The group worked their way steadily through the forest, stopping every few hours to rest for a few minutes. By the end of the day, with the sun setting on the horizon, the guides called a stop for the night near a clearing with a small stream flowing through the edge. The guides unlimbered their packs and set up their tents, lighting some lanterns along the edges of the camp. "Alright you folks," the guide leader started, "This is the camp, we will rest here for the night and start again in the morning. Go ahead and amuse yourselves the ways you see fit, just don't wander too far." He lit another smoke and blew out the smoke through his nose, making his head wreathed in the vapor for a moment. "Don't do anything stupid." With this last warning, he walked back to where the other guide had pulled out a small table. They began to play cards with their rifles leaning against the tables, ready for instant use.