, and know it quite well. I was often found out here, up a tree, and taking a nap; especially on the really nice days. Now that I'm a vampire, it's the really nice nights that I find myself doing that. See this rock," *He said, indicating the thumb shaped rock,* "This indicates the beginning of the hunting grounds. From here on out, we need to keep our guard up; for not only are deer and rabbit abundant here, so are wolves. Bears also inhabit this area around this time of year."
Patricia
*Kiora would nod having felt the same way, the scent of the pine needles had this refreshing scent that kicked the senses into gear. Kio was also interested to hear more about Jeremiah's backstory and history, it must have been nice growing up in a vast forest like the one they were currently in. The thumbshaped rock was a truely strange looking formation, which made it clear to him why it was used as such a good Landmark.*

"Oh... Erm... I've only ever heard about bears, I have no clue as to what they look like." *Kio being from the desert had never had the misfortune of coming into contact with a bear. Wolves and especially Coyotes were common, and he'd seen deers while traveling, but bears were somthing new to him.* 

*As they stepped into the hunting grounds Kio kept his focus on the areas looking ahead a scouring the ground for possible animal tracks as well as fecal matter. There were a ton of signs often used to determine if a creature had been near by recently, using this information it made tracking down a creature much easier.*
Lena
**Following one of the smaller "Animal" Trails through the thicker part of the forest they would notice animal tracks on the ground - likely a wolf, or something close to a wolf. Perhaps that of a hunting dog - since this path is rather wide compared to other game trails, which means its likely that nobles would bring their horses through here. Several dung piles can be seen nearby, confirming that there were indeed horses that travel through here. Soon they come upon what looks like a small game trail - not overgrown, but just undisturbed enough to betray that only wild-life use it. It does however, lead into a deeper and darker area of the forest - even from here the decrease in light is apparent. That may make it hard to pick up on any signs of wildlife being present, or having been present.**
Jean
*Derm stopped and pointed at the game trail.* "We can follow this trail, but you'd have to stick close to me, unless you can see in the dark."
Patricia
*Kio would step behind him, while he could likely using his radiance to illuminate his hand for light he wouldn't want to expose their position with the light. He'd go ahead and rely on Jeremiah to guide him through this part of the forest.* "Yeah sure thing." *He'd say quietly as he finally pulled his bow from his back and readied it, without however, knocking an arrow.*
Lena
**As they turn to the right and head down the trail less traveled they would soon find the light of the midday sun being blocked by the thick foliage overhead. Birds chirp and the buzzing of insect wings can be heard all along, and soon the path begins to widen as the shrubbery gives way to hard packed soil covered in pine needles. Sure fire signs of animal activity can be seen in the ground - piles of droppings, probably from a rabbit. Further inspection would reveal that they are also relatively recent - still pungent to the nose in fact. That means whatever made these "Droppings" Cannot have gone far...**
Jean
*Bending down to check the trail, a sly smile came across his lips; yet due to the darkness and having his back turned to Kiora, this smile could not be seen.* "The trail's still fresh, we're gonna start moving slowly now."
Patricia
"Sounds good, Those dropping, what would you guess they were from?" *Kio would swat away at the insects droning around his head. Although it was still raining there wasn't much of it making it's way to the ground because of the trees above, which likely only added to the the insect breeding grounds of mosquitoes and flies.*